Adoption of Smart Grid Framework Which Tracks Power Consumption of Household Appliances in Zimbabwe

Elliot Mbunge; Talent Rugube

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Adoption of Smart Grid Framework Which Tracks Power Consumption of Household Appliances in Zimbabwe

Elliot Mbunge, Talent Rugube

Published in American Journal of Operations Management and Information Systems (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 27 February 2018 Accepted: 13 March 2018 Published: 9 April 2018

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The aim of this study was to design a smart grid framework which tracks power consumption of household appliances. The study explored technology being used with current traditional power grid to transmit and distribute electricity from power generation sources until power reaches the final consumer. The challenges and problems of the current traditional grid were unearthed in this study to bring best solution to mitigate the current power shortage problems. Smart grid model which supports real-time electricity power usage monitoring and controlling capability is proposed as an alternative measure to control unnecessary power usage for domestic and commercial purposes. Real-time power usage monitoring, distributed power generation, varying energy demand, remote detection and faults identification, and bi-directional communication are cross-cutting technology and drivers of the implementation of smart grid. The researchers recommended energy authorities to engage with power customers to craft a policy that govern remote monitoring and controlling of electrical appliances’ power consumption to ensure complete adoption of smart grid.

Published in	American Journal of Operations Management and Information Systems (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajomis.20180301.14
Page(s)	27-32
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2018. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Smart Grid, Smart Meters, Traditional Power Grid, Sustainable Energy Sources

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Elliot Mbunge, Talent Rugube. (2018). Adoption of Smart Grid Framework Which Tracks Power Consumption of Household Appliances in Zimbabwe. American Journal of Operations Management and Information Systems, 3(1), 27-32. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajomis.20180301.14

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Elliot Mbunge, Talent Rugube. Adoption of Smart Grid Framework Which Tracks Power Consumption of Household Appliances in Zimbabwe. Am J Oper Manag Inf Syst. 2018;3(1):27-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ajomis.20180301.14

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Elliot Mbunge

Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Accounting and Informatics, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
Talent Rugube

Department of ICT and Electronics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

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Elliot Mbunge, Talent Rugube. Adoption of Smart Grid Framework Which Tracks Power Consumption of Household Appliances in Zimbabwe. Am J Oper Manag Inf Syst. 2018;3(1):27-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ajomis.20180301.14

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