IJCATR Volume 9 Issue 9

Implementation of Web-based kWh (Kilowatt-hour) Meter System for Student Accommodation Room

Moechammad Sarosa, Erinda Febrian Ike Putri, Dhini May Setyaning Rahayu, M. Abdullah Anshori, Putri Elfa Mas’udia
10.7753/IJCATR0909.1005
keywords : Electricity energy, kWh meter, Token system, Current sensor, Student accommodation room

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Currently student accommodations are very common to be found around campus areas. Student accommodations generally utilize PLN (National Electricity Company) as their source of electricity. However, most student accommodations use single kWh meter system to accommodate all rooms in a unit. This results in difficulty in determining the appropriate billing for each room’s energy consumption. This research aims to build a prototype of kWh meter for single use which enables the property owner to bill each room’s electricity consumption appropriately. This prototype utilizes the web as the media to display the total energy consumption from each of the student’s room. This research designed a prototype of kWh meter which can be used to measure electricity consumption of three rooms, upon which prepaid billing system is applied. This allows consumption of energy to not exceed the amount of money paid with billing system designed to meet with the standard of PLN. The kWh meter device installed in each room is equipped with LCD which displays information about consumption of electricity. This information is then uploaded to the website so that user can access the information easily. Student as the accommodation user or occupant can also purchase electricity token credit to the property owner through the website. The prototype of kWh meter system using token has already been tested to accommodate moderate electricity use (electricity consumption allocated for rice cooker and ironing machine). From the trial test, the average measurement error value obtained was 0,004 kWh for a 1 kWh usage load change. This system automatically cuts off current when the energy used has exceeded the credit limit purchased
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Title = "Implementation of Web-based kWh (Kilowatt-hour) Meter System for Student Accommodation Room ",
Journal ="International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research(IJCATR)",
Volume = "9",
Issue ="9",
Pages ="277 - 282",
Year = "2020",
Authors ="Moechammad Sarosa, Erinda Febrian Ike Putri, Dhini May Setyaning Rahayu, M. Abdullah Anshori, Putri Elfa Mas’udia"}