Automated low voltage fuse monitoring system with GSM capabilities / Mohammad Azree Ariffin

The main objective of this project is to develop an Automated Low Voltage Fuse Monitoring System with Global System for Mobile Communication Capabilities (GSM). This project is mainly focused on building a working system with available built hardware in market. It consists of GSM Modem, Digital Input/Output, Alternating Current to Direct Current Converter (Ac/Dc), 240 Volt Alternating Current Relay and High Rupturing Capacity Fuse (HRC). Maestro Heritage firmware and Tera Term Configuration Software is used to configure and setup the modem. In this system, the status of the HRC fuse is monitored using the signal 1 that is tapped before the fuse and signal 2 that is tapped after the fuse and connected to a 240 volt alternating current relay to monitor the power supply status. If the signal 1 and signal 2 does not match in the event of fuse malfunction, the GSM modem will trigger an alert message to the mobile number that is stored in the GSM program. This monitoring system can be applied in power service industries where it can continuously monitor the fuse installed towards industrial and household consumer and promptly trigger alert notification in event of fuse malfunction. In the existing system, consumers have to report any breakdown event towards power service providers before any action on investigating can be done. This slows down the response on repairing fault hence loss in revenue and blemish in supply reliability.