Dear SNS :
From a report in Eco Times ( 10 Oct ) , learned that
L&T has won government order for 25 lakh Smart
Meters
Congratulations !
My following blog describing my concept of a Smart Electricity Meter , might interest you
With Regards,
Hcp
Friday, 19 May 2017
A Pre-paid
Electricity Meter ?
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 “
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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 ?
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· 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
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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 /
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