Authors : Nurul Nadiah Haji Shahri, Au Thien Wan and Wida Susanty Haji Suhaili
Abstract: The main aims of the proposed system is to save domestic energy usage and reduce carbon footprint through an Android based Home Energy Management System (AHEMS). The system simulates the electrical power consumption by monitoring and controlling the power usage of each load of a typical domestic household in Brunei Darussalam in real time. The consumption of electricity is calculated using the power rating of the appliances connected when appliances are switched on. A threshold is set in which when exceeding this setting will trigger actions such as alerting users and switching off low priority appliances for conserving energy. The proposed project consists of Home Energy Management System (HEMS) unit which was developed using LabVIEW and an Android tablet to PC integration developed using data dashboard which exhibits the ability to display and interact with HEMS remotely. The proposed system adopted the electricity power usage recommendation by the Department of Electrical Services (DES) of Brunei Darussalam for a typical household.
Nurul Nadiah Haji Shahri, Au Thien Wan and Wida Susanty Haji Suhaili, 2017. AHEMS: Android Based Home Energy Management System. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 2939-2945.