TY  - CONF
AV  - none
CY  - Kuala Lumpur
ID  - scholars2603
TI  - Electrical power consumption monitoring using a real-time system
SP  - 295
KW  - 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
KW  -  Electricity; Energy dissipation; Optical parametric oscillators; Real time systems
KW  -  Energy conservation
N2  - 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.
N1  - 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
SN  - 9781467317054
Y1  - 2012///
EP  - 298
A1  - Elamvazuthi, I.
A1  - Ahamed Khan, M.K.A.
A1  - Shaari, S.B.B.
A1  - Sinnadurai, R.
A1  - Amudha, M.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84873961466&doi=10.1109%2fSTUDENT.2012.6408422&partnerID=40&md5=0a71be38c1343894c49c863258a5e0f4
ER  -