Introduction Our daily lives have been changed by technological revolution beyond our recognition over the last few decades in almost every sphere of life whether it be work, play or sleep. It seems like a magical world of smart devices such as smart phones and smart electronics which has been developed into state of the art smart homes, home automation and smart grid. With the further advancement in technology, it is bound to be ineluctable aspect of our lives. tagPlug – smart switch and plug is supposed to become a noteworthy product reinventing the concept of smart homes in India and abroad. Nearly 20 to 25 percent of our total residential and commercial energy usage is consumed by electronic equipments in home and office, most of which is consumed when such equipments operate in standby or sleep mode i.e., when they are designed to consume low power and not actually being utilized. tagPlug plays the role of a savior by helping people keep track and understand their energy usage on a day to day basis. The aim is to make customer aware of their energy consumption and help them save energy wherever possible. tagPlug can monitor the energy consumption and provide data on Android device making it accessible with the swipe of a finger hence making our life comfortable. The other features incorporated in tagPlug are setting alarm to switch device at a particular time and remotely controlling appliances. As a product, tagPlug is a really smart way to understand and manage our
FS20 switchable Socket plugs are used to allow connected appliances to be switch on or off using commands sent wirelessly using the FS20 radio frequency. Individual switchable sockets are addressed using a combination of house codes and device address. House code allow different smart homes in the same area to use the same FS20 radio frequency with limited interference while device address refers to a particular switchable plug.
While IoT devices holds much promise, there are still many security issues that need to be addressed. These security issues can have a significant impact on everyday life, such as causing damage, disruption to business operations, and in some cases even loss of life. Having all your devices interconnected using IoT such as lighting, thermostats, doors, and elevators, seems convenient but in fact this poses a great security risk. If these risks are exploited it could disrupt power or lighting which could lead to a loss of life if it were something like a hospital. Addressing these security risks will lead to more efficient and safer to use IoT devices but companies will have to identify them in their devices first (Tankard, 2015).
Many kitchens include charging stations or outlets so your device is always ready for use. Your appliances are getting smarter as well. Coffee makers can be programmed to have your drink made to your exact preference with a simple touch, while refrigerators with internet access can keep track of its contents and notify you when an item needs to be replaced.
Centennial College Libraries. (2017). How the internet of things is slashing energy costs for business; A worldwide network of objects already helps businesses to control energy use, but now there’s money to be made by bringing them together. Toronto: Centennial College. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.eztest.ocls.ca/ps/i.do?p=GRGM&u=ko_acd_cec&id=GALE%7CA405647392&v=2.1&it=r&sid=summon&authCount=1
According to the case study written by Jurek, Bras, Guldberg, D’Arcy, Oh, and Biller, energy costs were steadily rising and were predicted to continue this trend going into the future. At the same time, utility companies were beginning to implement Smart Grid technologies to increase the efficiency of energy distribution. One resulting program to emerge from
Homeowners who wish to operate the appliances and features of their home without being connected to their community's standard power grid explore a number of options to provide constant energy to their home.
Everyone dreads going to the mailbox when you know your utilities bill will be in there any day. But what if I told you that their is new technology out there that will actually save you hundreds of dollars every year. Down below are just a few of many gadgets and tips. They range from home auditor's looking at your house to new thermostats. They will not only make bill time less stressful but turn a house into a home.
If you have a home full of electronic devices, you should consider buying the TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi Plug. The gadget will allow you to monitor different devices and access them remotely. This means you can turn the devices on and off without having to physically do it. This is great for controlling your energy use as well, as you’ll be able to schedule when certain devices are on and when they should turn off to save energy. In effect, you can save money with the handy gadget!
The use of IoT has already impacted the way cities operate. The term smart cities, is used to describe a city that possesses an IoT oriented infrastructure. “In a smart city, the digital technologies translate into better public services for inhabitants and better use of resources while reducing environmental impacts”. [3] For a smart city to be feasible, IoT must provide intelligence, interconnection, and instrumentation. Wi-Fi-enabled smart devices and low-cost sensors are components of the smart city and allow devices a way to communicate with the public via the internet. These devices collect real-time data, which not only improves the lives of residents, but transforms several sectors of public service as well. Transportation has been revolutionized by smart traffic management systems which gather data from an array of magnetic road sensors and hundreds of cameras. The result is less delay at major stop lights and increased travel speeds, because enabled drivers can see which lights are busy and monitor these areas for other vehicles and pedestrians. To lower traffic and driver search times for parking spots, parking sensors that detect parking-spaces for drivers are installed in major cities. Street lights use a method of energy saving known as adaptive lighting which enables them to determine their brightness setting, appropriate for a given situation. The smart city solution to conserving energy is through smart girds. A smart grid serves several energy management
For one thing, simple lifestyle changes can save kilowatts of electricity. One of these involves turning off the lights and electrical appliances when leaving a room. Shutting off computers can save watts – turning them off at night, and having them hibernate during the day if not in use is a good way to save energy
Abstract: In this paper we present a load measurement scheme for home energy management system with energy demand management. The proposed system will have control of various appliances that are available in the home. It manages household loads according to their predefined priority and guarantees the total household power consumption below certain levels. The home energy management system will receive the demand response from the utility side. The goal of the system is to encourage the consumer to use less energy during peak hours or to move the time of energy use to off peak times such as nighttime and weekends. Thus the high peak-to-average ratio (PAR) of power will be avoided and also we adopt real time pricing. The utility company use real time dynamic pricing to coordinate demand responses to the benefit of the overall system. Hence for this purpose we need to measure the power consumed by the various appliances that are available in the home.
Making IoT reality there are some features that must be satisfied. Low power demand is one of them. This is particularly useful when devices have no or limited access to power sources. The device must be active on the requirement, involve occasional human or system interaction or connected to a large network of devices that cumulatively consume a lot of power. The practical implementation of this is possible when it is supported by updates to control signaling, idle and sleep mode, link adaptation, and uplink (UL) power control. Collaboration with other devices is also an alternative to decrease power consumption (Wu, Talwar, Johnsson, Himayat, & Johnson, 2011). The example is IP (Internet Protocol) stack, a light protocol that links a large number of communicating devices all over the world. Its operation required only small and battery operated embedded devices (Atzori, Iera, & Morabito, 2010).
The field is of developing significance because of the expanding dependence of PC frameworks in most societies. Computer frameworks now incorporate a wide assortment of "keen" gadgets, including cell phones, TVs and little gadgets as a major aspect of the Internet of Things – and systems incorporate the Internet and private information systems, as well as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and different remote system.
With the click of a button or a tap on a screen, you can discover profound knowledge, it navigates you to where you need to go, or it even tells you miscellaneous things such as which place to go to get the best pumpkin spice latte. The Internet of things has significantly impacted everyday lives and continues to develop throughout generations. It refers to pertinent things such as the ever-growing networks of everyday physical objects, and other internet-enabled systems and devices which process and analyze large and fast-moving data set along each other. To sum it up, the internet of things is a fast growing network of materials where everything is synced and can collect as well as exchange data using sensors that are embedded in devices. Although individuals believe that the Internet of Things (IoT) consequently, will strip every one of privacy and security, the internet of things ought to be utilized in society as it positively transforms the way you live and relate to our environment to make it more productive and useful for us.
Netflix is a leading company that specializes in providing subscription services for video and digital content. The number of users of Netflix increases on a regular basis. That is why it is important to support the demand by providing new products and services. The products and services of Netflix include rental DVDs that the company sells directly to homes and streaming movies and TV shows online. Recently, the organization has become concentrating on sustainability issues such excessive carbon dioxide emissions. Netflix has a need for encouraging customers who love to stream videos from their website to use laptops, phones, and routers that are powered by carbon-free sources such as solar panels and batteries. That is why introduces a new product that is a mobile app tracking the amount of energy you consume while watching videos from Netflix. It will also be possible to purchase DVDs directly from mobile phones or tablets.