IoT-Based System for Residential Peak Load Management and Monitoring of Connected Load

Utilities in the existing power system network face difficulty in handling loads during peak load conditions that are raised due to the accumulation of loads at the same time. This can be addressed through the effective utilization of available power resources for which load management in demand response is a better option in the future smart grid context. This paper presents an Internet of Things (IoT) based solution for load management at the consumer level with a direct load control (DLC). In the proposed system, residential loads are classified as critical and non-critical, and their time of operation is controlled during peak hours. Additional connected loads in the domestic sector that increase the burden on distribution transformers for which an effective monitoring system is proposed in the paper. Mobile alerts are sent to the consumer as and when peak load occurs on the grid and also when the energy utilization reaches 75% and above the maximum agreed load in order to monitor additional connected loads.