The design of a Wi-Fi enabled cloud monitoring device

Abstract

Cloud computing is increasingly used by corporations for storing digital information. As a result the ability to monitor and manage the power consumption of servers in a cloud network is essential. Significant amount of power can be saved by adding monitoring capabilities to the cluster of servers in the cloud. The need to monitor daily electricity consumption has become increasingly important with the ever growing demands for energy. Monitoring and quantifying power consumption enables engineers to notice problems with systems while in operation, and also better plan future systems from the data gathered. As a result, power quality (PQ) measurement concepts are evolving from instantaneous metering to continuous monitoring and recent developments in measurement technology make PQ monitoring systems more powerful. This equates to the construction and utilization of more flexible, compact and intelligent PQ systems. The goal of this project was to design, construct and test a monitoring system that is costeffective, reliable and easily deployable in any environment. The paper presents the detailed design of a flexible low-cost Wi-Fi enabled cloud monitoring device by undergraduate electrical and computer engineering students in a capstone senior design project class. © American Society of Engeneering Education, 2013.