Application of sensors for potential reduction in electricity and water consumption at household level
Student name: Mr Sunil Gupta
Guide: Dr Suresh Jain
Year of completion: 2015
Host Organisation: TERI University
Abstract: A sensor is a device which records, detects, measures or indicates a physical property. There are various types of sensors such as PIR Sensor, Showerhead sensor, Motor on/off sensor, which, if deployed in homes/houses, may reduce consumption of electricity as well as reduce the wastage of water. And in the long run, this may lead to saving of money. There are sensors such as CO2 sensor, Air bot sensor, water bot sensor, etc. which warns us beforehand about any pollutant present in our environment. A combination of all these sensors when deployed in homes saves cost as well as reduces water and electricity consumption. And to add it, a lot of these sensors are easily available in the market and most of them have been authenticated by research personnel. According to the survey conducted by us, 75 percent of the people in Delhi are ready to install sensor based technology in their homes if it can reduce atleast 30 percent of total electricity consumption and if the cost of the sensor is below Rs. 5000. But currently, most of the people are unaware of sensor technology available to them and hence they have hardly thought of reducing electricity with the help of sensor instead of traditional means of the likes of switching off lights/fans when not in use, etc. This project report is an overview of the cost, electricity and water saved a year after deploying such a sensor.
Keywords: Electricity and water wastage, Energy Efficiency, PIR sensor, Auto tap sensor, showerhead sensor.
