Open AccessHousehold Energy Conservation Using Piezoelectric Tiles and solar Tracker
Author(s) -
S. V. Shanmugam,
Vigneshwaran Selvaraj,
Roobini Kasirajan,
Harikirubha Sivakumar,
Kiruthika Kandasamy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/955/1/012071
Subject(s) - energy conservation , energy harvesting , energy consumption , electricity , electric potential energy , piezoelectricity , energy (signal processing) , light intensity , solar energy , environmental science , electrical engineering , automotive engineering , computer science , engineering , optics , physics , quantum mechanics
For a growing nation like India, energy criterion determines the development of the country. The demand for energy in our country is exponentially growing. Conservation of energy could be the best solution to increased energy demand. In this paper, we use piezoelectric tiles and solar tracking systems in the household requirements for energy conservation. The piezoelectric tiles convert surface stress into electrical energy and solar tracker tracks the sun whole day and convert heat energy to electrical energy. We save that energy in the battery for household purposes for future uses. Here we use IR sensors and LDR sensors in various places in the house such as the kitchen, the entrance of the bathroom, and house entrance, etc. When these sensors sense, the light turns ON when we enter or in the bathroom, kitchen, house, hall, etc. The LDR sensor is most commonly used as light-sensitive devices to indicate the absence or presence of light or to measure the light intensity. Depending upon the light intensity the lights will turn ON or OFF condition. If it is daytime, the LDR sensor senses the higher light intensity, so the lights will not be turned on even if the IR sensor senses. This simple model based on sensors is designed to cut energy consumption. The proposed system as energy harvesting and energy conservation is subdivided into two stages. In this paper, the survey on Indian electricity consumption and weight analysis of piezoelectric tiles is conducted.