Power-system protection device with IoT-based support for integration in smart environments

PLoS One. 2018 Dec 5;13(12):e0208168. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208168. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

This paper proposes a power-system protection device designed to be integrated in smart environments based on Internet-of-Things technologies. The proposed system enhances electrical safety by fast disconnection of the power supply in case of fault events like leakage current, electrical arc, overcurrent or overvoltage and has been designed with the goal to be integrated in smart environments like smart homes or smart cities for protecting the electrical equipment. The system also enables real-time monitoring and notification events through an advanced communication interface using a data concentrator architecture. This paper provides an extended description of the proposed system's design and implementation, as well as the experimental validation results.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Communication Networks / instrumentation
  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Electricity
  • Equipment Safety / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Internet

Grants and funding

This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS/CCCDI – UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0570, within PNCDI III to PO. We hereby acknowledge the structural founds project PRO-DD (POS-CCE, 0.2.2.1., ID 123, SMIS 2637, ctr. No. 11/2009) for providing the infrastructure used in this work.