Smart Energy Optimization System

U. M. Opaluwa, A. E. Airoboman, Ikechukwu Ogbodick

Abstract


The Smart Energy Optimization System (SEOS) is an intelligent and advanced form of an automatic transfer switch. Its primary function is to ensure seamless transfer of load from one power supply source to the other. The SEOS is a combination of four modules viz; Intercommunication module, Interoperability module, Inverter Module and Charge controller module. These modules work concurrently to ensure to a high degree that energy being used is supplied from the most efficient sources. This study is aimed at designing and constructing a smart energy optimization system that optimizes the use of solar, grid, and diesel energy sources to meet load demands for domestic and industrial usage. Microcontrollers such as the ESP32, ATMEGA328, and EGS002 performed complex logical roles in the system alongside other components such as transformers, regulators, relays and sensors. The system was built in a modular design and tested in varying conditions. The smart energy optimization system is resilient, and demonstration showed that it efficiently alternated the power sources based on complex logical decisions encoded on the ESP32 microcontroller of interoperability module. The SEOS, via its intercommunication module communicates a cloud based IoT platform (Blynk) to facilitate its remote control by users. It is a feasible and effective way to save energy.


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