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Energy Efficient Smart Classroom
Ravindra D Badgujar Bhushan K Patil
Asst. Prof. Dept. of E&TC, Dept. of E&TC, R C Patel Institute
R C Patel Institute of Technology , of Technology ,
Shirpur Dist Dhule (MS) India Shirpur Dist Dhule (MS) India
e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

Nilesh L Nil Satish N Suryawanshi

Dept. of E&TC, R C Patel Institute Dept. of E&TC, R C Patel Institute
of Technology , of Technology ,
Shirpur Dist Dhule (MS) India Shirpur Dist Dhule (MS) India
e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

Dinesh C Patel Pratima P Bagul

Dept. of E&TC, R C Patel Institute Dept. of E&TC, R C Patel Institute
of Technology , of Technology ,
Shirpur Dist Dhule (MS) India Shirpur Dist Dhule (MS) India
e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

Abstract— Power generation, power utilization and power saving are the most crucial issues in modern era. Power generation is not under the
control of common user and hence available power must saved and utilize effectively. In educational an institute which includes lecture hall,
classrooms and practical laboratories, huge amount of power is wasted due to human errors and negligence. Significant amount of energy can be
saved by avoid energy waste for unoccupied and daylight hour and turning off fan during absence of students and teacher.. This paper proposes a
concept of energy efficient smart classroom using Arduino Microcontroller. The light intensity, temperature, humidity, noise level and presence
of human being in classroom is sensed using sensors. The sensed parameters are used to control lighting and fans. The proposed system is also
used to monitor noise level in the specified area and when noise level exceeds threshold SMS will be send to predefined authority. The proposed
system could be better option for power saving with minimal cost and better performance results.
Keywords- DHT 11 sensor;, PIR motion sensor;, Sound detector;, GSM modem and Ardiuno UNO microcontroller.
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I. INTRODUCTION (HEADING 1) fully automated using sensors and relays. All the controlling is
automated using the Arduino UNO Microcontroller. The input
In homes, schools, colleges or industry we see that fan and to the controller is the pulses received from the sensors. The
lights are kept ON even if there is nobody in the room or area. sensors detect the motion of the human, temperature of the
The power wastages most commonly occurred in organizations room, noise and light in the room. The project uses different
are considered so as to avoid the wastage of power in the class type of interfaces to automate the classroom. PIR sensor or
room where more electricity is wasted due to carelessness or Passive Infrared Sensor is used to detect the human
the negligence of students. To overcome this wastage the interference and LDR circuit is used to detect the light in the
automatic switching of electrical appliances is considered. This room.
is done based on the control of the electrical appliances during
the class session timings where the switching ON of the
electrical appliances is done automatically and in the remaining
hours when the students move to other places like libraries,
laboratories the switching OFF of the electrical appliances is
done. The need of power consumers increasing rapidly
meanwhile the renewable and non-renewable power
generations are insufficient and the power wastage is also high
due to the absence of people.
This project is implemented for the purpose of getting a
classroom fully Smart and Automatic. The aim of the project is
to make the peripherals in a classroom fully automatic like the
lights, fans etc. This project can simplify the total routine of the
class structure. ‘Energy Efficient Smart Classroom’ is a
microcontroller based project designed for making a class Figure 1. Block Diagram of System

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II. METHODOLOGY that is that we are looking to detect motion (change) not
The basic principle of working of the proposed project is average IR levels. The two halves are wired up so that they
the sensing of data from the sensor. Convert the analog data cancel each other out. If one half sees more or less IR radiation
into the digital form. Process the digital data and display it on than the other, the output will swing high or low [6].
LCD followed by automatic switching of electrical appliances.
A. Aims and Objectives
To develop an Automated Power Controlling System
using embedded system for minimizing the wastage of power
in the institutions.
The electrical appliances are controlled based on the
given necessary conditions.

III. HARDWARE REQUIREMENT

A. DHT 11 Humidity & Temperature Sensor
This DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor features a
temperature & humidity sensor complex with a calibrated
digital signal output. By using the exclusive digital-signal-
acquisition technique and temperature & humidity sensing
technology, it ensures high reliability and excellent long-term Figure 3. PIR Motion Sensor
stability. This sensor includes a resistive-type humidity
measurement component and an NTC temperature C. Sound Detector
measurement component, and connects to a high-performance The sound sensor module provides an easy way to detect
8-bit microcontroller, offering excellent quality, fast response, sound and is generally used for detecting sound intensity. This
anti-interference ability and cost-effectiveness. module can be used for security, switch, and monitoring
Each DHT11 element is strictly calibrated in the laboratory applications. Its accuracy can be easily adjusted for the
that is extremely accurate on humidity calibration. The convenience of usage. It uses a microphone which supplies the
calibration coefficients are stored as programmes in the OTP input to an amplifier, peak detector and buffer. When the
memory, which are used by the sensor’s internal signal sensor detects a sound, it processes an output signal voltage
detecting process. The single-wire serial interface makes which is sent to a microcontroller then performs necessary
system integration quick and easy. Its small size, low power processing. Sound detection sensor module for arduino detects
consumption and up-to-20 meter signal transmission making it whether sound has exceeded a threshold value. Sound is
the best choice for various applications, including those most detected via microphone and fed into an LM393 op amp. The
demanding ones. The component is 4-pin single row pin sound level set point is adjusted via an on board potentiometer.
package. It is convenient to connect and special packages can When the sound level exceeds the set point, an LED on the
be provided according to users’ request [5]. module is illuminated and the output is set low [7].

Figure 4. Sound Detector

Figure 2. DHT 11

B. PIR Sensor D. 16X2 LCD

PIRs are basically made of a pyro electric sensors (which LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen is an electronic
you can see below as the round metal can with a rectangular display module and find a wide range of applications. A 16x2
crystal in the center), which can detect levels of infrared LCD display is very basic module and is very commonly used
radiation. Everything emits some low level radiation, and the in various devices and circuits. These modules are preferred
hotter something is, the more radiation is emitted. The sensor in over seven segments and other multi segment LEDs. The
a motion detector is actually split in two halves. The reason for reasons being: LCDs are economical; easily programmable;

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have no limitation of displaying special & even custom needed only 3 wires (Tx,Rx,GND) except Power supply to
characters (unlike in seven segments), animations and so on. interface with microcontroller/Host PC. The built in Low
A 16x2 LCD means it can display 16 characters per line Dropout Linear voltage regulator allows you to connect wide
and there are 2 such lines. In this LCD each character is range of unregulated power supply (4.2V -13V). Using this
displayed in 5x7 pixel matrix. This LCD has two registers, modem, you will be able to send & Read SMS through simple
namely, Command and Data [8]. AT commands
The command register stores the command instructions
given to the LCD. A command is an instruction given to LCD
to do a predefined task like initializing it, clearing its screen,
setting the cursor position, controlling display etc. The data
register stores the data to be displayed on the LCD. The data is
the ASCII value of the character to be displayed on the LCD.

Figure 5. 16x2 LCD Pin Diagram Figure 7. GSM Model

E. Arduino UNO Microcontroller IV. RESULT

The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the Hence the light and fan is automatically turn ON and OFF
ATmega328. It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can according to the motion detected by PIR sensor, temperature
be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, 16MHz ceramic and light intensity of the classroom by sensing it with the help
resonator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, of sensors like LDR, DHT11, etc.
and reset button. It contains everything needed to support the
microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB
cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get
started. The Uno differs from all preceding boards in that it
does not use the FTDI USB-to-serial driver chip. Instead, it
features the Atmega16U2 (Atmega8U2 up to version R2)
programmed as a USB-to-serial convertor [9].

Figure 6. Arduino UNO Microcontroller

F. GSM Modem
GSM RS232 Modem built with SIMCOM Make SIM900
Quad-band GSM engine, works on frequencies 850 MHz, 900
MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz. It is very compact in size and
easy to use as plug in GSM Modem. The Modem is designed
with RS232 Level converter circuitry, which allows you to
directly interface PC Serial port. The baud rate can be
configurable from 9600-115200 through AT command.
Initially Modem is in Autobaud mode. This GSM RS232
Modem is having internal TCP/IP stack to enable you to
connect with internet via GPRS. It is suitable for SMS as well
as DATA transfer application in M2M interface. The modem
Figure 8. System Output
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