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A Samrt Grid Testbed using Wireless Sensor Networks in a Building

Authors:
Kwang-Soo Kim
Hyunhak Kim
Tae-Wook Heo
Yoonmee Doh
Jong-Arm Jun

Keywords: wireless sensor networks, smart grid, testbed, home area, energy efficiency

Abstract:
This paper describes the implementation and results of a field demonstration that monitors the usage and the generation of electricity in a two-story building. The field demonstration took place in Jeju to increase energy efficiency and to evaluate the stability of the developed system including smart meters, a wind power generator, a photovoltaic power generator, a rechargeable battery, electric vehicle chargers, light controllers, and a smart outlet. The light controllers exchange data through a power line communication; the other devices exchange those through a wireless sensor network based on ZigBee. A centralized monitoring server has operated to collect periodically all data such as the amount of the electricity consumption and generation and to control the amount of electricity consumption and charge. This testbed provides valuable insights about design decisions of a smart grid using wireless sensor networks.

Pages: 371 to 374

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: August 21, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4405

ISBN: 978-1-61208-144-1

Location: Nice/Saint Laurent du Var, France

Dates: from August 21, 2011 to August 27, 2011