Smart Voltage Monitoring: Centralised and Blockchain-based Decentralised\n Approach

Abstract

Voltage controls the majority of the processes around us, starting from\nlighting an incandescent lamp to running huge machines in industries.\nTherefore, voltage monitoring becomes essential, which demands efficient\nmeasurement and storage of voltage data. However, there is hardly any system\ntill date that fulfils both the goals of voltage monitoring and voltage data\nstorage. To achieve this goal, we propose the application of the Internet of\nThings along with the server-based framework and Distributed Ledger Technology\nto build systems for smart voltage monitoring. Two models - a centralised model\nand a decentralised model have been presented and analysed thoroughly in this\npaper. The centralised model is built on client-server architecture, whereas\nthe decentralised model is based on a peer-to-peer architecture. Blockchain and\nInterPlanetary File System have been used for the implementation of the\ndecentralised system. Potential improvements to make these systems robust have\nalso been discussed. The methods proposed in this paper for voltage monitoring\nare novel; ensure efficient data storage and can be used for IoT data storage\nof any form.\n