Development of IoT Based Smart Solution for Real-Time Monitoring of Residential Energy Consumption with SMS Alert Notification Through IFTTT

Abstract

Today's world witnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) based system as a very popular technique to access the data and information in real time for industrial, commercial and domestic applications. The developed system is a cost effective solution to monitor real time residential energy consumption through IoT and to provide an alert notification through an SMS on consumers mobile phone using IFTTT (If This Then That) platform. In this system the real time energy consumption information is sent to web server with the help of microcontroller and ESP8266 Wi-Fi module ATmega16. The microcontroller ATmega16 and ESP8266 Wi-Fi module are the notable and economical devices. There is no need of human engagement in the complete process which makes it an error free solution. The use of IFTTT platform for alert notification through SMS does not require extra hardware module like GSM.