Applying wireless sensor network for power consumption monitoring

Energy consumption has become a main issue in many organizations. Techniques for energy conservation have been developed, not only to decrease the energy cost, but also to help saving our environment. This paper presents a concept of power consumption monitoring using wireless sensor network. We design and implement a platform for current detection system which can measure electric current usage of electronic devices or equipments in a data center. We apply a wireless sensor network with Zigbee Technology between the current detection sensor node and the base station. In our experiments, the current detection sensor can measure current usage with high accuracy compared with standard clamp meter. Current usage information will be transmitted from the current sensor node to the base station and then forwarded from the base station to the database server for further analysis and strategic planning.