Controllable Electrical Power Plug Adapters Made As A ZigBee Wireless Sensor Network

Using Internet communication, new home electronics have functions of monitoring and control from remote. However in many case these electronics work as standalone, and old electronics are not followed. Then, we developed the total remote system include not only new electronics but olds. This systems node is a adapter of electrical power plug that embed relay switch and some sensors, and these nodes communicate with each other. the system server was build on the Internet, and users access to this system from web browsers. To reduce the cost to set up of this system, communication between adapters are used ZigBee wireless network instead of wired LAN cable[3]. From measured RSSI(received signal strength indicator) information between each nodes, the system can estimate roughly adapters were mounted on which room, and where in the room. So also it reduces the cost of mapping nodes. Using this system, energy saving and house monitoring are expected.

Authors:

• Toshihiko Sasama
• Takao Kawamura
• Kazunori Sugahara

Keywords:

• outlet
• remote monitor
• remote control
• mobile ad hocnetwork
• sensor network
• zigbee.

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