Wireless electrical power measurement and monitoring system

Due to the recent demand for green energy and environmental friendliness, a growing number of people are getting anxious about their personal daily power usage. The aim of this research work was to design a device that measures and monitors various aspects of AC Electrical Power for different industrial appliances wirelessly and provide its user with real-time power graphs and data display on a remote system. The result of this work is a device which acts as a computer-controlled remote switch, which can turn the electrical appliance on/off on need basis. The appliance under monitoring is properly connected to this device where a microcontroller performs the current/voltage sensing using the appropriate electronic sensors, and through a Zigbee transmitter, transmits the signal wirelessly to a Zigbee Receiver, which would then be serially connected to a PC. The obtained signals are then processed, and variables are displayed on a remote PC using LabView. This text explains the construction and working of this device which has been successfully fabricated.

Autorentext

Mr. Yasir Amir is M.S in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems) from National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan. He is a University Professor and has published several books and papers. Mr. Noman Ovais is B.S in Electrical Engineering (NUCES-FAST) and has carried out his research project under the supervision of Prof. Yasir Amir.