An Innovative Ghost Power Wastage Reduction System

The research paper presents an innovative system for the reduction of energy wastage due to ghost or vampire power with the help of Visible Light Communication, Very large scale integration (VLSI) devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The system assembles daily energy usage data using an Intelligent Energy Meter system on a cloud server. The data of electricity consumption requirement of various devices is processed on the server. An intelligent energy switch is designed which lets the power supply of an appliance connected to it to turn off and thus avoids the excess electric leakage loss. The switch is operated using visual light communication technique, it also utilizes the use of a relay and Very large scale integration (VLSI) techniques for fast turn off action. The total power consumption is also measured by the intelligent energy meter.