Revolutionizing Home Automation: A Smart Energy Metering System Infused with IoT Technology and Data Analytics

Abstract

Electromechanical meters are still used to monitor electrical consumption and bill it. In countries like the Philippines, we can see electric utility representatives reading our electric meters outside our homes to determine the amount of electricity the users have consumed and how much they’re supposed to pay.

This paper presents the development of a Smart Energy Meter with integrated home automation features based on IoT technology and data analytics as a solution to make improvements regarding the aforementioned. It is a device that measures and records the amount of electric consumption as well as electric parameters such as voltage and current levels, frequency, and power factor following an IoT-based approach and provides apt suggestions based on recorded data that gives insights regarding the user’s consumption. It records changes in electric parameters in almost real-time and sends the information to the cloud wirelessly in short intervals using IoT protocols capable of managing and providing information to the user. This paper presents a clear goal of delivering information about the consumer’s electricity consumption and other information to the consumer via web and/or smartphone application for a better understanding of consumption behaviour leading to an efficient use of energy, control of loads or appliances, and a better financial organization.