International Journal of Information Technology and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 30-50, June 2024.
Abstract: The increasingly growing demand for power and the issue of energy crisis are gaining more attention. Nowadays, there is a sharp rise in electricity demand in household living, and the electricity structure is becoming more complex. With the development of Internet of Things technology, it has provided a better platform for improving energy management systems. Based on Internet of Things, the home energy management system emerges, which can integrate and manage all household power loads and distributed energy, achieve energy optimization configuration, and help users save electricity costs. This article first elaborates on the basic concepts of smart home energy management systems with Internet of Things, then describes the framework of the home energy management system. Finally, it summarizes the research status of the field from the perspectives of the data acquisition module, communication module, and management and optimization module, discussing the existing technical challenges and future research directions.