Smart Plugs
Overview
SGT Smart Plugs turn any wall outlet into a metered, app-controlled, schedule-aware power point — with real-watts measurement, surge protection, over-current cutoff and an away-mode randomiser that makes the house look lived-in while you’re away.
Drop one in between the wall socket and a geyser, AC, TV stack, fan, router or kitchen appliance and you immediately get on/off control from the app or voice assistant, a running tally of kWh and cost, and instant push alerts if the load drops out (geyser turned itself off) or spikes (something drew more current than usual). No wiring, no electrician, no rewiring of the socket.
- Real-watts metering — volts, amps, watts, kWh, cost (60 Hz sampling)
- Surge clamp 1200 J + over-current and over-temperature cutoffs
- Schedules & rules — time-of-day, sunrise/sunset, standby auto-off
- Away-mode randomiser — geofence-aware on/off pattern that mimics occupancy
How It Works
The diagram above shows how the plug sits between the wall and your appliance, measures every cycle of AC, and reports back to the cloud and your phone in seconds. Hover any module to see its live telemetry.
- The plug — UK/EU/US blade, internal relay rated 16 A, on-board CT-coil current sensor, LED ring shows on/off and load colour.
- Metering & safety — on-board MCU samples AC at 60 Hz, runs MOV surge clamp, over-current trip and 85 °C thermal cutoff locally.
- Cloud & cost — energy is rolled up daily and monthly, priced against your local tariff, and exposed to rules (e.g.
IF standby > 5 W for 10 min → OFF). - App / away-mode / alerts — control from anywhere, get push alerts on unusual load, and let geofencing flip the house into “looks lived in” randomiser when you leave.
The green stream along the bottom is the live command channel — relay state, schedule changes and away-mode rules flowing back to every plug.
Features
- Real-time metering — V, A, W, PF, frequency, kWh, cost
- Surge protection — 1200 J MOV clamp, status indicator
- Over-current cutoff — 16 A trip with auto-reset window
- Thermal cutoff — relay temp monitored, shuts down at 85 °C
- Schedules — time-of-day, sunrise/sunset, day-of-week, count-down timer
- Standby auto-off rule — drop power to vampire loads (TV, console, charger)
- Away-mode randomiser — configurable per-plug, geofence-triggered
- Anomaly alerts — push you if the load disappears or spikes outside its norm
- Child-lock — disable the physical button to prevent accidental toggling
- Voice control — Alexa, Google, Apple Home (Matter)
Use Cases
- Geyser timer — 30-minute heat-up before shower, no leaving it on all day
- TV/console standby cutoff — drops vampire load every night at 23:00
- Holiday away-mode — lights and TV randomly switch through the evening
- AC scheduling — turn AC on 10 minutes before you get home (geofence)
- Iron / hair-tool safety — auto-off if left on for > 20 min
- Server / NAS reboot — power-cycle remotely if the device stops responding
- Small business energy audit — meter and bill back per-appliance kWh
Specifications
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth pairing, Matter over Wi-Fi
- Form factors: UK 3-pin, EU Schuko, US 2-pin/3-pin variants
- Load: 16 A max, 3680 W (UK/EU), 1800 W (US 15 A)
- Voltage: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
- Metering: ±1 % accuracy, 0.1 W resolution, 60 Hz sampling
- Protection: 1200 J MOV surge, 16 A over-current trip, 85 °C thermal cutoff
- Ecosystems: Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Home, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant
- Certifications: CE, FCC, RoHS, BS 1363 (UK), CB scheme
- Form factor — UK 3-pin (BS 1363), EU Schuko, US 2-pin/3-pin
- Load rating — 10 A, 13 A or 16 A (max 3680 W on UK/EU)
- Form size — single plug, dual-outlet, or 4-way smart power strip with per-port metering
- Energy meter — basic on/off only, or full V/A/W/kWh metering
- Tariff — flat rate, time-of-use, or your utility’s published tariff
- Surge protection — standard 600 J or upgraded 1200 J MOV clamp
- Ecosystem — Alexa, Google, Apple Home, SmartThings, Home Assistant
- Away-mode rules — pick presets (Evening Lived-In, Holiday, Burglar-Decoy) or define your own pattern