Abubakar, H.D and Abdulhamid, I.G and Ahmad, B.M (2020) Effective Energy Conservation System for Hostels. International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science (IJLTEMAS), IX (VII). pp. 19-24. ISSN 2278-2540
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In an attempt to lower the amount of energy consumed in order to make a significant savings in the cost of using electricity in students’ hostels, a system that monitors, controls, and manages energy usage is of paramount importance. In this paper, excess usage of electrical energy has been identified in Mandela hostel, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India, and the automation system aims at conserving this wasted energy is proposed. The system involves the use of motion sensors, ultrasonic sensors, as well as hybrid sensors placed at strategic places in the building to monitor and control light loads such as lamps, ceiling fans, and, exhaust fans, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), connected to a Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCB) of the Distribution Boards (DBs) of each floor in the building to control Air Conditioners and Water Heaters, A SCADA system which runs on a Personal Computer located in a control room to monitor and control the PLCs at each DB through a Master PLC. The energy consumption of the Hostel before and after the implementation of the proposed automation system has been calculated. Based on the comparison made, 45% of the total amount of energy consumed before the automation can be conserved, this amount to huge savings and gross reduction in the wastage of the scarce resource of electricity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Programmable Logic Controller, Molded Case Circuit Breakers, SCADA and Personal Computer |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Joy Oluwabukola Olayiwola |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2023 21:41 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2023 21:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2136 |
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