A Smart Monitoring and Control System for the Household Electric Power Usage

Abstract

The energy consumed is frequently derived from nonrenewable sources, which may be contributing to the planet's current state of global warming. People are becoming more aware of the dangers of energy waste and are increasingly seeking further relaxation by getting numerous appliances in their homes that are left on all day, and they sometimes leave their homes with a light bulb on, heaters on, televisions on, and so on. We present in this paper the formulation and construction of a home energy management system that provides householders with uninterrupted pieces of information on their power expenditure, allowing them to conserve energy. Even though the solution to this problem is already commercially unraveled, the goal of this research is to design and build a power control system that provides users with comprehensive information regarding his/her energy needs and permits for detecting, regulating, and advanced analytics by using sustainable energy as a source of power at the local level in a Nepalese micro-grid. This project highlights the importance of renewable energy in a microgrid.