Home automation: Real-time electricity consumption monitoring and remote home appliance control
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2018-04
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Abstract
Internet of things (IoT) has provided an opportunity for technology to be used to solve
more complex problems and understand a lot more processes and activities by collecting and
analyzing data. The growing demand for electricity in Ghana has been coupled with the increase
in cost of providing this basic amenity. The homeowner has been burdened with high electricity
billing, which has led to the adoption of life changing recommendations. Home automation
technology has provided a means of effectively monitoring electricity consumption and remote
control of homes. Unfortunately, this technology has not been leveraged in solving the problem of
high electricity billing in Ghana. This project has built a system that leverages IoT technology in
creating a cost-effective real-time electricity monitoring and remote-control system. The System
helps its users to reduce their electricity consumption by helping him/her ensure appliances that
are not in use can be turned off remotely, provides a visual representation of consumption data and
a threshold setting feature for monitoring total daily/monthly consumption.
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Applied project submitted to the Department of Computer Science, Ashesi University, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, April 2018
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Keywords
Internet of Things, electricity monitoring, home automation