Smart Building, Nuisance Electrical Failure, Remote Monitoring and Fault Recovery System

Abstract

Smart Buildings are the fastest growing buildings compared to conventional buildings and are expected to grow at a rate of 8.3% for the next decay. The global commercial building automation market was valued at US$32.96 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach US76.49 billion by the year 2031. The implementation of technological advancement, demand for energy-efficient construction, low operational cost, and occupant comfortability have helped Smart Building to grow. However, Smart Buildings are still facing issues, from various sensor network diversity, clear definitions of Smart Buildings, and continuous smartness during full or partial electrical internal fault occurrence. This indicates the building is smart as long as a continuous power supply is present. Thus, this research study investigated Smart Building's drawbacks and designed a circuit to be a solution to one of the drawbacks to rectify the issues. The design provides full monitoring for real and nuisance failures and enables the performance of fault recovery procedures remotely. The circuit interfaces with the safety Residual Current Devices (RCD) and the wireless smart Wi-Fi-controlled socket outlets. Food industries, hotels, and restaurants could be the beneficiaries of this circuit. This is due to cold stores and fridges, which can lead to significant production loss/reduction when failure time increases.