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Home Automation System Using
Internet of Things for Real-Time Power
Analysis and Control of Devices
Richik Ray, Rishita Shanker
1
, V. Anantha Krishnan
1
*,
O.V. Gnana Swathika
2†
and C. Vaithilingam
1
1
School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus,
Tamil Nadu, India
2
Centre for Smart Grid Technologies, School of Electrical Engineering,
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract
Conventional power systems have been in use since the beginning of centralized
power generation and distribution arrangements. These systems supply energy to
human settlements and their workplaces and are responsible for a reliable deliv-
ery of power and in cases of faults, also to fix them. With time and considerable
advancements in technology, the world has seen a necessary shift from the con-
ventional power systems to Smart Grids that are based on principles of Distributed
Generation and similar crucial methods like Customer Interaction. The need for
smarter grids arose due to change in the everyday lifestyle of people that in turn
led to an increase in power consumption, which had to be coupled with Renewable
Resources of Energy since conventional resources such as fossil fuels have been
depleting drastically. Now alongside smarter grids, the Automation Industry has
paved its own path into our lifestyles, with the integration of Internet of Things (IoT)
and microcontrollers/microprocessors. From Smart Cars to Smart Refrigerators,
this industry is booming and certainly depicts that it is the future of technology for
a world depending on clean fuels and more reliable and user-friendly technology.
A Smart Home is similar to the previous examples, as it depends on multiple smart
devices like Smart Energy Meter, Alarm System, Garage Parking, etc., that all com-
bine and form the Home Automation System, powered by a Smart Grid supply.
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