Design and implementation of remote meter reading system based on cloud platform and NB IOT

The smart electric energy meter is the core component of “smart grid”, which plays an important role in the rapid and steady promotion of “smart grid”. This paper proposes an energy meter reading method based on the cloud platform of the Internet of things and NB IOT (Narrow Band Internet of Things). The intelligent energy meter is connected to the Internet through NB IOT, and then establishes a connection with the cloud platform of the Internet of things. After the device is successfully connected, it can send data to the meter reading system in real time through the cloud platform. The corresponding meter reading system can also send meter reading instructions to the cloud platform in real time and forward them to the device which becomes two-way communication of data. In this way, the whole meter reading system can well solve the disadvantages of manual door-to-door meter reading and meet people’s needs for intelligent and remote control of equipment operation.