MECHATRONIC BASED ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR AGRO INDUSTRIES

Nagala Theja, M Giriraj

Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to develop an automation system with energy management capability for agro-based industries using sensors and ZigBee technology. To design an automation system which will monitor the analog parameters and to send these values to the control system where they can be read and control with the set points. If these values exceed their set points, the system will start the controlling devices and set back the exceeded values back to normal. It combines energy management with energy transfer, during power failure by using external batteries. Here ZigBee used to communicate the data wirelessly. The analog parameters like Soil Moisture, Water Level, Temperature, and current flow are measured by the respective sensors and these values are transmitted by the transmitter node. The receiver section is connected to host computer. The PIC based microcontroller receives these values and compares these values with the fixed values and if they exceed the set points, the PIC controller will send commands to controlling devices which will corrects the exceeded values to normal.

Keywords: Automation, Energy Management, Moisture Sensor, Level Sensing

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0404131