Fully Automatic Solar Powered Oil-Water Separation System for Grease Trap Controlled by Arduino: A Conceptual Design
Mohamed Saiful Firdaus Hussin1, Halyani Mohd Yassim2, Azrul Abidin Zakaria3, Ridhwan Jumaidin4, Muhd Ridzuan Mansor5, Mastura Mohammad Taha6
1Mohamed Saiful Firdaus Hussin, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
2Halyani Mohd Yassim, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
3Azrul Abidin Zakaria, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
4Ridhwan Jumaidin, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
5Muhd Ridzuan Mansor, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
6Mastura Mohammad Taha, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on November 15, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 23, 2019. | Manuscript published on November 30, 2019. | PP: 1266-1271 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: C6343098319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C6343.118419
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Abstract: Pipeline clogging in food premises frequently emerges, particularly in small range restaurants. Fat, oil and grease (FOG) disposed from food premises becoming root cause for this issue and pollute drainage system. The aimed of this project was to remove the FOG from wastewater and with automatic oil disposal system using renewable energy. Power input system was improved by designing and developing the solar tracker system for automatic oil disposal grease trap controlled by Arduino and light radiation sensor. The solar tracker was designed based on engineering design methodologies including the survey, house of quality (HOQ), morphological chart and pugh method to ensure the engineering criteria achieved with the concern of customers satisfaction. Light radiation sensor was used to improve the efficiency of solar tracker by detecting the location of sun and Arduino will give a command to the motor based on a signal received from a light radiation sensor. Dual axis solar panel with light radiation sensor gave significant reduction in terms of time consumption used to absorb energy from the sun with average amount of voltage of approximately 1.82 volt compared to fixed solar panel which has average amount of voltage of approximately 1.35 volt. The newly designed dual axis solar tracker also has advantage on flexibility where it can be put at different angle and places.
Keywords: Oil-water Separation, Light Radiation Sensor, Grease Trap, Energy Harvesting.
Scope of the Article: Energy Harvesting and Transfer for Wireless Sensor Networks.