Development of a Power Demand Meter for Residential Loads Using ZigBee Wireless Sensor Technology

This paper provides an overview of the development of a power demand meter for residential loads using zigbee wireless sensor technology. The design enables the residential consumers to keep an eye on their monthly billing statement and monitor the peak demands of each appliance or load. It gives the user a real time electricity consumption of their loads such as refrigerator, air-conditioning unit and lighting load. This way, the user will be aware of his consumption together with its corresponding maximum demand of different loads and the total amount in pesos. The user will also be able to monitor different loads simultaneously and determine the total power consumption in different time intervals. The design uses zigbee wireless sensor technology to transfer the data wirelessly for accurate recording of information.