Parallel Street Lights Automation, Monitoring

and Controlling 

PROBLEM STATEMENT DEFINITION:• Automate street light based on light availability• Use Raspberry Pi as gateway• Use ESP 8266 as node• Manual and automatic powering• Should be able to monitor and control• Develop suitable web and app interface for the same

EXISTING METHOD• Conventional manual system uses physical switches which

are turned ON in the evening and OFF in the morning

• Current automated system are based on time

Disadvantages of Existing SystemManual SwitchingMore Energy ConsumptionNot effective for changing seasons

Proposed solution• Light intensity based street light • Works on Two modes

• Manual and Automatic• Can be monitor and control using web or mobile interface

Advantages of proposed solutionEnergy efficient and longer lifeChanges according to seasonsReduces manual labour and maintenanceNotifies on LED repair

IoTRaspberry

Pi

Android

Firebase

LED

ESP8266

LightSensor

TechnologiesConsidered

Light Sensor

LED

ESP8266

Raspberry Pi Website Firebas

eMobile

App

Node Broker MonitoringAnd Controlling

OnlineServer

MonitoringAnd

Controlling

Input

Output

Block Diagram

Light sensor senses value

Microcontroller

Light availabilit

y

Turn off Street light

Turn on Street light

Automatic/Manuel mode ?

 Automatic Manual

Display available light Intensity and LED status(ON/OFF) -

Monitoring

Master

control

Enoughlight

Not enoughlight

Master decision

?

Turn on Street light

Turn off Street light

Master says ON

Master says OFF

Internet

Internet

FlowChart

Criteria Maven's street lighting solution

Traxoid Street Light Automation

Softbitonline

Automation Criteria Time Based Sun-set / Sun-rise Pre-programmed

Connectivity WiART RF/GSM technology GSM/GPRS/RF ZigBee based

Usage Light Sensor No No NoMonitoring and Controlling Centralized monitoring and control

of lights.Master Control Station. Master Control Station.

Web Interface and App Interface

Present Absent Absent

Fault Notification Email / SMS. SMS to the concerned authority SMS

Expansion flexibility Support up to 300 lighting poles. 120 lighting poles. Maximum capacity is 150 polls

Current infrastructure upgradability

Possible Possible Possible

Initial Cost High Low LowInstall & Plug-n-Play Possible Possible Possible

Weather & Tamper Proof Guarantied Not guarantied Not guarantiedReport Generation Daily / monthly / weekly reports Doesn’t generate reports Doesn’t generate reports

Energy costs Reduce your electricity bill by up to 30%.

Reduce energy costs by as much as 40%

Reduce energy costs considerably.

Maintenance cost Reduce maintenance costs as well as No additional cost of wiring.

Reduce maintenance costs by as much as 50 % or more

Significantly reduce maintenance costs

Benchmarking

Current scope in Market• 315 million conventional street lights around the world • Which would grow to 400 million by 2020• US, UK and China are the leading market• In India, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have the largest

requirement • Growing role in cities around the world• Market remains young

• THREATS:• OPPORTUNITITIES:

• WEAKNESS:• STRENGTHS

- Energy-efficient- Less manual

labour- Based on light

intensity

- Requires calibration - Requires

Standardizing

- Hacking of admin account can cause improper usage.

- Natural calamities can

damage installed sensors

- Every housing colony

- Highways- Private

Institutions- Government

bodies

SWOT

Future advancements• At nights, excess speed of motorists can be indicated by proper traffic

speed sensors and reducing 5% lighting.• Solar panels and batteries can be used alternate source of energy• Fault detection alarm• Automation based on motion detection as well