Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday, 25 September 2017

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING !


Electrifying  :  Smartly
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During yesterday’s launch of “ Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana “ , Shri R K Singh ( Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy ) said :

“ Under the scheme, smart and e-meters will be installed at every village and one would be able to recharge them with the phones, just like their telephone connection. One can even do a recharge of Rs 50. 

I hope those  “ smart e-meters “ conform to the design described in my following email :

From: Hemen Parekh
Sent:  19 May 2017  13:12
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Subject:   Nothing can get Simpler !

A  Pre-paid  Electricity  Meter  ?
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In an interview with Economic Times ( 15 May ) , Minister for Power / Renewable Energy , Shri Piyush Goyalji says :
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“ UPA has been a sad example as during its tenure , people used to receive high power bills all of a sudden . In some cases, the poor will not receive bills for months together and one day , he will receive a bill for last two years
Then he is harassed to pay up
We are talking to all the States that they have to ensure monthly bills , so people don’t get a shock 
If there is a default, then action can be taken on a monthly due amount  “

As compared to those old days , of course , things are much better now
In case of many DISCOMS , people can make an Online Payment from their web sites I believe , some of these DISCOMS have even launched their own AEPS mobile wallets / apps , using which , power consumers can make payments against their monthly bills  But , how about a Prepaid Electricity Meter , with following features / functionality ?

It will be a Tablet look-alike device
*   It will show daily – weekly – monthly , power consumption of the premises
*   It will show the “ average / highest / lowest “ monthly consumption   
*   It will also show how many UNITS remain to his BALANCE , at any given time
*   It will show a GRAPH comparing consumptions during any two “ periods “
*   It will have facility to enter ( type in ) , customer’s Aadhar Number ( of course, linked to his Bank Account Number )
*   After login ( using biometric identification of Finger + Iris + Voice ) , customer can “ Re-charge “ his “ Account “ with ( say ) ,
Rs 1,000 / - at the beginning, using the built-in Virtual Keyboard ( Device will have built-in camera )
*   When the “ balance “ to his credit falls to ( say ) Rs 100 / - , an alarm will ring and he will also get Email / SMS / WhatsApp
Reminder  
*   If he fails to “ Re-Charge “ his account , power will get disconnected upon the balance falling to Rs 10/-  !
*   Power will start flowing again as soon as consumer “ re-charges “ through device

None of this ( hardware + software + wireless telecom ) , is a Rocket Science !
Any Start Up can come up with such a total , end-to-end , solution within 6 months !

Only thing , this device cannot stop is UN-METERED THEFT of power , where wires get pulled from a power-line , bypassing the
meter !

Other than this one limitation , this suggestion has the potential to dramatically improve the Financial Positions of the State DISCOMS !
Dear Shri Goyalji ,
Would you like to pose this challenge to our Start Ups ?
19  May  2017
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs 

After a long time , we have a set of Ministers and Bureaucrats who , not only read your emailed suggestions , but go ahead and implement the same , if found useful

I am sure , they will read this email as well and implement the following innovation which got reported in today’s Economic Times :

Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence ( AI ) system that can detect ELECTRICITY THEFT and meter misreadings –  a common problem in developing countries

A team from the University of Luxembourg looked at the energy use of 3.6 million Brazilian households over FIVE YEARS

The researchers specifically focussed on nearly 200 Million monthly readings made by professional meter readers

They then developed an algorithm that , after sifting through the readings, could recognize when energy use at a property was suspiciously low

Researchers verified their results with data on past inspections , checking if their tool was correctly highlighting potential cases of fraud or faulty metering

The most accurate versions of the system were able to identify problem cases just over 65 % of the time , News Scientist reported

26  Sept  2017



With Regards,

hemen  parekh 
( M ) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08


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