ABSTRACT
This
research work examines the “Preparation of Electricity Billing Methods” the
institution under study gives an historical background of Electricity Billing
Method of (the case study used by Researcher). Also, the organization structure
of the division (Auchi Division) was examined. The methodology applied in the
course of writing this project is given while the procedure of system analysis
and design is also given. The finding reveals the importance of the proposed
system in the PHCN Electricity Billing System.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment
iv
Table of
Content vii
Abstract ix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of Study 1
1.2 Statement of Problem 3
1.3 Purpose/Aims of the Study 3
1.4 Scope of the Study 4
1.5 Significance of the Study 5
1.6 Limitation of the Study 5
1.7 Definition of Terms 6
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review 7
2.1 Overview 8
2.1.1
Reading/Disconnection 9
2.1.2
Co-ordination 10
2.2
PHCN as an Institution 11
2.3
The Concept of Electric Charge 13
2.3.1
Electric Field 14
2.3.2
Electric Current 14
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 System Analysis and Design 17
3.1 System Investigation 17
3.2 Manual Billing System 18
3.3 Problem of the Existing System 20
3.4 Purposed System 21
3.4.1
Input design for the System 22
3.4.2
Output Design for the System 24
3.5 Program Specification 24
3.5.1
Input Requirement 24
3.5.2
Output requirement 25
3.6 Processing 25
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Programming 27
4.1 Program Development Process 27
4.2 Program installation 33
4.3 Program Flowchart 35
4.4. Pseudocodes 37
4.5 Detailed Program Description 38
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations 40
5.1 Summary 40
5.2 Conclusion 41
5.3 Recommendations 41
References 43
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Electricity billing system can be said to consist of
procedures enrolled in payment of bills by way of banks.
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has made setting
of bills easier, hence the introduction of the Bank Revenue Collection System
to compliment the operations of the cash offices in PHCN premises. This program
is to facilitate prompt and regular settlement of the PHCN’s Monthly bills, as
customers are no longer expected to travel far outside their neighborhoods to
settle PHCN’s Bills.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The Electricity billing system involves the responsibilities
of developing, maintaining an efficient co-ordinate and economic system of electricity
supply to all parts of the federation.
The placed responsibility on electricity is used for computerization
and development information system to enhance its growths, the development of
electronic data processing in modern day to day transaction, is a basic and a
fundamental focus in an organization like PHCN. The human element needed to be augmented
side by side with the upgrade operation system that sure intellectual
capability and skill for organization like electricity to survive; there is
need for emerging and development within its environments. The way to achieve
this is by embracing the computerization of its billing system. The system
would contribute at full course value to the effort of the organization. It
will help in the area of proper documentation of accounting records as well as
ensuring adequate, efficient and reliable billing system. This will eliminate
the problem of embezzlement in the organization.
In May 31st 2005, NEPA was
changed to PHCN (Power Holding Company of Nigeria).
It is geared at giving maximum customer
satisfaction and a better electricity production.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This is a common fact to
everybody that electricity makes life more meaningful and at such everybody
wants to enjoy a stale and efficient electricity supply.
The supply of electricity and is operations in the society
can enhance the social-economic life of the citizens and for the country’s
economic in general. The questions go thus,
1. Is
the security getting benefits of this basic amenity?
2. Has
PHCN been able to carry out an effective billing system that measure up to the
power consumed by the citizen?
3. Can
electronic equipments such as computer aid in processing of weekly, monthly, or
yearly bills for its consumers and to keep adequate record of such bills.
1.3 PURPOSE/AIMS OF THE STUDY
The Aims and objectives of electricity bills or maintain a
working are to distribute, enhance and maintain a working electricity sector
around the nation, block several leakages through efficient security and to
make payment of electricity bills easier to the general populace.
It also aims to identify the
possible problems that affect electricity billing system and the limitations to
manual billing system in order to introduce a proper billing that measures up
to the power supply and the benefits of such a computerized billing system.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The nature of the organization of PHCN and its function
compels the Research work to be carried out within the scope of the commercials
department, which is responsible for the raising of bills and distribution to
customers mostly.
This study is restricted to PHCN serving
Auchi’s customers. The write-up of the course was combined and put together
alongside the different ideas in each of the chapters. These are as follows
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study intends to design an effective and proper,
productive, reliable and comprehensive billing system for PHCN. Since data
processed manually will not produce reliable results, the benefits that are
derivable from the program can be said to be evaluated with an indebt analysis
of their consequences.
The various will include:
1. Identification
of existing billing system and the modalities for operating them.
2. Analysis
of the productivity and the efficiency of the computerized billing system.
3. Analysis
of feedback that was collected from beneficiaries of a new practiced
electricity billing system.
1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The major limitations of this study include:
·
Time
·
Feedback from the society
·
Lack of information
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
ADDRESS: An
address is a number that identifies a location in the computer memory.
ANALYSIS: The
analysis is the process of examining, identifying or separating a complex to
isolate.
APPLICATION: The
system or problem to which the computer is applied.
DATA: The
data is a general term used to signify the entire basic information element
that can be produced by a computer
ELECTRICITY: Electricity
is known as the flow of electric current or charges from one point to the
other.
ELECTRIC FIELD: An
electric field is a region of space where a charged body experiences an
electric force
ELECTRIC CURRENT: An
electric current, I, is defined as the rate of flow of electric charge along a
conductor.
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