IoT-enabled smart grid observability for power quality, energy efficiency, and renewable integration

Jurnal Riset Tindakan Indonesia September 29, 2026 Volume 11, Number 2 3 authors

Abstract

The increasing penetration of renewable energy resources, distributed generation, and flexible electricity demand creates a growing need for continuous observability and responsive management in modern power systems. This study develops an integrated conceptual framework explaining how Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled monitoring can support power-quality management, energy efficiency, and renewable-energy integration. A structured qualitative literature review and thematic synthesis were conducted on 41 unique scholarly sources published between 2018 and 2026, including prior studies on IoT-based industrial monitoring and power-system operation that establish continuity with the authors’ research trajectory. Evidence was organized using a literature-analysis matrix covering sensing and metering, communication, computing, monitoring functions, operational outcomes, and implementation constraints. The synthesis identifies a common pathway from physical sensing and smart metering through IoT communication and edge/cloud processing to analytics and decision support. This observability pathway supports earlier recognition of power-quality conditions, more informed energy-management and demand-response decisions, and improved visibility of variable renewable generation. Cybersecurity, interoperability, scalability, and communication reliability remain cross-cutting constraints. The main contribution is an integrated IoT-enabled smart-grid observability framework that links these previously fragmented domains and clarifies that monitoring is an enabling layer rather than a stand-alone corrective mechanism. The framework provides a basis for subsequent empirical validation in laboratory microgrids, simulation environments, and real power-system deployments.

Authors

  1. Yurika Yurika

    Politeknik TEDC, Cimahi, Indonesia

  2. Een Taryana

    Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Cimahi, Indonesia

  3. Aditiya Sahrul Hidayat

    Politeknik TEDC, Cimahi, Indonesia

Keywords

Internet of thingsSmart gridPower qualityEnergy efficiencyRenewable energy integration

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