MONICON: Development of a Microcontroller-Based Home Air Conditioning Power Management System
- Jhedon C. Caniel
- Erick C. Delos Santos
- Jacqueline G. Rosal
- Harley Jay O. Sibal
- Jirah Jazz T. Untalan
- Robhert M. Bamba
Abstract
The window-type air condition is one of the most extensively utilized types of air conditions in the Philippines. Aside from its capacity to provide thermal comfort in a tropical environment, it is also well-known for its affordability. Due to design that does not provide complex functions, owning multiple air conditions and utilizing them all at once may be time-consuming and difficult to effectively handle the energy monitoring because of how they are built. This study aimed to develop an IoT-based Air Conditioning Power Management System prototype model for window-type air conditions. The prototype model was utilized to design both the hardware and the graphical user interface (GUI) for the mobile application to accomplish and meet the objectives of the study. To regulate and monitor the air conditioners, and they are plugged into the outlets of the prototype model, which is equipped with solid-state relays capable of handling the high current generated by the air conditioners. The prototype model also includes a microcontroller, which is used to transfer data to display the current state of each of the air conditions in the GUI. To assess the functionalities, test cases were created to validate specific features of both the prototype model and the mobile application interface in accordance with the objectives of the research. Based on the test case results, the output and control on the mobile application interface correspond to what the prototype model shows. The researchers were able to demonstrate the controlling and monitoring of the air conditions and display the amount of energy consumed through the use of the GUI.
