Smart office energy management system using bluetooth low energy based beacons and a mobile app

This paper describes a smart office energy management system (SOEMS) that can reduce the energy consumption of PCs, monitors, and lights in an office environment through the use of a mobile app and Bluetooth Low Energy based Beacons (BLE Beacons). BLE Beacons placed at several places in an office and a mobile app are used to determine whether a user enters or exits the office to change the power saving mode of the user´s PCs, monitors, and lights. The proposed system can reduce energy consumption in the office without causing user inconvenience.