Design and Implementation of Auto Switch Lighting Monitoring and Control System

Abstract

The havoc that the electricity can cause may be unimaginable compared with the benefits if not proper controlled, maintained, managed and used. Developed countries has setup good system of management and maintenance of electricity supply. Studies have shown that electricity supply should be properly distributed and managed with respect to the use, however, only a few of these studies were implemented in developing countries including Nigeria. Therefore, this research was aimed at the design and development of auto switch lighting monitoring and control system. The research adopted multiple concepts by making use of the development of software, and hardware configurations. The configurations combined a micro-controller (Arduino), sensor GSM module for wireless communication, battery, Real Time Clock (RTC) and LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) for display purpose. By considering the time set by Real Time Clock (RTC) and from the status of (Light Dependent Resistor) LDR  sensor, the controller turns the light ON/OFF. The results showed that the photoelectric (presence) sensor turns on the light only when the presence is detected during night time and Current Sensor will sense the current value from which power consumed is calculated. It also provides the information about the faulty lamps which ease the fault detection. The research concluded by ensuring that the objectives were met. The research employed the synchronization of database created and linked with a mobile software that was further linked with a digital board. The designed software was implementation and it was able to control the auto switching, monitoring and control of the lighting system in Babcock University. It was recommended that this software should be replicated for the country.