Near-Zero-Energy Building Management Based on Arduino Microcontroller—On-Site Lighting Management Application

Near-Zero-Energy Buildings are a challenge in terms of energy production, storage, consumption and management, but these technological solutions remain financially difficult to access in developing countries. To this end, a complete low-cost and reliable home energy-management prototype was first de...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2022-12, Vol.15 (23), p.9064
Main Authors: Chekired, Fathia, Taabli, Oussama, Khellili, Zakaria Mehdi, Tilmatine, Amar, de Almeida, Aníbal T., Canale, Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Architecture and energy conservation
Arduino Mega board
Automatic
Automation
Completeness
Control systems
Controllers
Cost control
Developing countries
Electric lighting
Electric power
Electricity
Electronics
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy management
Energy management systems
Energy storage
Energy use
Engineering Sciences
Green buildings
home automation
IOT solar house
LDCs
Lighting
Methods
near-Zero-Energy Building
Optics
Optimization
Photonic
Renewable resources
Residential energy
Scale models
Self sufficiency
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Summary:Near-Zero-Energy Buildings are a challenge in terms of energy production, storage, consumption and management, but these technological solutions remain financially difficult to access in developing countries. To this end, a complete low-cost and reliable home energy-management prototype was first developed and implemented on a scale model. A PWM charge controller drove the flow of energy produced and consumed in order to ensure the optimization of both the consumption of energy and energy savings. Battery storage was also managed by the home automation module using a set of sensors. The prototype of the scale model incorporated complete energy management of all electrical devices with group priorities through a graphical interface in a real-time mode. After testing this system, the lighting management part was implemented in a large-scale smart solar home. A smart lighting system via a complete algorithm integrated on an Arduino Mega board was then realized and implemented in the life-size house. This first step focuses, above all, on the users’ comfort and, in particular, on the lighting management. The results show that this smart device thus makes it possible to achieve additional energy savings on an essential and yet already energy-efficient device: lighting.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en15239064