Towards a Home Energy Management Model Through a Coordinator of Smart Sockets

Abstract

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.