Smart Power Strip for Household Power Outlet Control and Energy Conservation Using IoT
Summary
The main objective of this paper is to develop a smart power strip for smart control of energy in smart cities with reduced consumption as well as ease in operation. The basic model receives information by Wi-Fi connections or sensor, then the micro controller makes a desired decision on power strip based on the obtained information. Further, a user can access information and control devices that are plugged into the smart power strip using a mobile app. Voice-controlled instances are incorporated for better user experience. Notifications given at regular and right intervals affirm the correct and faulty operation governed by power strips. The data collected is shared to the cloud for making a grant over multiple and wide area admin access via applet. The device uses Blynk mobile application, to access information and control devices in the Smart Power-Strip remotely. The devices, in advance with weekly/daily scheduling, priority scheduling is used in case of charging mobile phones for an extra hour. Timer is used to continue the operation even if the strip starts to work after a power shutdown. Thus the proposed smart power strip can be used for smart control of devices, increasing the lifetime of devices as well as energy conservation using IoT.