IOT based Smart Energy Manager for Low Voltage Consumers with Remote Monitoring and Control

Abstract

Abstract Electricity consumption at houses and companies are calculated using digital energy meters installed in the consumer’s premises. The consumer will aware of the energy consumption rate only at the end of the period and get worried about the high electricity bill. This IoT based smart energy manager is capable of monitoring the electricity usage and send SMS/E-mail to the consumer when the consumed energy reaches beyond the threshold value. In addition to the above it aims to save energy by turning off the appliances from remote place when energy consumption gets exceeded. Remote monitoring and control of electricity is obtained with the help of Arduino, ESP-12E Wi-Fi module. The current sensor is used to measure the current consumption and gives input signal to the Arduino Uno, which is programmed to calculate the electricity bill. With the help of CritaC App IoT, IFTTT, it sends SMS/E-mail about the total energy consumption and electricity bill. The prototype model is implemented and test results are discussed in this paper.