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PROJECT OVERVIEW

Project Context

Electric fan is one of the most popular electrical

devices due to its cost effectiveness and low power

consumption advantages. It is a common circuit and widely

used in many applications. It is also one of the most

sensible solutions to offer a comfortable and energy

efficient. They also use an enormous amount of electricity,

which is harmful to the environment as we all know. Instead

of utilizing air conditioning, fans can be just as effective

and are much more environmentally friendly. The air in the

room is moved by fans, creating a soft breeze that is

cooling.

With the advancement of technology, intelligent system

is introduced every day. Everything is getting sophisticated

day by day. There is an increase demand of technology and

smart electronic system. Electric fan is one of the most

popular electronic devices due to its cost effectiveness and

low power consumption advantages. It is one of the most

sensible to offer a comfortable d energy efficient. The fan

has been long used and still available in the market.

(Junizan et al., 2019)

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Demand for the accurate temperature control has

conquered many of industrial domains. Automatic temperature

control is important in order to maintain a comfortable

environment. Automation system aims to further the cause of

automation to achieve the goal of simplicity. In primitive

way of using a fan by button the switch and by controlling

the speed controller, there is no chance that the

temperature can change the speed of fan except changing the

speed of fan by manually. So, it is needed to create an

automatic temperature control system the electric fan to

automatically change the speed level according to

temperature changes and develop an automatic fan system that

can change the speed level due to the environment

temperature changes.

In year 2018, K. Kanchanasatian said that using a fan

is an inexpensive choice compared to spending more on using

an air conditioner especially in some areas where high

temperature is naturally normal. Some problems, nonetheless,

arisen such as users forget to turn off when being away,

some people might get a feeling of annoyance and perhaps

frustration when getting up from the seat in order to adjust

the speed. These result in a rise of electricity bill from

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leaving the fan on when it is not in use and it may cause

disasters, fire for example, when the motor get heated up.

We used Arduino as a central component in this study to

design and implement our project. Arduino is an open-source

electronics platform that enables users to build interactive

projects by combining hardware components such as sensors

and actuators with software code that runs on the Arduino

microcontroller. We were able to use the Arduino platform

to create custom electronic circuits, interface with sensors

and other devices, and write software code to control the

behavior of our project. The Arduino is the system's brain.

It accepts input from the H&T sensor, which allows for the

measurement of the current room temperature, and then

instructs the controller to maintain the required fan speed.

Speed control can be accomplished by dumping the parameters

specified by the user. The fan speed and room temperature

are displayed on an LCD.

This project is a standalone automatic fan speed

control and monitoring system that controls the speed of an

electric fan according to the requirement. Use of embedded

technology makes this closed-loop feedback-control system

efficient and reliable. The microcontroller (MCU)

ATMega8/168/328 allows dynamic and faster control and the

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LCD makes the system user-friendly. Sensed temperature and

fan speed levels are simultaneously displayed on the LCD

panel.

The project is very compact and uses a few components

only. It can be implemented for several applications

including air-conditioners, water-heaters, snow-melters,

ovens, heat-exchangers, mixers, furnaces, incubators,

thermal baths and veterinary operating tables. The project

will help save energy/electricity.

Objectives of the Project

The research design aims to develop Arduino Based Fan

Controlled System which will serve as monitoring system for

business establishments and regular people who owned units.

The project design aims to:

1. To develop a mobile application that can monitor

when the electric fan is working.

2. To design a controller using temperature sensor.

3. To identify the features of the proposed system in

terms of:

a. Real-time temperature monitoring

b. Automatic temperature control

c. Energy Efficiency monitoring

4. To test the acceptability of the system.

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Significance of the Study

The outcome of the study is significant to the

following person's foremost of which are follows:

1. Users. This study will be helpful to users to reduce

the power consumption and also to assist people who are

disabled and are unable to control the speed of fan.

2. To the researchers. This study will help the

researchers broaden their knowledge.

3. To the future researchers. To future researchers,

they can use this study for their literature review about

fan speed control and monitoring system and can also use it

as a springboard to integrate other innovation and other

features of fan speed control and monitoring system.

Scope and Limitation

Fan Speed Controlled and Monitoring System is an

Arduino-based system that can automatically change the fan

speed level based on temperature. The system is controlled

by a mobile app, allowing users to adjust the fan speed and

temperature settings from their smartphone. If the fan

fails, the system can monitor it and send notification

alerts to the user's smartphone. Users can set fan speed

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settings, monitor fan performance, and receive notifications

through a user-friendly interface provided by the system.

The interface can be accessed locally, remotely via a web

interface, or through a mobile app.

The system's ability to work with various fan types,

motor controllers, and communication protocols may be

limited. It may need to be customized or upgraded to work

with specific fan types or models. The precision and

dependability of the sensors used may have an impact on the

system's overall efficiency and the efficacy of fan speed

management. Inaccurate sensor data can result in false

warnings or incorrect fan speed adjustments. Dust, humidity,

and electromagnetic interference, which can affect sensor

precision and system operation, can all have an impact on

how well the system performs.

Definition of Terms

Accurate - refers to something that is free of errors,

mistakes, or discrepancies and is true or correct in all

details.

Arduino - It is an open-source electronics platform

based on easy-to-use hardware and software

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Arduino Uno - A microcontroller board based on the

ATmega328P

Automation - The technique of making an apparatus, a

process, or a system operate automatically.

Component - a part or element of a larger whole,

especially a part of a machine or vehicle.

Damage - physical harm caused to something in such a

way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

DHT11 sensor - The DHT11 is a basic, ultra-low-cost

digital temperature and humidity sensor.

Efficiency - is defined as the ability to achieve

maximum productivity with the least amount of wasted effort,

time, or resources.

Electricity - A form of energy resulting from the

existence of charged particles (such as electrons or

protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or

dynamically as a current.

LCD - (liquid crystal display) is the technology used

for displays in notebook and other smaller computers.

Transistor – a small device that is used to control the

flow of electricity in radios, computers, etc.

Malfunction - is a flaw or failure in the operation of a

machine, system, or device. It can happen due to a variety

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of factors, including wear and tear, design flaws, human

error, or environmental factors.

Monitoring - Observe and check the progress or quality

of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic

review.

Ohms - the SI unit of electrical resistance,

expressing the resistance in a circuit

transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a

potential difference of one volt.

PCB - is a thin board made of fiberglass, composite

epoxy, or other laminate material.

Power - is the rate, per unit time, at which

electrical energy is transferred by an electric

circuit.

Resistor – a semiconductor device used to resist the

flow of the current.

Schematic - (in technical contexts) a schematic diagram,

in particular of an electric or electronic circuit.

Temperature. The degree or intensity of heat present in

a substance or object, especially as expressed according to

a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived

by touch.
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Unit - an individual thing or person regarded as single

and complete but which can also form an individual component

of a larger or more complex whole.

Watts - the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule

per second, corresponding to the power in an electric

circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and

the current one ampere.