Smart energy meter based on a long-range wide-area network for a stand-alone photovoltaic system

Jabbar, Waheb A. and Annathurai, Sanmathy and Tajul Ariffin, A. Rahim and M. Fitri, Mohd Fauzi (2022) Smart energy meter based on a long-range wide-area network for a stand-alone photovoltaic system. Expert Systems with Applications, 197 (116703). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0957-4174. (Published)

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Abstract

Long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) has emerged as a key technology for Internet of Things (IoT) applications worldwide owing to its cost-effectiveness, robustness to interference, low power, licensed-free frequency band, and long-range connectivity, thanks to the adaptive data rate. In this contribution, an IoT-enabled smart energy meter based on LoRaWAN technology (SEM-LoRaWAN) is developed to measure the energy consumption for a photovoltaic (PV) system and send real-time data to the utility/consumers over the Internet for billing/monitoring purposes. The proposed SEM-LoRaWAN is implemented in a PV system to monitor related parameters (i.e., voltage, current, power, energy, light intensity, temperature, and humidity) and update this information to the cloud. A LoRa shield is attached to an Arduino microcontroller with several sensors to gather the required information and send it to a LoRaWAN gateway. We also propose an algorithm to compose data from multiple sensors as payloads and upload these data using the gateway to The Things Network (TTN). The AllThingsTalkMaker IoT server is integrated into the TTN to be accessed using Web/mobile application interfaces. System-level tests are conducted using a fabricated testbed and connected to a solar panel to prove the SEM-LoRaWAN effectiveness in terms of functionality, simplicity, reliability, and cost. The connectivity between the system and users is achieved using smartphones/laptops. Results demonstrate a smooth system operation with detailed and accurate measurements of electrical usage and PV environmental conditions in real-time.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Indexed by Scopus
Uncontrolled Keywords: AllThingsTalkMaker; LoRa, loRaWAN; PV system; Smart energy meter; TTN
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology
Depositing User: Mr Muhamad Firdaus Janih@Jaini
Date Deposited: 08 Nov 2022 05:01
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2022 05:02
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34884
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