Occupancy Controlled Lighting System for Smart Buildings

Atayero, A. A. and ademu-Eteh, Victor and Popoola, Segun I. and Takpor, Temitope and Badejo, J. A. (2017) Occupancy Controlled Lighting System for Smart Buildings. In: WCECS 2017.

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Abstract

Efficient utilization of the limited available energy in developing countries is a practical solution to the present challenges facing the power sector in the region. Automation of lighting systems in both residential and industrial buildings is one of the strategies for energy efficiency towards a sustainable economic development. In this paper, the authors developed an intelligent lighting system using occupancy control. The prototype consists of an Arduino uno microcontroller, Infrared module, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), relay, buzzer, and a light bulb. The infrared module senses human presence in a room and transmits a corresponding electrical signal to the Arduino. The relay was connected to the Arduino to act as the control unit. The programmable microcontroller was also used to keep track of the number of people in the room while the information is displayed on the LCD. The system achieved a significant energy saving by switching ON the light bulb only when it is really needed. A large-scale implementation of this smart application in residential and office buildings will encourage energy efficiency, making electrical energy available for other areas which are yet to be connected to the power grid. Aderemi A. Atayero, Victor Ademu-Eteh, Segun I. Popoola, Temitope O. Takpor, and Joke A. Badejo

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Mr Adewole Adewumi
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2017 08:50
Last Modified:	30 Dec 2017 22:37
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/9582

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