Design and implementation of smart plug: An Internet of Things (IoT) approach

In this paper, we propose an advanced method in solving electrical power monitoring and managing problems. Smart Plug is a power monitoring and management system. It will target the problem of energy saving by enhancing the user's knowledge of energy consumed by the appliance connected to the plug. In addition, the plug user will be able to control the plug from his mobile phone by turning it on and off and setting operation schedules. The system consists of one master and several slave sockets. The master will have Wi-Fi access, and it will coordinate connections between the several slave sockets. The slave sockets are less complicated and will receive commands from the master and send back power measurements using ZigBee communication. Data collected from the Smart Plug system will help in analyzing and under-standing real-time power consumption behaviors, opening doors for future researches related to energy consumption, and assisting modern smart grids efficiency, reliability, and sustainability features.