Context :
My Take :
Ø A Pre-paid Electricity Meter ? …………………. 18 May 2017
Extract :
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 ?
Dear DISCOMS :
Present practice is for all electric meters ( one for each flat in a multi-
storied building ) , to be housed in a single cabinet , which is mounted
on a wall on the GROUND FLOOR of the building. This made it very
convenient for the METER READER of the concerned DISCOM to take
the consumption reading
Now, if Smart Meters too , are to be mounted in ground floor, then how
will a 10th
floor flat-owner , going to :
Ø
check
consumption on hourly , daily or monthly basis ? or many other parameters ?
But, if, as
suggested by me , if the “ Smart
Meters “ are :
Ø
Prepaid
variety ( no need for any visit by a Meter Reader ) , and
Ø
Thin
as a tablet
- then there is no need to mount these in ground floor – clustered
together in a single cabinet
In such case, a Smart Meter can be fixed on a wall of the hall – and be
visible to all members of a family, at all times !
And if the concerned DISCOM develops a suitable / specific MOBILE
APP ( MetRead ? ) , then that Smart Meter can remain on the ground
floor and the Mobile App will connect with it ( Wi Fi – Blue Tooth – NFC
? )
and “ Mirror “ the meter screen on a mobile phone or a tablet !
Now, the flat owner
can check his meter-screen from 10,000 Km away
A “ prepaid “ has
following advantages :
Ø DISCOMS do not need to “ read “ the meter at the end of the month
and prepare / send a
BILL
Ø
DISCOMS
do not need to chase the flat owner for collection.
Ø For DISCOMS , with prepaid ( advance payment ), “ Working Capital
“ will turn, from
negative to POSITIVE !
And, if that “ prepaid “ is also a SMART PHONE or a TABLET , pre-
installed with MetRead app. , then the DISCOM could earn additional
revenue , by enabling product / service ADVERTISERS to send
TARGETTED ADVTS through the
App !
And it is no rocket science to expect some AI software ( integral in
that App ) to “ Optimize “ the ENERGY CONSUMPTION of the flat to
earn CARBON CREDITS , as outlined in my following
e-mail :
Ø Carbon Finance through Carbon Credits…… 12 Mar 2021
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai / 11 Aug
2023
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