Mitch K
Published © CC BY-NC-SA

Whole Home Energy Monitor

This is a project for a energy tracker that monitors the whole house. It uses the YHDC SCT-013-000 current sensor.

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Whole Home Energy Monitor

Things used in this project

Hardware components

SparkFun ESP8266 Thing - Dev Board
SparkFun ESP8266 Thing - Dev Board
×1
ADS1115
×1
YHDC SCT-013-000
×1
.96 OLED I2C
×1
Generic Button
×1
resistor 3.3k
voltage divider
×2
resistor 18ohm
burden resistor
×1

Software apps and online services

Cayenne
myDevices Cayenne

Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Case Top

Case Bottom

Schematics

Circuit diagram

Code

energyMonitor.ino

Arduino
#include <Wire.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <ADS1115.h>
#include <U8g2lib.h>
#include <CayenneMQTTESP8266.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <EEPROM.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

ADS1115 adc0(ADS1115_DEFAULT_ADDRESS);

U8G2_SSD1306_128X64_NONAME_F_HW_I2C u8g2(U8G2_R0, U8X8_PIN_NONE);

char ssid[] = "IoT";
char wifiPassword[] = "";

char username[] = "";
char password[] = "";
char clientID[] = "";



//////////////////////////////////////////////

const int boardLED = 5;
const int screenButton = 4;

// amper variables
unsigned long startTime = 0;
unsigned long endTime = 0;
float mv;
int runTime = 0;
int readingCount = 0;
float offset = 0;
float adjusted = 0;
int squaredReading = 0;
unsigned long allReadingsSqrd = 0;
double dividedRMS = 0;
double finalNum = 0;


// Kwh variables
int watts = 0;
int kwhCount = 0;
int runningCount = 0;
float runningTotal;
float dayKwh = 0.0;
float dayKwhAccrue = 0;
float cumulativeKwh = 0.0;
unsigned long kwhTime = 0;
float countKwhNow = true;
float cumulativeKwhTotal;


// time variables
const int timezone = -5;  // hours
const int dst = 0;
byte timeHour;
byte timeMin;

// eepromAddresses & screen
const int eepromAddress = 0;
const int eepromAddress1 = 1;
byte screenState = 0;
bool screenOn = true;
unsigned long screenTimer = 0;
bool online = false;





void setup(void)
{
	pinMode(boardLED, OUTPUT);
	pinMode(screenButton, INPUT_PULLUP);

	digitalWrite(boardLED, HIGH);


	Wire.begin();
	// Wire.setClock(400000L);

	Serial.begin(9600);

	EEPROM.begin(512);
	cumulativeKwhTotal = EEPROM.read(eepromAddress);
	// runningTotal = EEPROM.read(eepromAddress1);

	u8g2.begin();
	u8g2.enableUTF8Print();
	u8g2.setFontDirection(0);
	u8g2.clearBuffer();


	u8g2.setFont(u8g2_font_ncenB08_tr); // choose a suitable font
	u8g2.setCursor(0, 15);
	u8g2.print("Starting...");
	u8g2.sendBuffer();


	Serial.println("Starting...");
	
	adc0.initialize();
	byte test = adc0.testConnection();

	if (test == 1)
	  {
		  Serial.println("ADS1115 connected");
		  u8g2.setCursor(0, 30);
		  u8g2.print("ADS1115 connected");
		  u8g2.sendBuffer();
	  }
	else
	  {
		  Serial.println("ADS1115 failed");
		  u8g2.setCursor(0, 30);
		  u8g2.print("ADS1115 failed");
		  u8g2.sendBuffer();

		  delay(30000);
		  ESP.restart();
	  }

	adc0.showConfigRegister();
	Serial.println("");
	delay(1000); //view register

	adc0.setMode(ADS1115_MODE_CONTINUOUS);
	// adc0.setMode(ADS1115_MODE_SINGLESHOT);

	adc0.setRate(ADS1115_RATE_860);

	// adc0.setGain(ADS1115_PGA_0P256); 0.0078125mV
	// adc0.setGain(ADS1115_PGA_0P512); 0.015625mV
	// adc0.setGain(ADS1115_PGA_1P024); // 0.03125mV
	adc0.setGain(ADS1115_PGA_2P048); // 0.0625mV
	// adc0.setGain(ADS1115_PGA_4P096); 0.125mV
	// adc0.setGain(ADS1115_PGA_6P144); 0.1875mV

	adc0.showConfigRegister();
	// Serial.println("");
	// Serial.println("");


	u8g2.setCursor(0, 45);
	u8g2.print("Setting Time...");
	u8g2.sendBuffer();

	// Serial.println("Setting Time");
	setTime();
	delay(500);

	u8g2.setCursor(0, 60);
	u8g2.print("Starting Cayenne...");
	u8g2.sendBuffer();

	Cayenne.begin(username, password, clientID, ssid, wifiPassword);
	Cayenne.virtualWrite(22, 0, "digital_sensor", "d");
}



void loop()
{
	Cayenne.loop();
	getCurrent();
	

	if (millis() - kwhTime > 5000)
	  {
		  getKwh();
		  kwhTime = millis();

		  refreshTime();
	  }
		

	screenState = digitalRead(screenButton);
	if (screenState == 0)
	  {
		  delay(350);
		  screenState = digitalRead(screenButton);
		  if (screenState == 0)
		    {
			    screenOn = true;
			    screenTimer = millis();
			    Cayenne.virtualWrite(22, 1, "digital_sensor", "d");
		    }
		  else
		    {
			    screenOn = false;
			    u8g2.clearDisplay();
			    Cayenne.virtualWrite(22, 0, "digital_sensor", "d");
		    }
	  }


	if (millis() - screenTimer > 20000)
	  {
		  if (screenOn == true)
		    {
			    Cayenne.virtualWrite(22, 0, "digital_sensor", "d");
		    }
		  u8g2.clearDisplay();
		  screenOn = false;

	  }
}




void getCurrent()  //calculate current
{

	endTime = millis() + 1000;
	runTime = 1000;
	readingCount = 0;
	adjusted = 0;
	allReadingsSqrd = 0;


	offset = ( adc0.getConversionP1GND() * 0.0625 );

	while (runTime >= 0)
	  {
		  runTime = endTime - millis();

		  mv = ( adc0.getConversionP0GND() * 0.0625 );
		  readingCount++;

		  adjusted = offset - mv;
		  squaredReading = adjusted * adjusted;
		  allReadingsSqrd += squaredReading;
	  }

	dividedRMS = float( allReadingsSqrd / readingCount );
	finalNum = sqrt(dividedRMS);
	finalNum = ( finalNum / 10 ) * 1.25;


	// Serial.println(offset);
	// Serial.println(mv);
	// Serial.println(adjusted);
	// Serial.println(squaredReading);
	// Serial.println(allReadingsSqrd);
	// Serial.println(" --- ");
	// Serial.println(dividedRMS);
	// Serial.println(finalNum);
	if (screenOn == true)
	  {
		  u8g2.clearBuffer();                           // clear the internal memory

		  if (online == true)
		    {
			    u8g2.setCursor(45, 15);
			    u8g2.print("Online");
		    }
		  else
		    {
			    u8g2.setCursor(40, 15);
			    u8g2.print("Offline!");
		    }

		  u8g2.setCursor(80, 30);
		  u8g2.print(finalNum);
		  u8g2.setCursor(0, 30);
		  u8g2.print("kWh:");
		  u8g2.setCursor(80, 45);
		  u8g2.print(finalNum * 120);
		  u8g2.setCursor(0, 45);
		  u8g2.print("Watts:");

		  u8g2.setCursor(80, 60);
		  u8g2.print(cumulativeKwhTotal);
		  u8g2.setCursor(0, 60);
		  u8g2.print("Month Total:");

		  u8g2.sendBuffer();
	  }

	Cayenne.virtualWrite(0, finalNum, "counter", "null");
	Cayenne.virtualWrite(1, finalNum, "counter", "null");
}




void getKwh()  // calculate kWh & month total
{
	watts = finalNum * 120;

	dayKwh = ( watts * 24 ) / 1000;

	kwhCount++;

	dayKwhAccrue += dayKwh;

	cumulativeKwh = dayKwhAccrue / kwhCount;


	if (timeMin == 0 && countKwhNow == true)
	  {
		  cumulativeKwhTotal += cumulativeKwh;
		  countKwhNow = false;
		  EEPROM.write(eepromAddress, cumulativeKwhTotal);
		  EEPROM.commit();

		  kwhCount = 0;
		  dayKwhAccrue = 0;
		  cumulativeKwh = 0;
	  }

	if (timeMin == 1)
	  {
		  countKwhNow = true;
	  }

	
	Cayenne.virtualWrite(2, dayKwh, "counter", "null");
	Cayenne.virtualWrite(3, cumulativeKwh, "counter", "null");
	Cayenne.virtualWrite(4, cumulativeKwh, "counter", "null");
	Cayenne.virtualWrite(5, cumulativeKwhTotal, "counter", "null");
}




void setTime() // sets time
{
	WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
	WiFi.begin(ssid, wifiPassword);

	while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)
	  {
		  delay(1);
	  }

	configTime(timezone * 3600, dst, "pool.ntp.org", "time.nist.gov");
	delay(500);

	WiFi.disconnect();
}



void refreshTime()  // updates time to dashboard & variables
{
	time_t now;
	struct tm * timeinfo;
	time(&now);
	timeinfo = localtime(&now);

	timeHour = ( timeinfo->tm_hour );
	timeMin = ( timeinfo->tm_min );

	Cayenne.virtualWrite(10, timeHour, "counter", "null");
	Cayenne.virtualWrite(11, timeMin, "counter", "null");
}






CAYENNE_CONNECTED()
{
	digitalWrite(boardLED, LOW);
	online = true;
}

CAYENNE_DISCONNECTED()
{
	digitalWrite(boardLED, HIGH);
	online = false;
}



CAYENNE_IN(22) // turns screen on & starts timer
{
	screenState = getValue.asInt();

	if (screenState == 1)
	  {
		  screenOn = true;
		  screenTimer = millis();
	  }
}


CAYENNE_IN(23) // trigger chip restart
{
	byte restartChip = getValue.asInt();
	delay(1000);

	if (restartChip == 1)
	  {
		  Cayenne.virtualWrite(23, 0, "digital_sensor", "d");
		  Cayenne.loop(); // writes reboot button back low before restart
		  delay(1500);

		  ESP.restart();
	  }
}

CAYENNE_IN(24)  //reset month total
{
	byte resetTotal = getValue.asInt();
	delay(1000);

	if (resetTotal == 1)
	  {
		  cumulativeKwhTotal = 0;
		  EEPROM.write(eepromAddress, cumulativeKwhTotal);
		  EEPROM.commit();

		  Cayenne.virtualWrite(24, 0, "digital_sensor", "d");
		  Cayenne.loop();
	  }
}

Credits

Mitch K

Mitch K

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