Design and evaluation of an IoT-based energy meter/power limiter to improve the management of low-voltage electrical subscribers - a case study of SNEL Likasi - DRC

Abstract: Subscriber management in a low voltage distribution network is nowadays becoming a complex task which requires accurate data collection as well as rapid and pragmatic actions. The use of traditional methods putting human and all his imperfections at the center for billing, control and other interventions has therefore become obsolete, making this way of working an ineffective method. A modern way to solve this problem and improve subscriber management is to replace human with modern technological means facilitating easy and transparent communication between subscribers and the company and vice versa. This is why we propose in this paper an IoT-based energy meter for efficient data collection and easy (remote) management of subscribers. The proposed system uses a microcontroller, sensors, an OLED display, a relay module, a GSM module and web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL and PHP to produce two artifacts, a smart meter and a web application. The evaluation of the results showed that the system is able to help to improving the management of SNEL low voltage subscribers. Keywords: electrical energy, energy meter, electrical grid, low-voltage subscriber, IoT, SNEL, web app, power limiter. Title: Design and evaluation of an IoT-based energy meter/power limiter to improve the management of low-voltage electrical subscribers - a case study of SNEL Likasi - DRC Author: ILUNGA WA LUNDA ARIEL International Journal of Novel Research in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering ISSN 2394-9678 Vol. 11, Issue 1, September 2023 - August 2024 Page No: 60-67 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 02-January-2024 DOI: doi.org Paper Download Link (Source) noveltyjournals.com