A smart metering platform using big data and IoT technologies

Autonomous monitoring of electricity consumption requires a metering platform for recording and processing electrical data. Recent advances in IoT tools and Big data technologies allow now the development of holistic platforms for real-time data monitoring and processing. In this paper, we shed further more light on the integration of these technologies into a holistic platform for real-time sensing, processing, and data visualization. A platform prototype was developed and tested for detailed profiling of energy consumption in buildings. It allows measuring and monitoring the electric power consumption of individual appliances. A testbed was deployed in our university building and results are reported to show the usefulness of the proposed platform.