A Microcontroller Based Device to Reduce Phanthom Power

TL;DR

This paper introduces a microcontroller-based remote-controlled device designed to minimize standby power consumption in household appliances by allowing individual or collective control of multiple plug points.

Contribution

It presents a novel remote-controlled device that enables selective and collective switching of appliances to reduce phantom power usage.

Findings

Effective reduction in standby power consumption demonstrated.

User-friendly remote control for individual and group appliance management.

Potential for energy savings in household settings.

Abstract

In this paper we concern ourselves with the problem of minimizing the standby power consumption in some of the house hold appliances. Here we propose a remote controlled device through which we could reduce the amount of standby power consumed by the electrical appliances connected to it. This device provides an option of controlling each of the appliances connected to it individually or as a whole when required. The device has got number of plug points each of which could be controlled through the remote and also has a provision of switching off all the points at once.