%0 Conference Paper
%A Elamvazuthi, I.
%A Ahamed Khan, M.K.A.
%A Shaari, S.B.B.
%A Sinnadurai, R.
%A Amudha, M.
%D 2012
%F scholars:2603
%K Current practices; Digital power meters; Educational tools; Electrical power consumption; Electricity-consumption; Environmental problems; Individual devices; Power meters; Power monitoring; Power supply; Power usage; Practical energies; Significant impacts; Three phase; Undergraduate study; Whole plants, Electricity; Energy dissipation; Optical parametric oscillators; Real time systems, Energy conservation
%P 295-298
%R 10.1109/STUDENT.2012.6408422
%T Electrical power consumption monitoring using a real-time system
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/2603/
%X In recent years, research into energy saving has been increasing in view of dealing with environmental problems and effectively using energy resources. In a plant, power consumption monitoring of individual inductive devices like motors would have significant impact on energy savings in the long run. However, the current practice of measurement of power consumption of the whole plant rather than individual devices results in penalties for energy losses due to variation of demand charges in a plant. Therefore, electrical power consumption monitoring on a real-time basis is essential to keep it from exceeding the critical demand level. Power meters are practical energy saving devices that can help monitor electricity consumption in a plant. This paper discusses the development and implementation of a micro-controller based portable digital power meter that has the capability to measure three phase power supply for a single device in order to optimize power usage in a plant. It could also be used as an educational tool for undergraduate studies. © 2012 IEEE.
%Z cited By 18; Conference of 3rd IEEE Conference on Sustainable Utilization and Development in Engineering and Technology, STUDENT 2012 ; Conference Date: 6 October 2012 Through 9 October 2012; Conference Code:95586