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Smart Demand Response Controller with Priority Load Shedding

Approx. component budget: Rs. 6,000 - 11,000

Objective

Keep a building or house below a set power demand by switching off low-priority loads and measure the savings.

What you will build

An ESP32 with energy metering, relay-controlled test loads assigned priority levels, a user-set power limit, time-of-day tariff data and a web dashboard.

Results you can expect

• Demand curve with and without control
• Loads shed vs time
• Cost saving under a time-of-use tariff
• Response time

What you will learn

Demand management, tariffs and load control, a key part of smart grids.

Tools and notes

ESP32, PZEM module, relays, Excel. Connects to mains, so use an enclosed, fused set-up with supervision.

Resume points from this project

• Built and tested Smart Demand Response Controller with Priority Load Shedding; objective: keep a building or house below a set power demand by switching off low-priority loads and measure the savings.
• Measured and analysed demand curve with and without control and loads shed vs time; wrote the report and presented the results in a viva. Add your own numbers: [x].

Replace [x] with your own measured results. Write only what you really did.

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