Tribrid IoT-based intelligent washing machine

• Main Authors: Dhar, Abhishek, Das, Sudip, Adhikari, Saurabh, Gayen, Pritam Kumar, Pal, Souvik, Obaid, Ahmed J., AL-Hameed, Mazin R.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Brushless motors; D C motors; Electronic devices; Energy consumption; Internet of Things; Portable equipment; Power consumption; Power management; Power sources; Prototypes; Remote monitoring; Washers & dryers; Washing machines; Weight reduction
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0157247

In 21st century people are habituated with using all kind of smart devices. Many researchers have been done in last decade to make the human life more comfortable and convenient. Smart devices play a vital role to ensure the comfort to our daily life and simultaneously it makes the system more energy efficient and accurate. In this paper the smart IoT based washing machine source of the supply comprises with three different segments: 1. Conventional power source, 2. Solar power, 3. Battery back-up that’s why the prototype is named as Tribrid. The washing machine can consume electrical power for all the time whenever it requires. So, this prototype can easily solve the problem of interruption in power supply. Now, to make the motor more energy efficient brushless dc motor (BLDC) is used instead of using the conventional motor, this reduces the power consumption of the device when it is connected to the supply main. Application of Internet of Thing (IoT) makes the device smart. That means this prototype can be controlled or monitor from the remote location. The prototype is light in weight so it is portable too; this helps the consumer to move the device from any end of the house to anywhere. It is expected that this prototype will helps to reduce both the water and electrical energy consumption easily and the smartness will add some extra comfort to the consumer.