Automatic Graphical Supervisory Optimal Energy Management System for Institutions Incorporated Industrial Controller

Abstract

In the realm of education, there exists a critical need to enhance saving energy. Traditional methods of managing classroom resources often result in unnecessary energy consumption, with lights and fans running even without students surrounding the appliances. The power consumption per day in the institutions, currently averaging 275 kWh, with approximately 30% of the power consumed unnecessarily. The available solutions are not user-friendly for graphical operations and not flexible for easy troubleshooting. The main objective of this paper is to implement an automation system with a Graphical User Interface for controlling Electrical Appliances concerning prescheduled timings of institutions and a no. of students. It will be flexible for operators by switching into AUTO & MANUAL mode operations. This paper used the GS Series HMI module, FX5U PLC, & sensors to automate the system. The selected controller can control 512 field devices. iQ-R PLC is preferable for large-scale applications, which can control 4096 field devices. It was proved that the proposed work saves the power from 12% to 18%.1 Overview.