@inproceedings{030fc9f1eecb455a97fb2f4d96249c85,
title = "A Smart Distribution Box Controller for Customer-Based Operations",
abstract = "In recent years, electricity demand in South Africa rises to approximate maximum supply capacity during peak hours. A new tariff plan is proposed by Eskom to bill consumers according to off-peak and peak times in an attempt to curb peak-time loads. In this paper, the design of a smart distribution box controller is proposed in order to assist consumers to control or regulate energy consumption during off-peak and peak times. The designed smart system assigns various loads to different priorities and removes non-priority loads during peak times. It also monitors the voltage, frequency, current and sunlight. Results show 25 \% reduction of energy consumption and cost savings up to 40 \% are possible with the use of smart distribution box.",
keywords = "C++ algorithm code, energy consumption, priority load, Smart distribution box",
author = "Ngwenya, \{Jabhile Prudence\} and Pitshou Bokoro",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 IEEE.; 2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society and Industrial Applications Society PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2018 ; Conference date: 26-06-2018 Through 29-06-2018",
year = "2018",
month = nov,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1109/PowerAfrica.2018.8520966",
language = "English",
series = "2018 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2018",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "280--283",
booktitle = "2018 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2018",
address = "United States",
}