Arduino Based Home Energy Measurement

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Background
< This is my attempt to build a small home based energy logger.
< t is not unique but has an RF12 on board so it can integrate with
other systems, and it logs data to an OpenLog unit
< This makes changing SD cards and logging a breeze
< t is based on OpenEnergyMonitor
< Many of these projects have been done all around the world
< think what makes this one unique is the fact that the sensor unit
(the arduino with the CT) has a RF12 radio built in and also an
Openlog unit from Sparkfun
< The OpenLog unit is connected to the UART of the sensor unit. Full
control off the Openlog can be obtained via the remote unit
connected via RF12 radio
< This means that the sensor unit can keep on logging to the Openlog.
You can remotely initiate a session with the Openlog from the base
station, and make changes to the settings, before putting it back in
logging mode
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< Small home built energy logger
< Based on Atmel ATMega 328 chip and arduino compatible
< Based on the OpenEnergyMonitor project
< Measure current only, Voltage assumed constant
< RF12 radio installed, this makes the system very expandable
< OpenLog from sparkfun installed
< Voltage assumed constant and only RMS current measured using
Emon.cc library from the OpenEnergyLogger project
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< Use blas reslstor s to blas CT voltage arouno 2.5v, slnce tbe controller cannot
reao tbe negatlve portlon ot tbe current wave
< We woulo bave to tllter out tbls DC voltage later on wltb a olgltal blgb pass tllter
reter to cooe ln emon.cc
< Tbe CT sensor proouces a current tbat ls proportlonal to tbe lnstantaneous
current tlowlng ln tbe malns wlre by:
< lsens = C7turnsot|o x l|nst
< Tbe reslstor ln parallel wltb tbe CT sensor ls calleo a buroen reslstor ano
converts tbe current |sens lnto a voltage:
< 'sensl = 8urden es|stonce x lsens
< Tbe two Rvo reslstors trom a voltage olvloer tbat outputs a voltage at balt tbe
Aroulno supply voltage ot 5v. Tbls voltage blases tbe AC voltage proouceo by tbe
CT sensor ano buroen reslstor by 2.5v, neeoeo because tbe Aroulno analog lnput
cbannel requlres a posltlve voltage.
< 'o|toge ot ono|og |nput = 8|os 'o|toge + 'sensl
< Tbe capacltor C1 stablllzes tbe DC blas as tbls can otten be a source ot
consloerable nolse.
< Sultable slzes tor reslstors Rvo are 10 to 100k. Hlgber reslstance lowers energy
consumptlon but also lncreases nolse.
< A sultable value tor C1 ls 10uF.
< Source - bttp://openenergymonltor.org/emon/nooe/59
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< bttp://openenergymonltor.org/emon/
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Jed 8 Iune 2011
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Logging daia io PacIulc wiiI PyiIon
< Log your realtlme oata to tbe clowo uslng Pacbube ano Pytbon
< Dowloao eeml - bttps://gltbub.com/petervlzl/pytbon-
eeml/tree/207et35b9c0oo64851249b83o91b5e0506c5ebbo
< CODL Lample
lmport eeml
lmport serlal
# parameters
AP|_KLY = 'YOUR PLRSONAL AP| KLY'
AP|_URL = 'YOUR PLRSONAL AP| URL, L|KL /apl/1275.ml'
serlal = serlal.Serlal('/oev/ttyUS80', 9600)
reaolngs = serlal.reaollne().strlp().spllt(' ') # tbe reaolngs are separateo by spaces
pac = eeml.Pacbube(AP|_URL, AP|_KLY)
pac.upoate([eeml.Data(0, reaolngs[0], unlt=eeml.Celslus()), eeml.Data(1, reaolngs[1],
unlt=eeml.RH())])
pac.put()
Projcci Info
< |T -bttps://gltbub.com/Toobllppe/Lnergy_Logger
< |T Wlkl - bttps://gltbub.com/Toobllppe/Lnergy_Logger#reaome
< Sparktun www.sparktun.com
< Aroulno www.aroulno.cc
< OpenLnergyMonltor - bttp://openenergymonltor.org/emon/
< My RF12 oata bub - bttps://gltbub.com/Toobllppe/Lnergy_Logger/wlkl/Tbe-
RF12-Raolo
< RF12 Raolo on lts carrler -
bttp://www.tllckr.com/pbotos/toobllppe/5665521708/
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