MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541125074 A) filed by Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute Of Technology; Dr. Poongothai C; Dr. Sheetal Belaldavar; and Santhoshini S, Bangalore, Karnataka, on Dec. 11, 2025, for 'intelligent energy monitoring system leveraging narrowband internet of things (nb-iot).'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Poongothai C; Dr. Sheetal Belaldavar; and Santhoshini S.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The disclosed invention relates to an NB-IoT enabled smart energy metering system that provides automatic, remote, and authenticated measurement of electrical energy consumption. The system utilizes a pulse-based sensing mechanism in which optical pulses generated by a digital energy meter are detected through an optocoupler and processed by a microcontroller to compute real-time and cumulative energy usage. The invention further incorporates an NB-IoT communication module configured to securely transmit consumption data, device identifiers, alerts, and operational states to remote utility servers for billing, monitoring, and analytics. A relay driver is integrated to facilitate remote load connection and disconnection, thereby enabling prepaid and postpaid billing models, anomaly management, and energy-control operations. The system supports theft detection by analyzing pulse behavior, consumption irregularities, and communication-based alerts. The invention provides long-range wireless connectivity, low-power operation, and high reliability, making it suitable for large-scale deployment in both urban and rural environments. The disclosed system enhances billing accuracy, operational efficiency, data integrity, and energy management by minimizing manual intervention and enabling real-time monitoring through a secure IoT-based metering framework."
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