Sockets'power consumption monitoring system/ Eritu, Pius

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the study ....................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Problem statement................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Objectives.............................................................................................................................. 2
1.3.1 Main objective ................................................................................................................ 2
1.3.2 Specific objectives.......................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Significance........................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Scope ................................................................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 4
LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Power consumption monitoring ............................................................................................ 4
2.2 Existing systems.................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.1 Step light / Watts Clever Plug-in Power Meters............................................................. 4
2.2.2 YAKA............................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Weaknesses of existing systems............................................................................................ 6
2.3.1 Step light/ Watts Clever Plug-in Power meter................................................................ 6
2.3.2 YAKA............................................................................................................................. 6
2.4 An overview of the socket power consumption monitoring system ..................................... 7
2.4.1 Technologies used in the system .................................................................................... 7
2.4.2 Components used in the Luggage Anti-theft Monitoring System.................................. 8
CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 16
METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 16
3.1 Requirement gathering ........................................................................................................ 16
3.2 Data collection methods...................................................................................................... 16
3.2.1 Document review.......................................................................................................... 16
3.2.1 Interviews ..................................................................................................................... 16
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3.2.2 Consultations................................................................................................................ 16
3.3 Requirement analysis .......................................................................................................... 16
3.4 System design...................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.1 Hardware ...................................................................................................................... 17
3.4.2 Software equipment and design tools........................................................................... 17
3.5 System implementation....................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER FOUR......................................................................................................................... 19
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN......................................................................................... 19
4.1 Requirements analysis......................................................................................................... 19
4.1.1 Functional Requirements.............................................................................................. 19
4.1.2 Non-functional requirements........................................................................................ 20
4.2 System design and analysis................................................................................................. 20
4.2.1 Conceptual diagram...................................................................................................... 21
4.2.2 System flow chart ......................................................................................................... 22
CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 23
TESTING AND IMPLEMENTATION.................................................................................... 23
5.1 System testing and validation.............................................................................................. 23
5.1.1 Testing .......................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.2 System Validation......................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER SIX............................................................................................................................. 25
DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................... 25
6.1 Summary of the work.......................................................................................................... 25
6.2 Challenges........................................................................................................................... 25
6.3 Recommendations for future work...................................................................................... 25
6.4 Limitation of the system...................................................................................................... 25
6.4 Conclusion........................................................................................................................... 26
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 27
APPENDICES........................................................................................................................... 28
CODE DESIGN ........................................................................................................................ 28
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