eprintid: 590 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/05/90 datestamp: 2023-11-09 15:48:44 lastmod: 2023-11-09 15:48:44 status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:22:46 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Nayan, M.Y. creators_name: Primicanta, A.H. creators_name: Awan, M. title: Hybrid automatic meter reading system ispublished: pub keywords: Automatic meter reading; Conventional methods; Data collectors; Data-reading; Industrial customer; Interface boards; Large power; Malaysia; Malaysians; Meter readings; Power customers; Power utility; Zig-Bee, Automation; Cellular telephone systems; Computational methods; Electric measuring instruments; Global system for mobile communications; Interfaces (computer); Public utilities; Sales; Technology; Water meters, Customer satisfaction note: cited By 22; Conference of 2009 International Conference on Computer Technology and Development, ICCTD 2009 ; Conference Date: 13 November 2009 Through 15 November 2009; Conference Code:79880 abstract: In Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) as the power utility company have two methods to take the metering data from their customer. For their ordinary customers (OPC, Ordinary Power Customer), they used conventional method, by sending meter-readers on monthly basis to do meter reading from meters installed at their customers premises. For large or industrial customers (LPC, Large Power Customer), they used Global System for Mobile communication-based (GSM) AMR technology. Here GSM module is attached to each LPC's meter, and data reading can be done automatically without visiting their customer's sites. For OPC customers, conventional method is facing some issues that need to be improved. In this paper we described the propose hybrid Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system which is a combination of ZigBee and GSM technology. In this propose system, ZigBee module will be attached to the meter by using interface board and the data collector will be connected to the central computer by using GSM. The system is suitable with Malaysian condition which already implemented GSM-based AMR in LPC. With this system TNB can save cost in doing meter reading and provide better services to their customers. © 2009 IEEE. date: 2009 official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77951121838&doi=10.1109%2fICCTD.2009.114&partnerID=40&md5=f94af7a18eb0d99c53e5feb21885a0a0 id_number: 10.1109/ICCTD.2009.114 full_text_status: none publication: ICCTD 2009 - 2009 International Conference on Computer Technology and Development volume: 2 place_of_pub: Kota Kinabalu pagerange: 264-267 refereed: TRUE isbn: 9780769538921 citation: Nayan, M.Y. and Primicanta, A.H. and Awan, M. (2009) Hybrid automatic meter reading system. In: UNSPECIFIED.