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Minia University
Faculty of Engineering
Automatic Meter
Reading
(AMR)
Prepared by :
Supervised By :
December 5, 2010
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Contents :
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I- Abstract . -2-
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6- CHAPTER - 6 : DISADVANTAGES OF AMR .
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7- References. -
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I - Abstract :
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II - Introduction
In 1886 , the first ac transmission line was installed . Since this age
, it was very important to measure the energy that consumers pay for .
Hence , the first generation of power meters was found which we know
as (Watt-Hour meter ) [1].
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CHAPTER – 1
Traditional meter reading
systems disadvantages:
• Highly Person dependant.
• Meter data used only for billing, cannot help in analysis like
demand analysis, energy audit, pinpointing losses, etc.
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CHAPTER – 2
What is the AMR ?
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CHAPTER – 3
Benefits of AMR :
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CHAPTER – 4
AMR construction :
4.1 - Consumer side unit (CSU):
RTC
Antenna
GSM Modem
LCD
OR RF
Transmitter
-receiver
Microcontroller Relay
Power Supply
AT89C2051
Energy Meter
EEPROM
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the server computer which analysis this data and insert it into the
database .
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CHAPTER – 5
AMR THEORY OF OPERATION :
5.1 Consumer side unit (CSU) operation :
The microcontroller receives the measured quantity as analog data
from the energy meter port which is , in watt-hour meters , a potential
and current quantities .The microcontroller is programmed to analysis
this quantities then it display the reading in the LCD screen . When the
server wants to collect the reading from the meter , it sends a message
to the meter which receive it throw the antenna and the GSM modem
connected with it . This message call the meter to wake up and then it
makes a data frame consisting of the meter’s information and sends it to
the server which collect them and store them in the database . The data
collection can be done at any time or periodically such as hourly, daily,
weekly or monthly.
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telephone system provides an ideal communication infrastructure for
AMR systems due to simplicity of operation, quality of data, high noise
immunity, reliability and low cost, both at the remote site and the central
station.
Telephone communications AMR systems are categorized by the
method of call initiation and initial data flow. The two most common
forms are inbound communications and outbound communications.
5.3.1.1 Inbound communications :
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companies charge. An additional complication arises in
geographical areas served by one electric company and two or
more telephone companies.
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The mobile receiver approach suffers the significant disadvantage
of being effectively mono-directional ; thus, communication cannot be
initiated from the company's central office. Therefore, systems of this
type have limited function and relatively low feature/function cost ratios
and are not well suited for use by electric utilities.
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CHAPTER - 6
DISADVANTAGES OF AMR :
The most effective disadvantages of AMR system are :
2- Make the AMR units locally to cover the national needs and use
the extra-production in exportation to make economical balance .
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References :
1- “Electric power transmission”, Wikipedia ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_power_transmission , visited at 1st
December ,2010 12.00 am .
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إشراف :
5ديسمبر 2010
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