IoT Based Power Management System Using Arduino

Abstract

In present circumstances, power measurement and management is an important thing to do in order to promote energy conservation, especially in industries. The values of all electrical quantities like voltage, current consumed by the load, power consumed, energy, etc., are very important when it comes to electrical energy conservation. So management of the loads should also be done properly. This is where IoT (Internet of Things) comes as a helping hand. Using Microcontroller boards like Arduino Uno, ESP-8266, etc., we can easily measure the electrical quantities and manage the loads connected to the power system. We can also store the electrical parameters in the cloud and control the loads from anywhere through the internet. By doing this we can eliminate penalties like maximum demand fees. As the system is connected to the internet, loads can be managed from nearly anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet connection.