Open AccessTowards a Home Energy Management Model Through a Coordinator of Smart Sockets
Author(s) -
Fernando Ulloa,
Luis García-Santander,
Dante Carrizo,
C. Hurtado
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
latvian journal of physics and technical sciences/latvian journal of physics and technical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.251
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2199-6156
pISSN - 0868-8257
DOI - 10.2478/lpts-2018-0027
Subject(s) - smart grid , home automation , cloud computing , computer science , energy consumption , the internet , automation , energy management system , energy management , electricity , embedded system , control (management) , visualization , information and communications technology , telecommunications , engineering , energy (signal processing) , electrical engineering , operating system , world wide web , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence
The efficient use of energy and its implementation in domestic automation systems is an essential requirement in Smart Cities. However, this requires appropriate measurement devices and an M2M control-communication alternative that offers real-time visualization of the information. This article proposes a prototype of the home electric power consumption management platform, as an advance in generating a model for future Smart Grid. Therefore, the research implements smart socket devices and a coordinator of the communication of a home area network between these measuring devices to have an intelligent control of electric power. As a result, real-time data of the defined electrical parameters have been obtained. This information has been stored in the Internet cloud, also allowing remotely programming and controlling these measurement devices. The present research contributes to generating a profile of total load consumption for residential users and allowing them to know and compare their real consumption with what was reported by the distributors.