Web-Based Two-Way Electricity Monitoring System for Remote Solar Mini-Grids

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dc.creatorOmary, Shaban
dc.creatorSam, Anael E.
dc.date2020-10-13T07:37:30Z
dc.date2020-10-13T07:37:30Z
dc.date2019-11-08
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T09:15:51Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T09:15:51Z
dc.descriptionThis research article published by Modern Education and Computer Science Press, 2019
dc.descriptionElectricity usage monitoring systems play a vital role towards raising energy utilization awareness for consumers. Existing solar mini-grid infrastructure, however, lacks a user-friendly two-way platform to allow consumers to access information about electricity consumption. This paper proposes a cloud-based, two-way energy usage monitoring system that will allow both utility companies and consumers to access energy consumption data in a user-friendly way through a web platform. The system requirements were collected via questionnaires, interviews, and observations conducted at two solar mini-grids centres located at Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions in Tanzania. The system uses a Low Power Area Network (LPWAN) and the existing GPRS network to monitor electricity consumption data between smart meter units and the cloud server. Also, a virtual bill payment module and usage status feedback functionality have been integrated into the system to increase awareness of the cost-effective use of electricity and hence, achieve the sustainability of solar mini-grids. By using both white-box and black-box system testing approaches, findings show that the system will not only raise awareness among customers about the economical usage of electricity, but it can also be used by mini-grid companies as a source of data to determine current and future energy demands to minimize large investment costs.
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5815/ijem.2019.06.03
dc.identifierhttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/984
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94642
dc.languageen
dc.publisherModern Education and Computer Science Press
dc.subjectSmart Meter
dc.subjectInternet of Things (IoT)
dc.subjectEnergy Monitoring
dc.subjectGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
dc.subjectLow Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN)
dc.subjectSolar Mini-Grids
dc.subjectATmega2560
dc.titleWeb-Based Two-Way Electricity Monitoring System for Remote Solar Mini-Grids
dc.typeArticle

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