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Article

An IoT-Based Thermoelectric Air Management Framework for Smart Building Applications: A Case Study for Tropical Climate

by
Kashif Irshad
1,*,
Abdulmohsen Almalawi
2,
Asif Irshad Khan
2,
Md Mottahir Alam
3,
Md. Hasan Zahir
1 and
Amjad Ali
1
1
Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CoRE-RE), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
2
Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
3
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2020, 12(4), 1564; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041564
Submission received: 16 January 2020 / Revised: 15 February 2020 / Accepted: 16 February 2020 / Published: 19 February 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synergies of Soft Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Signal/Image Processing Techniques in the Advancement of Sustainable Technologies.)
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Abstract

This study investigates the performance of the thermoelectric air conditioning (TE-AC) system smartly controlled by the Internet of Things (IoT)-based configuration for real tropical climatic application. Air cooling management was done through thermoelectric coolers, and an Arduino microcontroller with various sensors such as a temperature sensor, simple RF modules, and actuators was used to control the indoor climatic conditions based on outdoor conditions. The result shows that when the input power supply to the IoT-based TE-AC system is increased, the cooling capacity of the framework is also enhanced. Significant power and carbon emission reduction was observed for the IoT-based TE-AC system as compared to the TE-AC system without IoT. The IoT-incorporated system also ensures better microclimatic temperature control. Additionally, the system cooling capacity improves by 14.0%, and the coefficient of performance is increased by 46.3%. Thus, this study provides a smart solution to the two major energy harvesting issues of traditional air conditioners—an increase in energy efficiency by employing a TE-AC system and a further improvement in efficiency by using an IoT-based thermal management system.
Keywords: thermoelectric air conditioning; Internet of things; thermal management; energy consumption; carbon emission thermoelectric air conditioning; Internet of things; thermal management; energy consumption; carbon emission

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Irshad, K.; Almalawi, A.; Khan, A.I.; Alam, M.M.; Zahir, M.H.; Ali, A. An IoT-Based Thermoelectric Air Management Framework for Smart Building Applications: A Case Study for Tropical Climate. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1564. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041564

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Irshad K, Almalawi A, Khan AI, Alam MM, Zahir MH, Ali A. An IoT-Based Thermoelectric Air Management Framework for Smart Building Applications: A Case Study for Tropical Climate. Sustainability. 2020; 12(4):1564. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041564

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Irshad, Kashif, Abdulmohsen Almalawi, Asif Irshad Khan, Md Mottahir Alam, Md. Hasan Zahir, and Amjad Ali. 2020. "An IoT-Based Thermoelectric Air Management Framework for Smart Building Applications: A Case Study for Tropical Climate" Sustainability 12, no. 4: 1564. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041564

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Irshad, K., Almalawi, A., Khan, A. I., Alam, M. M., Zahir, M. H., & Ali, A. (2020). An IoT-Based Thermoelectric Air Management Framework for Smart Building Applications: A Case Study for Tropical Climate. Sustainability, 12(4), 1564. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041564

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