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Smart Energy Guard (SEG)
Smart Energy Guard (SEG)
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
1- Tell us about the purpose of your project. Which problem does it solve? Why do you care about this? What were you inspired by? Include images and videos of similar projects
Smart Guard
Smart Energy Guard is a compact and portable device designed to monitor the power consumption of home appliances connected to a power strip. It goes beyond simple energy tracking by detecting human presence in the room. If an appliance is left running while no one is around, the system alerts the user, helping reduce unnecessary energy usage. It visualizes real-time electrical data such as current, power, and optionally logs energy usage over time .
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
2- Describe the project idea and general features. How would it work?
The Smart Energy Guard is a portable monitoring system designed to help users track and reduce household electricity consumption. It combines current measurement with motion detection to avoid energy waste when no one is around. A current sensor (e.g., SCT-013 or ACS712) clamps onto the live wire of a power strip to measure the current drawn by connected devices. The Arduino calculates the power consumption using the formula:
Power = Voltage (220V) × Current.
The system displays real-time current and power readings on an LCD screen. Optionally, the data can be stored on an SD card for later analysis. This compact and practical project promotes energy efficiency by raising awareness of unnecessary power usage when no one is present
A box connected to a power strip
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
3- Sketch your project: You may use pen and paper or a simple sketching tool like Microsoft Paint or Photoshop
Project Planning
Project Planning
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
4- Describe the Technical Modules that your project consists of
Construction Parts
BOX made by plywood
Input
(Sensing, Tactile Input, and/or Graphical Input)
Current sensor SCT-013 or ACS712 connected in a power strip
PIR Motion Sensor
Action
(Physical and/or Graphic)
LCD Screen (I2C) show us the data of the energy used by the devices
Buzzer to make a sound and RGB LEDs
SD Card Module to stock data
Brain
Arduino Uno
Power Management
adapter 9v
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
5- Create a cardboard prototype of your project, demonstrating the project face as well as internal movements and mechanisms. Include a demo video and photos of the prototype.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
6- Categorize your project’s User Features into: Minimum, Complete, and Nice-to-have features. List the required action and input components per feature.
Minimum Features: are the least amount of features that would demonstrate the coverage of all the technical modules and their complete integration
Complete Features: are the set of features that will complete your original project objective and vision
Nice-to-have Features: are the extra set of features that will make the project cooler, yet they need extra time, effort, and/or resources to finish
Minimum User Features
Can Track the energy used
Someone left a device without unplugging so my device will make a sound to warn that person
Action: LCD Screen (I2C
Buzzer and LEDs
Sensing: Current sensor SCT-013(important) or ACS712, PIR Motion Sensor
User Input: switch on/off
Complete User Features
Can send you a notification to your mobile using Bluetooth or wifi
Action: using Eps32 to mobile
Sensing: none
User Input: none
Nice-to-have User Features
Stock the data of the energy used to an SDcard.
Action: SD card and showing in the LDC screen
Sensing: none
User Input: none
7- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
7- What are the required electronic components and materials for the project?
Component/Material
Amount
Link
Arduino
1
LCD I2C screen
1
Switch ON/OFF button
1
Red LED and Blue LED,Buzzer
Jumper male to male and male to female
15,15
8- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
8- What are the project tasks and its time-frame?
Task
Sub-Tasks
From:
To:
Electronics & Program
Wiring all components ( arduino , PIR sensor, calibring the current sensor, and making the program)
CAD&fabrication
Designing my enclosure for the components on fusion 360
fabrication
Combining
Combining the enclosure with the electronics
Coding & debugging
Debugging and adding the bluthooth module for the nice to have
Test Bluetooth control with phone app
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