The power meter monitor is composed from a sensor terminal with a wireless transmitter and a monitor with an lcd display. It is the kind of oldest, but still used power meter. Each time you see that black part passing by, it means one rotation has been completed. Use this handy battery life calculator, and just fill in those numbers. Now, the last emter tutorial, we calculate power and print it on an oled display. The main category is ham radio arduino projects that is about arduino projects for ham radio applications. My battery used for storing the power from the solar panel is rated 6v, 5. The energy consumption is measured by all electrical services using kilowatt hours meter with refer to kilowatthours kwh 1.
I just found many articles to make such a device with arduino and all of them using sct0. Hi, im folowing your step by creating multichannel energy meter based on arduino due. Seen here you need an ac plug pack and a clip on ct. We calibrated each and measurement of power by the rating of bulb. A device can be utilized to measure the power consumed.
A smart meter should be able to record active power consumption and. Sep 07, 2015 download the bom and arduino code and you have everything needed to build this nifty device. Plastic digital micro power monitor volt energy meter tester. In this tutorial, i am going to show you how to make a simple wifi enabled ac energy meter by using arduinowemos board. This shield for arduino is part of a system for measuring and monitoring electricity consumption with web interface. An arduino sketch to connect an ina219 module to an esp dev board and measure voltage, current, power, energy consumption and costs via the blynk mobile app. However, in active state, running at 1mhz saves a lot of power 3.
About arduino power and swr meter the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Nov 14, 2016 simple arduino home energy meter i was walking through the hardware store the other day and i walked past an energy meter which clips onto your homes electricity mains and then provides you with information on your power consumption and cost estimates for the month. How to build an arduino energy monitor measuring mains voltage and current including voltage measurement via acac voltage adapter and current measurement via a ct sensor. Having arduino running your sketch and sending data via rf12b, im unable to setup receiving arduino with other rf12b.
How to create an intelligent, web enabled, power meter with. You can plot and analyze all the measurements using mat labsimulink with a quiet simple modification, just install. In our invented meter we do not have any rotating parts. Iot based electricity energy meter using esp12 and arduino. Most importantly, measuring the power consumption using a multimeter. Voltage is measured by the help of a voltage divider circuit. When the first load having a rating of 200watts is. Then you have to import the library on to your arduino ide.
In this tutorial, i show you how to make an exposure meter using an arduino uno, an ssd6 spi oled display, and a bh1750 sensor module. Nov 24, 2018 you can refer the arduino db meter in which i have used a similar method. Aug 20, 2018 this video guide shows you how to build your own energy meter for use around the home using an arudino and a current transformer ct. How to build an arduino energy monitor archived forum. Without a lot of work, its easy to save power with the arduino pro mini. There are two types of domestic ordinary power consumers meters single phase and three phases. Display electronic power consumption meter value via espnow raw.
This is the complete arduino code for logging your gas, water and powermeter to an sqldatabase. Earlier i have posted an instructables on arduino energy meter which was mainly designed. Display electronic power consumption meter value via. The software for the main hub is developed in the arduino ide 62.
The ac plugpack gives us a directly proportional voltage to the ac mains voltage. The kit includes a meter clamp to measure current plus a data transmission unit. Disconnect the led, and measure how much the arduino uses. Wattson board to get energy data, along with an sd card to write the data to. Keep this the default 4 if youve wired your hardware as described in this guide. Smart meter using pzem004t for the measurement of electrical parameters like voltage, current, active power and energy,power factor and frequency. The code i have wake up every few seconds upon watchdog timer timeout and toggle the onboard l led. Dec 10, 20 hi, im folowing your step by creating multichannel energy meter based on arduino due.
The resource is currently listed in in a single category. For some time i wanted to buy a singlephase electricity consumption meter, a few months ago i got peacefair reference pzem004 meter, its price seemed affordable, it has the advantages of being a noninvasive meter in the electrical circuit and has a communication protocol to request data such as active instantaneous power kw, voltage v, amperage a and active power. The matter is, i have no sketch to that receiving site and i have no idea how to write correctly receiving commands. By using this energy meter, you can measure the power consumption of any home appliances. Open source iot meter devices for smart and energy. For the calculation of power consumption we use an arduino uno board. Some of you might be aware that ive created a new energy monitoring breakout board that i call dr. What is the correct way to measure the power consumption and or current draw of an arduino using a multitester. A lot of people have done the open source power meter with arduino. It has the rotary disk, which has reflective paint all the way round it with a little black stripe. Diy photography exposure meter using an arduino and bh1750.
At the end of the project, i made a nice 3d printed enclosure for this project. Building your own meters not only bring down the cost of testing, but also gives us room to ease the process of testing. Electricity consumption meter peacefair pzem 004 pdacontrol. Usage pro trinket power meter adafruit learning system. Lets take the same arduino uno and run the sleep code. The routine created in arduino ide, esp8266 performs the reading of the meter pzem004 through the serial port, from previous tests with modbus tcp ip a routine was created cut for sending and receiving of holding registers. I used the digikey schemeit software to create the hardware wiring diagram above. The arduino converts the raw data from its analog input into human readable values, then sends them to the serial port monitor. To be able to use the battery as most as possible, it is mandatory to. Pdf development of power factor meter using arduino. Motors, mechanics, power and cnc power consumption meter. This video guide shows you how to build your own energy meter for use around the home using an arudino and a current transformer ct. The system uses the power meter monitor fr491, an arduino uno rev3 and the ethernet shield with enc28j60.
Sleep modes allow the user to stop or turn off the unused modules in the microcontroller which significantly reduce the power consumption. Run the led with the lowest current, where the led is still visible enough. Download the bom and arduino code and you have everything needed to build this nifty device. The meter is designed to be installed in the general electrical distribution panel of the building and the measured data are transmitted wirelessly using an ieee 802. What is the maximum power consumption in mw of the arduino nano 3. May 20, 2018 months back we have build a current meter. The acquisition system is based on a commercial product available in our store, the fr491.
To help me study the energy characteristics of different loads, i went ahead and created an arduino energy monitor and data logger, which is the subject of this post. In power down state, running at 8mhz seems to consume as much power as at 1mhz. Arduino sleep modes and how to use them to save the power. The output signal taken from line 8 of the rj45 connector is connected to pin d6 rx of arduino while the input signal on line 7 of the rj45 connector is connected to pin d7 tx of arduino. Aug 25, 2016 without a lot of work, its easy to save power with the arduino pro mini.
The ac current passing through the load is sensed by the current sensor module acs712 and fed to the analog pin a0 of the arduino wemos board. If you shoot photos using film cameras, you can use this tutorial to build your own exposure meter to carry around in your camera bag. How to build an arduino energy monitor and data logger. Measured power consumption of an arduino uno r3 board under. Like, a wattmeter built using arduino can easily be tweaked to monitor the results on serial monitor and plot a graph on serial plotter or add an sd card to automatically log the values of voltage, current and power at predefined intervals. Please leave a comment if your arduino power meter works.
All the arduino 00xx versions are also available for download. May 22, 2016 the lcd screen on this usb key shows the voltage and power consumption. Unfortunately the refresh rate of the lcd screen is too low so on the picture above, only part of the display is visible. What is the maximum power consumption of the arduino nano. This guide details how to build a simple electricity energy monitor on that can be used to measure how much electrical energy you use in your home.
As the arduino analog pin input voltage is restricted to 5v i designed the voltage divider in such a way that the output voltage from it should be less than 5v. Download table measured power consumption of an arduino uno r3 board under different test conditions. In this project 120 turns are equal to consumption of 1 kwh. Earlier i have posted an instructables on arduino energy meter which was mainly designed to monitor the power from the solar panel dc power in my village. Power meter shield for arduino this shield for arduino is. The power consumption meter measures the apparent power in a 3phase electrical installation and calculates its true power consumption remotely. For the calculation, only one analog input on the microcontroller is needed. Simple arduino home energy meter i was walking through the hardware store the other day and i walked past an energy meter which clips onto your homes electricity mains and then provides you with information on your power consumption and cost estimates for the month. Aug 21, 20 the acquisition of current consumption rates takes place by means of small clamps placed on top of the phase conductor of the power line section you want to control. Pdf smart energy meter based on arduino and internet of things. Since this meter only monitors the supply current, it works well for loads. Because we know that ac power or watt consumed by the load is equal to product of ac voltage, ac current and power factor. Do you want to know how much electricity your kettle or heater consumes. The sketch is the software that runs on the arduino.
An arduino sleep mode is also referred as arduino power save mode or arduino standby mode. In power down state, running at 8mhz seems to consume as much power as at 1mhzhowever, in active state, running at 1mhz saves a lot of power 3. This power meter project is perfect for connecting to a project or device to measure its power consumption and estimate how long it will run on batteries. Once the libraries are installed download the power meter arduino sketch from its home on github by clicking the button below. The source code archives of the latest release are available here. This link is listed in our web site directory since wednesday aug 3 2016, and till today arduino power and swr meter has been followed for a total of 3004 times. It is used for electric power departments, measuring and quality examine departments and electric lab to field use. How to build an arduino energy monitor measuring mains. I was walking through the hardware store the other day and i walked past an energy meter which clips onto your homes electricity mains and then provides you with information on your power consumption and cost estimates for the month. By watching for this pulse i can gauge my home power consumption in near realtime. Display electronic power consumption meter value via espnow. This project will measure current, voltage, power and energy.
Once the analog input is given to arduino, the measurement of power energy is done by arduino sketch. Open source lowcost power monitoring system sciencedirect. Display electronic power consumption meter value via espnow o. Overview pro trinket power meter adafruit learning system. I just looking for some solutions to measure power consumption for a device up to 3kwh consumption. Thus, an interface with hardware and software is made easier with arduino sketch for power and energy measurement. The whole project can also be realized very easily with an esp32 or nodemcu. Previously we have built a energy meter circuit which sends you sms about the bill using gsm module. Arduino uno, arduino nano and promini comes with atmega328p and it has a brownout detector. You can refer the arduino db meter in which i have used a similar method.
Since this meter only monitors the supply current, it works. After recently reading emons webpage on monitoring power consumption with a vt, ct an and arduino, i quickly breadboarded their recommended circuit. The input voltage value is then be converted into current and power. The main object of the project is to develop smart energy meter is not only measure the consumers power consumption in kwh but also to enable and support real consumption in rupees according to consumer tariff, so meter reader dont need to visit each customer for the consumed data collection and to distributed the bill slips.
How to build an arduino energy monitor measuring mains current. Every management system is trying to make an automatic, portable. May 28, 2018 in this tutorial, i am going to show you how to make a simple wifi enabled ac energy meter by using arduino wemos board. Keep this the default 4 if youve wired your hardware as described in. In this project we make a smart electricity energy meter using arduino and esp8266 wifi module which can not only sends you a smsemail of your electricity bill but also you can monitor the energy uses anytime and from anywhere in the world. The digital micro power monitor volt energy is made with human oriented design which is lightweight and portable. The microcontroller takes the reading from the energy meter and displays the reading on the lcd through rf communication. Make your own portable energy cost electrical meter. Active development of the arduino software is hosted by github. Finally, once we have calculated the value of actual voltage and actual current through the load, we can calculate the power using the formulae pvi. Figure4a hardware setup for power measurement single load. The calculated power and energy by the arduino wemos is displayed on a 0. Arduino wattmeter voltage, current and power consumption. How to create an intelligent, web enabled, power meter.
The arduino ide can be used on windows, linux both 32 and 64 bits, and mac os x. One rf transmitter is installed consumers house another at substation, there is continuous communication between. A zigbee system is then deigned and integrated into the proposed power meter, and used to transmit the detailed power consumption data and outage event data to rearend processing system. If you are familiar with the arduino platform getting the basics working using the familiarity of the arduino ide and the. Arduino home power meter monitor my power meter pulses everytime 1wh watt hour is consumed. Smart energy monitor based on arduino arduino project hub.
The power supply unit can take an unregulated input voltage 6. Ac digital multi function smart meter using arduino and. This circuit can also act as a voltmeter and ammeter to measure voltage and current. This will give us an upper bound on the power consumption of the arduino nano that can be used during estimates. Measuring power consumption current of an arduino using.
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