Home Appliance Control Using Power Saving Wireless Smart Switch

The Internet of Things (IoT) conceptualizes the idea of remotely connecting and monitoring a network of real-world objects (things) through the Internet. The `Thing' in IoT can be any device with any kind of built-in-sensors having the ability to collect and transfer data over a network without manual intervention. When it comes to our house, this concept can be aptly implemented to make it a smarter, secure and efficient use of electricity. This project focuses on reducing standby power i.e., the power drawn by devices when not actively performing its functions, which is three-fourths of the power consumption. The main cause for the increase in standby power, or vampire power, is using AC-DC transformers in devices power cords and network devices that are plugged throughout the week. In this IoT project, we build a smart wireless DC powered switch for home appliance control and power saving by reducing standby power to 0 watts. The leverage obtained, by preferring this system over the similar kinds of existing systems that allows the user to ON/OFF, is that this prototype automatically switches off the appliance when not in use or in idle mode. This project uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) for data analytics, Intelligent personal assistance (Alexa), monitoring the daily usage of electricity, generating the pattern of usage which can be viewed on the app and machine learning capabilities to learn the horometrical order of appliance usage and recommend the user.