A Study On IoT Based Smart Street Light Systems
A Study On IoT Based Smart Street Light Systems
Abstract--Today’s modern world people preferred to live the IoT is usually characterized by actual world minor things,
sophisticated life with all facilities. The science and technological extensively distributed, with restricted storage and processing
developments are growing rapidly to meet the above capacity, which comprise apprehensions regarding consistency,
presentation, safety and confidentiality [17].IoT can link pervasive
[Link] advanced innovations, Internet of Things
devices and conveniences with several networks to deliver effectual
(IoT) plays a major role to automate different areas like health and protected facilities for complete applications anytime and
monitoring, traffic management, agricultural irrigation, street anyplace [18]. The IoT is used in various applications like
lights, class rooms, etc., Currently we use manual system to surveillance systems that analyze abnormalities in security, RFID
operate the street lights, this leads to the enormous energy waste tags in luggage, sensors in chemical industries, smart homes,
in all over the world and it should be changed. In this survey we military applications, healthcare, industrial management and diverse
studied about, how IoT is used to develop the street lights in the environments. The Fig. 2 shows comparative analysis of projected
number of people and devices connected to IoT. The x-axis shows
smart way for our modern era. It is an important fact to solve
year and y-axis shows count in billions.
the energy crises and also to develop the street lights to the
entire world. In addition,with the study on smart street lighting
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systems we analyzed and described different sensors and
components which are used inIoT environment. All the 6
components of this survey are frequently used and very modest
but effective to make the unswerving intelligence systems. 4
Internet of Things plays a most important role in our Number of device per person
everyday life. It connects enormous devices to the internet and
Connected device
involves the use of various data points, all of which need to be
secured. It has developed as a new paradigm for the upcoming of the
Internet, making way for devices that can communicate together Fig. [Link] number of people and devices connected to IoT.
[22]. The five phases of evolution of the Internet is shown in Fig. 1.
IoT is not only about collecting data generated from sensors, but Predominantly, street lights play’s the vital role in the
also about analyzing it [6]. IoT infrastructure must be an open
urban areas where the main purpose is to improve the streets
source, without ownership, meaning that anyone can develop,
deploy and use it [16]. throughout shady periods of the daytime. Beforehand, the quantity
of streets in the city’s ad towns were very fewer but by the growth
of urban areas, the quantity of streets growths quickly with high
traffic concentration. This paper gives the finest resolution for
electrical energy consumption. Here the labor-intensive operation of
the illumination system is entirely abolished. The scenario of an IoT
based smart street light system is shown in Fig. 3.
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weather adaptive lighting in the street light based on the reduction of sensor and photoelectric electric sensor are used as a sensing device.
the light street lights are controlled with the smart embedded system Here this system uses piezo electric sensor to detect the movement
[2]. The ON/OFF of the street lights are accessed through internet. on the road.
The actions performed on the roads are tracked by a camera which Sharath Patil et al. proposes in the paper, automatic street
placed on top of the street lights and footages are saved in the light control system that the automatic switch in this system is relay,
server. In-case of any emergency or danger the panic button is it releases the manual work at-most 100% [9]. The Light dependent
placed on the pole, when any person caught danger can press this sensor works as our eye does. To illuminate the status of human use,
panic button which raises an alarm to the nearby police station. The light intensity sensors like Zigbee, PIR sensor, LDR sensor are used.
manual operation is completely eliminated to ensure the safety and To avoid the wastage of energy by glowing street lights in the
to prevent the energy wastage the system. unwanted area, ON/OFF status of the street lights are intimated to
nearby EB section. Artificial energy source called solar and with the
Smart street light using IoT by Lakshmana et al. proposed battery backup the whole system is operated. By the wireless
in his project that the solar energy is used for a smart street light to communication turn ON/OFF of the street light controlled by data
save the electricity in the urban areas in the easy way [3]. Energy is received from the Zigbee.
gained by photovoltaic and given to the LEDs of the street lights.
The energy source from the photovoltaic is stored in the Yao-Chung Chang and D Ying-Hsun Lai explains campus
rechargeable battery and whenever the sun light is not received by edge computing network using IoT. They speak that a campus
the detector, the LEDs will automatically turn ON. PIR sensor is affords many advanced tenders in smarter way, such as abundant
placed is used to the light [Link] street lighting system by education, smart energy, and safekeeping facilities to campus
M. Kokilavani et al. presented in this paper is focuses on light employers through many IoT devices [10]. The landscape of
intensity and also controls moving object nearby the light. Photo platform integrates with campus courses service, controlling the
electric sensor and light sensor are used in this system [4]. Using connection between two resources, mobile wireless networks, and
artificial energy source, the entire smart system designed can other computing services. To examine the network, neural network
operated. Human being and light intensity of a particular area are learning processes are hired and an entire network resource sharing
sensed by PIR sensor and LDR sensors. The data transmitted to the service is used to operate the network node. Furthermore, the
EB section through the wireless connection. learning processes will be customized as the bidirectional IoT
communication to avoid insufficient reservoir with various IoTs
Designing of Street lighting system based on IoT for smart service and data streams in the general campus network service
city by Parkash et al. The proposed system of this paper provides the superiority. The tentative results illustrate that the future mechanism
solution for energy saving [5]. For recognizing a vehicle, the that the edge computing diminishes the cloud loading and forecasts
combination of IR receiver and IR transmitter are used. The and alters the delivers of the all network can capably reservoir and
microcontroller receives the data from the sensor to switch ON and preserves load stability.
any vehicle or object moves away then the light come to be
switched OFF and accessed through the internet. Development of a Awireless street light system with GUI was designed and
smart street light system by Fathima et al. is to control the street developed by B.K. Subramanyam et al., it converted a vital for the
light [6]. This paper proposes that using the IoT the energy folks to work throughout night and returning homes to the night-
conservation and man power is reduced and the saved energy can time and also rising the amount of corruptions occurred during
utilize efficiency for other purpose. The traditional HID lamps are thenight times [11]. This is established by proper execution of the
replaced by LED to save more amount of energy. the calibrated solar based lighting system on the streets. The charges are reduced
digital signal output of the temperature and humidity are sensed by by using the solar panel. By using LDR and IR sensors time could
DHT11 sensor. Programmed Arduino board is used to provide the be saved and also can reduce the huge individual power. By plotting
required intensity of the light at various time. a specificGUIin the PC, the street lights are governed. Zigbee is
thetechnology is used control street lights.
Development of Urban IoT system byAndrea et al. mainly
focused to sustenance the smart vision of city, it aims at abusing the [Link] et [Link] and implementing the advanced
furthermostinnovative technology to support the added values for evolution in IoT for energy conservation of street light, the best
the management of city and for the citizens [7]. It provides wide- resolution for saving the electrical power is automation on street
ranging survey of the enable technology protocol for an inner-city lights [12]. Here, the manual operation of the lighting system is
IoT. Designing of cost-effective Street Light System by Akshay completely abolished. By using sensor street light illumination can
Balachandran et al. shows the way of implementation with be modified at minimum electrical energy consumption. If any
embedded system focused on the necessity of the automated street object is detected on street, then street light’s luminous level will be
light system and [8]. Here IR sensor is replaced by the piezo electric increased, else they stay in the blurry mode. During night, real time
sensor to detect the object's motion on the [Link] brain to control updates of street processing and observe the changes occur in the
the process is microcontroller msp230. It gives the solution to street. This paper gives the advantages like reduction in heat
control the light intensity and also the movement on the road. Light
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Zigbeetechnology whichcontrolsanddetects the b. PIC
streetlight’sstatuswhich mountedalong [Link] a. Raspberry microcontroller c. Arduino [Link]-
thissystem’scontrolcommandlightsareswitchedON/OFF[15].Itsinform Pi 3 UNO FiModule
ESP8266
ation on
localstatusisalsomonitoredbycontrolsystemviacommunicationchannel.
ON/OFFstatus,information about safety,etc., are detected Fig. 5. Various microcontrollers used in smart street light systems.
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communicationmediaandcommunicationprotocolsareused todeliver 4.2. Sensors
thecontrolinstructionandstatusinformation. WirelessorPowerlinesareg
enerally used as a communicationmedia. Thissystemsaves For a prolonged time, different kinds of sensors have been
amaintenancetimeandcosts with an improvement ofsafetylevel. used in various industries and organizations but the IoT (Internet of
Things) innovation of has taken the growth of sensors to the extreme
level [17]. Using different sensors, IoT provides various type of data
[Link] COMPONENTS USED IN IoT
and intelligence. They serve to collect data, push data and share data
with an entire network of combined devices.
4.1. Microcontroller
A microcontroller may be concerned as a free-standing 4.2.1. LDR Sensor
system with a memory, peripherals and processor. The peripherals, An LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) shown in Fig.4a
automobiles, appliances and telephones are mostly used is also called a photoresistor. These devices are light dependent. The
microcontrollers and also all the computer systems were embedded resistance will be decreases, when the light drops on the LDR, now
in other machineries, so it can be used as the embedded system. the resistance level is low. If LDR is placed in the dark region, then
the resistance increases here its resistance level is high.
4.1.1. Raspberry Pi
A Raspberry Pi shown in Fig. 3a can deliver all the 4.2.2. Temperature sensor
forecast potential that implicit, at a low-power expenditure level. It A quantity of heat energy is measured using a device
is an affinity(debit) card-sized computer modeled by the BBC Micro called Temperature Sensor shown in Fig.4b. It allows to diagnose a
for educational purposes. natural action in temperature from a specific source and transforms
the data for a device or user.
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Table. 1 Comparative analysis of IoT based smart street light energies were used in other important purposes. This system is
systems entirelyadaptable to the requirements of users and creates safe
environment. This approach requires minimum hardware with
simple software. To control street light decisions where taken by the
Papers Component Merits Demerits
s system, it is possible to avoid negligence factors by human
operatives. It will also helpful in making our city as the Smart City.
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