MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641051819 A) filed by Seshadri Rao Gudlavalleru Engineering College; Dr. B Dasu; G. Balaji; Dr. G V S N R V Prasad; Dr. G. Keerthi; Dr. Malladi R. Ch. Sastry; Dr. K. Ch. Kishore Kumar; Dr. A. H. L Swaroop; and Meka Naga Venkata Chetan Sai, Gudlavalleru, Andhra Pradesh, on April 23, for 'smart energy monitoring and billing system with multi-tariff billing and real-time energy tracking.'
Inventor(s) include Seshadri Rao Gudlavalleru Engineering College; Dr. B Dasu; G. Balaji; Dr. G V S N R V Prasad; Dr. G. Keerthi; Dr. Malladi R. Ch. Sastry; Dr. K. Ch. Kishore Kumar; Dr. A. H. L Swaroop; and Meka Naga Venkata Chetan Sai.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a smart energy monitoring and billing system configured to autonomously measure, compute, store, and display electrical energy consumption and corresponding billing information. The system comprises a microcontroller-based controller unit integrated with a power measurement sensor module for real-time power and energy measurement, a real-time clock (RTC) module for automated daily and monthly data reset scheduling, an EEPROM module for non-volatile storage of accumulated energy and billing data, a push-button interface for user-controlled multi-tariff selection, and an LCD display module for real-time presentation of power consumption, energy data, billing amounts, and active tariff information. During system operation, instantaneous power is continuously measured and accumulated as daily and monthly energy in kilowatt-hours. Billing amounts are computed by applying the user-selected tariff rate to the accumulated energy and are updated at each monitoring cycle. The RTC module provides time and date references to trigger automatic reset of daily energy accumulators at day transitions and monthly accumulators at month boundaries. All operational data is periodically saved to EEPROM to ensure continuity across power interruptions. The system operates independently without requiring continuous internet connectivity, ensuring reliable and uninterrupted performance in standalone deployment environments. The invention provides a fully integrated embedded system combining real-time energy monitoring, intelligent multi-tariff billing, RTC-driven scheduling, reliable non-volatile data persistence, and a comprehensive local user interface within a compact autonomous architecture, making it suitable for deployment in residential and commercial applications."
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