• Dr.S.Sentamilselvan
• Dr.R.Malathi
• M.Kiranmai
• R.Akshaya

The proposed paper is regarding the importance of smart metering system in the smart grid and its implementation in India. The conventional energy meters have many disadvantages as compared to the smart meters. There is a huge increase in demand for power in India and the problem is that these demands have not been satisfied completely. There are over 200 million households in India out of which 40 million households are still living in darkness. Even if the demands are satisfied, numerous problems arise for pertaining to the loss of energy which in turn affects the economy of the nation. Crimes such as power thefts are also increasing day by day where the present scenario for the post-paid systems is also likely to fail. Hence, to solve the above problems, we propose a Smart Meter. A Smart Meter will not only measure energy but also exchange the information about power consumption between the utility companies and consumers. In the paper, we have proposed some solutions which could actually help in reducing the loss of electricity and also the advantages of smart meters. India is the place where most of the people can’t afford to pay their bills of electricity and there exist some people who don’t even have such connection. The deployment of Smart Meter in India will result in detection of power theft at a faster rate and also people don’t have to wait in lines to pay their electricity bill as they can easily recharge their Smart Meter using prepaid mode. Hence, its significance and demand is increasing day by day. The architecture of smart meter, prepaid mode, post-paid mode and a way to detect power theft are explained below.

Smart Meter, Smart Grid, Prepaid Mode, Post-paid Mode, Power Theft Detection.

"Role of Smart Metering System in Smart Grid", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no.195-198, May-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005029.pdf

"Role of Smart Metering System in Smart Grid", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no. pp195-198, May-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005029.pdf