Analysis of electrical power usage in houses using smart electrical distribution switch
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2019-10
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KNUST
Abstract
There is high demand for electrical energy because electrical energy is very important in both
industrial and domestic activities and that has call for the introduction of different energy meters
by various electricity companies. In Ghana families living in large and compound houses wish to
have separate energy meters from other occupants. This is because individual’s cannot monitor
and control the energy consumption of each individual and that brings misunderstanding in energy
bill sharing which also brings about a household having about ten energy meters causing
overcrowding of energy meters on the wall of a building which makes the wall loses its beauty
and there is likelihood of fire outbreak in the house because the wires are not well arranged.
Moreover, energy companies need huge sum of money and labour to produce more energy meters
and this can cause financial loss to the energy companies. This has therefore call for the
introduction of smart distribution switch which will enhance the monitoring and adequate sharing
of energy purchased by the household base on the amount paid by each of the users of the meter.
The amount paid will be entered into the system that will be stored on EPROM of a microcontroller
that will reduce each consumer’s energy base on the rate of consumption. The smart distribution
switch may have different switches allocated to each user which monitor the consumption rate of
each user. It will then isolate the user connected to a line out when he /she completely consumes
his share.
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A thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Information Technology