Sustainable Building Energy Conservation and Efficiency Management using IoT

Abstract

Electricity is an essential part of modern life and per capita electricity consumption is an important indicator of economic development of a country. As generation of electrical energy mostly comes from fossil fuel-based energy sources which turns to the significant environmental impacts. Therefore, to achieve sustainable development a country must concentrate on efficient management and conservation of energy. To focus on this issue the uses and demand of different Energy Management System (EMS) is rising. Energy management system helps to reduce power consumption, cost, suffering and increase reliability, resilience and the comfort level. In this paper, an Internet of Things (IOT) based EMS is designed and implemented in a residential building by combining smart meter, smart switch board, smart mobile apps and database server. The designed system introduces some unique feature considering the local perspective. This system will connect both the consumer and the utility company for efficient and reliable operation and supply of electrical energy. The consumer will be able to control and mange electrical loads and therefore can achieve energy conservation through EMS. The designed system is user friendly which can be operated from anywhere and economically viable.