Systematic Design Approach of Smart Home Automation Device Using Internet of Things

Abstract

Electrical energy plays an important role in the development of a nation and the overall wellbeing of the users. The price of electric power is increasing and there is need for proper energy management to reduce the burden of over billing. This work focuses on the design and implementation of smart home automation system using internet of things (IoT). The proposed idea towards this smart home automation system is such that the user can turn on lights, control fans and turn on sockets with the use of a smartphone when the user is not within the premises of the home, and more so the user can control these same functions from a single user interface point while within the home. After the construction of the active, the system was run, observed and tested to check its performance. The android app designed for this work was tested for connectivity and performed optimally while the control switches were used to switch ON/OFF lights on the prototype house. The response time for the lights to come ON/OFF is swift but also depends on the speed of the connected internet service provider. The performance optimization of energy wastage was a key success as energy consumed with the introduction of the smart system device was far low as compared with the energy consumption without the installation of the smart home device.