Implementation of IoT-Based Generator Management System Using GPy

Implementation of IoT-Based Generator Management System Using GPy

Deepak Sheshbadan Verma, Sumit Satish Pai, Krishna Nagendra Vishwakarma
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/IJECME.2021010103
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Abstract

In the era of digital devices, many industries still use traditional methods of pen and paper to maintain records. One such industry is the diesel generator industry where these generators are operated without any proper supervision. The current management of these generator vans is highly unorganized. This causes a lot of miscommunication between the owners and the customers. The idea focuses on monitoring the different parameters of a diesel generator using internet-connected sensors. Parameters such as fuel consumption, AC power ON time, RPM of the turbine, and temperature are measured in real time. The system helps the owners to monitor their generators vans through one mobile application rather than depending on the on-site operators. Both the owners and customers can see how much power was consumed and how their bill was generated. Rather than using pen and paper to maintain records in the current method, the new system completely transforms the old methods into a highly digitalized modern business.
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While many industries have been digitalized in today’s modern world some industries still use pen and paper for management. The diesel generator van industry is one of them. The current generator van industry uses the age-old method of documenting on paper rather than having a more robust digital system. Due to this, the chances of mismanagement increases. Also, the lack of proper data leads to inappropriate readings which causes error while generating the bill. This is one of the major issues which the owners face, as they do not have sufficient data to quote an accurate bill.

The owners are not able to monitor their vans continuously and have to rely on the staff for continuous updates. Due to this, the customers are also not able to directly contact the owners. Hence, miscommunications happen. When it comes to using modern technologies, the owners mostly use a spreadsheet application to note down the readings. This method is very inefficient as the data needs to be added manually and there are high chances of redundancy while adding the data. Fuel theft is one of the major problems in generator vans. Current systems do not have any real-time monitoring sensors, which leads to high chances of fuel theft (S. Visalatchi & K. K. Sandeep, 2017). The fuel consumption of generator van varies according to the power generating capacity. The table below shows the fuel (diesel) consumption in different types of generator vans.

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