BSEMS-A Blockchain-Based Smart Energy Measurement System

Manmeet Singh; Suhaib Ahmed; Sparsh Sharma; Saurabh Singh; Byungun Yoon

doi:10.3390/s23198086

BSEMS-A Blockchain-Based Smart Energy Measurement System

Sensors (Basel). 2023 Sep 26;23(19):8086. doi: 10.3390/s23198086.

Authors

Manmeet Singh¹, Suhaib Ahmed², Sparsh Sharma³, Saurabh Singh⁴, Byungun Yoon⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Information Technology and Engineering, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri 185234, India.
² Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India.
³ Computer Science & Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India.
⁴ AI and Big Data, Woosong University, Daejeon 34606, Republic of Korea.
⁵ Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

The modern world's increasing reliance on automated systems for everyday tasks has resulted in a corresponding rise in power consumption. The demand is further augmented by increased sales of electric vehicles, smart cities, smart transportation, etc. This growing dependence underscores the critical necessity for a robust smart energy measurement and management system to ensure a continuous and efficient power supply. However, implementing such a system presents a set of challenges, particularly concerning the transparency, security, and trustworthiness of data storage and retrieval. Blockchain technology offers an innovative solution in the form of a distributed ledger, which guarantees secure and transparent transaction storage and retrieval. This research introduces a blockchain-based system, utilising Hyperledger Fabric and smart contracts, designed for the secure storage and retrieval of consumers' energy consumption data. Finally, a user-friendly web portal was designed and developed using the node.js framework, offering an accessible and intuitive interface to monitor and manage energy consumption effectively.

Keywords: blockchain; energy management; energy monitoring; smart energy measurement.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by a grant (21163MFDS502) from Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in 2023. In addition, this study was supported by the Jammu and Kashmir Science Technology and Innovation Council, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Jammu and Kash-mir. This work was also supported by the Dongguk University Research Fund of 2022.