Smarter Grid Embedded in an Internet of Things

Building the smart grid means integration of advanced information, communication and networking technologies in the traditional electric grid to make it smarter and faster in making decisions. IoT platform provides very high redundancy, virtually unlimited data storage and worldwide data access. Through the IoT, consumers, manufacturers and utility providers will uncover new ways to manage devices and ultimately conserve resources and save money by using smart meters, home gateways and connected appliances. In this paper, we propose an architecture for monitoring power in smart grid applications using wireless sensor network (WSN) technology embedded in an Internet of Things platform (IoT). The advantages of the proposed architecture are: 1) it ensures privacy and provides secure access to data; 2) it enables users, service providers and application developers to interact with the platform through user interfaces.