The Development of a Remotely Controlled Home Automation System for Energy Saving

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to showcase the design and development of a web-enabled home automation system prototype. The unit was developed using low-cost components such as the ubiquitous Arduino microcontroller. One of the features of the developed unit is the ability to monitor the power consumed by electrical loads. The unit also has the ability to control the status of individual loads through the internet using a web-enabled mobile application. This feature enables load management that could contribute to energy saving.

Existing System

Home automation system to improve household energy control.

Proposed System

The aim of this project is focused on the development of a prototype for an internet based home automation system. The focus is to establish a platform that allows communication between the web-enabled mobile application and the microcontroller situated at a remote location anywhere in the world. In this study, the focus was on developing the application to interact with the home automation system, the security issues were only flashlights to consider before marketing the product. Given the time constraints, the focus was first on the minimum deliverables and as time went on, more features were added to the system to make it more interesting that includes a security feature which prompts the users to authenticate themselves before loading the application.

Architecture

An Internet-based home automation system

Proposed Home automation