IOT based Load Management System

Arfa Ali, Maheen Naeem, Alishba Majeed, Tayyaba Mehmood

Supervisior: Ms. Fatima Qazi
Department of Electrical Engineering, Lahore College for Women University

INTRODUCTION RESULTS
Due to the increasing population and low The system effectively collected and monitored
economic growth, Pakistan is suffering from an real-time data on electricity consumption and tariff
electricity crisis from the past decade. On the rates. Users could access this data through the
other hand, the world is moving toward MIT App, providing them with valuable insights
innovations in electronic appliances. Everyone into their energy usage patterns. The system
wants comfort and ease in one's life, and modern successfully controlled and optimized loads
appliances are increasing rapidly. A load of an based on user preferences. By implementing load
ordinary person's home is doubled, at least due to scheduling and load shedding strategies, the
modern appliances. The current electricity system effectively reduced peak demand and
generation is unable to meet electricity demand. distributed loads to off-peak periods, resulting in
The rapid advancement of technology and the reduced electricity costs. Figure 2 shows results
increasing demand for energy have propelled the obtained during the testing of a prototype.
need for efficient energy management systems.
In recent years, the Internet of Things (IOT) has
emerged as a transformative technology that
holds great potential in revolutionizing the way we
manage and optimize electricity consumption.
The IOT-based Load Management System aims
to leverage the power of IOT to monitor, control,
and optimize energy usage in residential and
commercial settings. Potential applications
include Grid Management and Stability, Smart
Home and Building Automation , Health Care
Facilities and Electric Vehicle Charging

OBJECTIVE Figure 2: Outputs of Load Management System

 To improve energy efficiency.
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To reduce energy consumption
To increase the reliability of the power supply
FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
 To minimize the overall cost of energy usage  Incorporation of Predictive Analytic Techniques
 Energy Storage Integration
METHODOLOGY 
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Integration with Renewable Energy Sources
Integration with Smart Grid Infrastructure
The developed system enables or disables the
appliances as per user’s comfort. Figure 1 shows
the flow chart of the Load Management System. CONCLUSION
The appliances were connected to ESP832 with a In conclusion, the IOT-based Electricity Load
relay module in between them. ESP832 has Management System's architecture and design,
already been allotted an IP address by the Wifi offer a comprehensive solution for efficient load
router on Think Speak profile for output results, management and optimized energy consumption.
measurements and when the user schedules the By seamlessly integrating hardware and software
appliances, based on his preference; our system components and leveraging advanced
automatically sets operations for peak load hours. technologies, the system provides users with real-
During the implementation phase, the hardware time data visualization, control features, peak
components, including sensors were installed to hour management, and tariff rate calculation. The
enable real-time data collection and load control. system's structure and functionalities enable
The software applications, such as the MIT App users to make informed decisions, reduce energy
and Thing Speak, were integrated to provide consumption, and contribute to a sustainable and
user-friendly interfaces for data visualization, energy-efficient future.
control, and analysis. Additionally, a real-time
clocking system and tariff rate calculation
mechanism were implemented to manage peak
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