Intelligent Energy Efficient Street Light Controlling System based on IoT for Smart City

Abstract

In day to day life electricity has been an area of concern worldwide. There are not much sources for non-renewable sources and most of the power generation stations, they are based on fuels that are conventional. In order make ourselves independent of these sources of energy, it is recommended that we proceed on to the new and renewable power sources like solar and wind. We can also make effective utilization of the conventional and non-renewable sources for a proper usage of electricity, so that we do not run into shortage of power. Street lights are one of the consumable sources of electricity that are essential parts of the day to day life. The conventional street lighting systems require manual operation and also consume a large amount of power as they are in powered on condition from evening to early morning. The conventional manual operated street lighting systems consume a large amount of power, need manual operators and heavy cost on installation which has been a great disadvantage and an area of major concern. The costs of energy can be reduced immediately to 35% through intelligent on/off mechanism and targeted progressive dimming and organized way of power consumption. We can reduce the overall consumption costs up to 42% by proper maintenance.The proposed approach uses an energy effective approach that controls the street lights by automatically switching them when there are people or vehicles around the post when it is dark. The smart street lighting system is so flexible and it consists of various sensors and a controller which make it as an intelligent street lighting system. Thus it overcomes the disadvantages of the conventional Street Lighting System.