Design of an IoT interface for a solar energy system with vehicle to home option for Newfoundland conditions

Abstract

This paper discusses the design of solar energy system in offline mode along with the implementation of Vehicle to Home (V2H) to meet the energy demand of a smart house for Newfoundland condition. A site was selected (13 Polina road) located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. For the chosen site, an optimized system was designed to meet the energy demand of the house using BE opt and Homer software. Further, based on Nissan Leaf (Electric Vehicle), the concept of V2H is implemented with the help of smart current sensors installed in the house that also helps in transmitting the sensor's data to cloud with the help of IoT. Based on the information generated, the system operates either in V2H more or in PV power mode.