Solar powered DC street lighting system with a communication system for creating a wide area data network
A solar powered street lighting system That would enhance the efficiency of a smart city creating a safe environment for both people and vehicles. A street light system can be connected to a data center and hence can be monitored remotely in real-time. The idea of a smart street light is based on th
Project Title
Solar powered DC street lighting system with a communication system for creating a wide area data network
Project Area of Specialization
Project Summary
A solar powered street lighting system That would enhance the efficiency of a smart city creating a safe environment for both people and vehicles. A street light system can be connected to a data center and hence can be monitored remotely in real-time. The idea of a smart street light is based on the automatic switching of lights that light turns ON when there is motion detected by sensor and turns OFF when there is no motion nearby. The idea is to give environmental facilities to citizens as well, such that lower the consumption of electricity by fossil fuels instead producing electricity from solar energy to make an eco-friendly environment. Moreover, a control system will be introduced to monitor and control a large number of street lights directly from the data center as well as to provide network connection. This allows for each street light to be remotely controlled such as in case of any fault in a specific light, the street light and fault can be identified immediately. That is based on Wide Area Network (WAN); a network used to connect different local area networks provided to people with control and monitoring center.
Project Objectives
The scope of this project covers Battery Management System, decision making, Control System, Networking, Solar Panels along with battery charging. The system also involves efficient Power Management techniques.
The objectives are as follows:
- To achieve optimal solution by selecting cost-efficient components to design a Solar Street Light
- To introduce functions like Automatic switching, brightness controlling
- Maintaining communication with control and monitoring cell, using sensors.
Project Implementation Method
The project had started back in March 2021. The initial phase of the project was to go through the literature review for better understanding of how the proposed system would work and how can we improvised the similar projects done in the past. This was followed by selection of components that would define our objectives and fulfil the requirements of objectives. Block diagram and flow chart were made to understand the working principle of project. A CAD model of Street light pole with a solar panel placed at an angle above the LED lights holder and decision making control box at height of average human being was also made for visualization of the project to be implemented. In the second phase, we designed calculations for battery that would give 1-day backup, presented a mathematical model of battery management system implemented it on Simulink MATLAB, Designed PCB for electrical circuitry and tested different components and make alterations where needed. In the third phase, we worked on the assembly for pole, panel and lights, Integrated components on PCB and made a remote monitoring unit, all of which are currently in the testing phase.
Benefits of the Project
Street lighting consumes a considerable amount of electricity that has caused a burden on economy and on environment. The rate of power consumption and global warming is increasing day by day. There also has been a problem of communication network within infrastructure. Therefore, to overcome this problem we wanted to proposed an ecofriendly and cost-efficient solution that benefits the economy and infrastructure simultaneously.
Technical Details of Final Deliverable
| Properties | Values/ Specs |
|---|---|
| Height | 3 meter |
| Diameter of Pole | 0.10 meter |
| Weight | Approx. 15 kg |
| Light Luminous Flux | 3000 lm |
| Motion Detection | Light operates 100% at Motion and 50% at no Motion |
| Light Sensor | Automatically operates at low/high atmospheric light |
| Fog Lights | Shifts to fog Lights to increase visibility |
| Battery Backup | 16 Hours: Full Intensity 30 Hours: Half Intensity |
| Responsiveness | Transmits and receives data/commands |
| WAN | Provides connectivity from server through poles |
Properties
Final Deliverable of the Project
Core Industry
Other Industries
Core Technology
Other Technologies
Sustainable Development Goals
Required Resources
| Elapsed time in (days or weeks or month or quarter) since start of the project | Milestone | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | FYP proposal | Research about the suitable project and then finalized it |
| Month 2 | Literature review | We did research on the possible ways to perform the proposed project in an efficient way. |
| Month 3 | Methodology | made block diagrams and flow charts |
| Month 4 | Design Calculations | Design battery that can cover the required load of the system |
| Month 5 | Modeling and Simulation | made simulations to get the desired out of the design calculation and to see if they would work properly in a practical environment |
| Month 6 | Experimental setup | practically implemented the charging and discharging of the battery |
| Month 7 | Programming | programming of the camera for the motion detection of the vehicle |
| Month 8 | Component selection | purchased and tested different componnets according to the need of the project |
| Month 9 | Circuitry testing | selected components were tested on a PCB to check if they work properly |
| Month 10 | Hardware Implementation | made the hardware needed in the project demonstration |
| Month 11 | Fabrication and error debugging | Fabricated the whole system and did several tests |
| Month 12 | Final presentation | After whole testing an debugging there comes the final demonstration |
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