Acclimatizing the Wireless Local Area Network Home Automation in the City of General Trias, Cavite

Authors

  • Andrei Yvonne R. Ricohermoso

Keywords:

wireless local area network, automation

Abstract

Humans are so engrossed with innovation and technology that they often forget the most important things that include deactivating home appliances resulting in over-consumption of energy, fire accidents, and climate change. The researcher tested the hypothesis that a prototype will be capable of controlling home power simply through Wireless Fidelity using a laptop. The Arduino-based set-up was programmed and constructed to test the capability of controlling home appliances by the aid of the prototype. In testing the system, an experimental group was implemented with the prototype wherein the comparison between the energy consumption with the control group was observed. This also validated the use of various appliances up to 100 meters depending on the connection’s strength. Aside from the survey and interview conducted among forty respondents from four Barangays in the City of General Trias, Cavite, the capability and reliability of the prototype in home automation using a Four-Point Likert Scale was also assessed and rated. The data were analysed using a t-test, (= 0.05, N = 5, d.f. 4) for a two-tailed test. Since computed t= 12.823 is higher than tcritical = 2.776, it is within the rejection region. Therefore, the system is essential in decreasing energy consumption through activating or deactivating variety of home appliances. The prototype was proven highly acceptable in terms of feasibility, energy efficiency, structural stability, speed, and engineering concept. With this innovation, it manipulated appliances and allowed people to easily and conveniently connect device using Wi-Fi.

Published

2018-05-18