Development of a Real Time Energy Monitoring Platform User-Friendly for Buildings

This study introduces the development of a user-friendly and quite effective energy monitoring system installed in the building of School Engineering at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro since 2008. The metering and control software, that processes and analyzes the digitalized signals, has been developed in Integrated Development Environment (IDE) primarily MonoDevelop designed for C#, under the Linux embedded server operating system with a real time kernel. This system allows the measurement of the electric energy parameters of within a building, where the main power source has been divided into several sections for individual analysis. Measuring electric energy in sections allows the identification of higher consumption areas, the detection of abnormal conditions in voltage and current of the building. The consumption of electric energy parameters are displayed by means of an easily understood graphic interface which can be consulted via the Internet. Users who know exactly when energy consumption occurs and where it takes place are able to take more informed decisions about how to lower their energy consumption.