Microcontroller based home energy management using zigbee
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2013
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University of Management and Technology
Abstract
In this project, a flexible and low cost automated system based on ZigBee technology is
proposed. It uses ZigBee technology to facilitate home energy management.. The system
consists of a number of components .System consists of sensors, microcontroller and
ZigBee transceiver. They have ability to communicate transmitter to receiver.The sensors
here are of different types which will be helpful for home energy management.
The idea of home automation has existed and worked on by several researchers.The idea
of controlling devices, around a home, in way to provide improved comfortand security
has been in the way since early 19th century.Current advancements in computing and
communication technology allow for designing smart home automation systems that can
manage several devices from onecentral locatio n. Several researchers have been working
in designing one that canmanage, maintain and process data with very little user
interaction. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to design and implement a low-cost home
automation system thatis independent of networking protocol, is scalable and easy to
deploy & maintain.The system works as several modules operating independently while
coordinating with a central gateway. Zigbee protocol was used provided wireless
communication to devices that require low-power and not a whole lot of computing.
Lastly a discussion was made to use Open-source software to keep cost to minimum.
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Home Energy Management, BSc Thesis