{"id":5297,"date":"2025-10-14T09:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/sin-categorizar\/design-and-validation-of-an-iot-system-for-monitoring-energy-consumption\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:28:06","slug":"design-and-validation-of-an-iot-system-for-monitoring-energy-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/sin-categorizar\/design-and-validation-of-an-iot-system-for-monitoring-energy-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Design and validation of an IoT system for monitoring energy consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Date: September 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Santiago Cavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez<br \/><strong>Supervisor:<\/strong> Guillermo del Campo Jim\u00e9nez (Tutor, UPM)<br \/><strong>School:<\/strong> Technical School of Telecommunication Engineering (ETSIT-UPM)<br \/><strong>Program:<\/strong> Master\u2019s Degree in Electronic Systems Engineering<br \/><strong>Research Group:<\/strong> Home Automation and Energy Efficiency<br \/><strong>Type of Work:<\/strong> Master\u2019s Thesis (TFM)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Abstract and Relevant Contributions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In his Master\u2019s Thesis, <strong>Santiago Cavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong> designed and developed an <strong>Internet of Things (IoT) system<\/strong> for the <strong>monitoring and analysis of electrical energy consumption<\/strong>, aimed at improving efficiency, automation, and data-driven decision-making in smart environments.<\/p>\n<p>The project presents a <strong>complete IoT architecture<\/strong> that integrates <strong>sensing, communication, and data processing layers<\/strong>. It uses <strong>non-intrusive sensors<\/strong> to collect electrical parameters such as voltage, current, and power in real time. These measurements are transmitted through <strong>low-power wireless communication protocols<\/strong> to a central server, where the data are processed, stored, and visualized via a <strong>custom web platform<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>The system\u2019s hardware is based on an <strong>ESP32-S2 microcontroller<\/strong>, chosen for its high performance and integrated Wi-Fi capabilities, ensuring scalability and energy efficiency. The software stack, developed in <strong>C\/C++ and Python<\/strong>, enables real-time monitoring, alerts, and long-term data analysis to identify consumption patterns and potential inefficiencies. <\/p>\n<p>After laboratory validation, the system demonstrated <strong>high reliability, accuracy, and low energy consumption<\/strong>, making it suitable for integration into smart building environments and industrial facilities.<\/p>\n<p>This work contributes to the development of <strong>sustainable and connected energy management systems<\/strong>, offering a practical and adaptable solution aligned with the goals of <strong>energy efficiency and environmental responsibility<\/strong> promoted by the <strong>UPM\u2019s Home Automation and Energy Efficiency Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: September 2025 Author: Santiago Cavo N\u00fa\u00f1ezSupervisor: Guillermo del Campo Jim\u00e9nez (Tutor, UPM)School: Technical School of Telecommunication Engineering (ETSIT-UPM)Program: Master\u2019s Degree in Electronic Systems EngineeringResearch Group: Home Automation and Energy EfficiencyType of Work: Master\u2019s Thesis (TFM) Abstract and Relevant Contributions: In his Master\u2019s Thesis, Santiago Cavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez designed and developed an Internet of Things (IoT) system for the monitoring and analysis of electrical energy consumption, aimed at improving efficiency, automation,[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5298,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297\/revisions\/5298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedint.upm.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}