Smart meter design using MSP430 microcontroller

Abstract

This paper is aimed to review significant development in the design and analysis of smart meter based on
msp430 microcontroller. A smart meter is a digital energy meter that measures the consumption of electrical energy
and provide other additional information as compare to the conventional energy meter. Smart meters are
considered as a key component of the smart grid. Smart metering allow continues reading and recording of many
electrical parameters like voltage, current, frequency, active power (kWh), apparent power (kVAh). Smart meters
will enable two-way and real time communication between the consumer and utility. Considering the increase of
electricity demand in India, Smart meter can decrease the power losses and increase the power quality. This paper
introduce a low cost wireless smart meter based on 16 bit MSP430 microcontroller. The meter design and
development of hardware and software are introduced in details