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 World Wide Journal of Multidiscip linary Research and Development
WWJMRD 2017; 3(6): 53-58
www.wwjmrd.com
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Gülay BAŞOL
Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering,
Faculty of Technology,
Dumlupinar University,
Simav/ Kutahya, Turkey
Rüştü GÜNTÜRKÜN
Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering,
Faculty of Technology,
Dumlupinar University,
Simav/ Kutahya, Turkey
Erkan BAŞOL
Simav Technical and
Industrial Vocational High
School Computer Department
Simav/ Kutahya, Turkey
Correspondence:
Rüştü GÜNTÜRKÜN
Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering,
Faculty of Technology,
Dumlupinar University,
Simav/ Kutahya, Turkey
Smart Home Design and Application
Gülay BAŞOL, Rüştü GÜNTÜRKÜN, Erkan BAŞOL
Abstract
In this study, design and application of a prototype smart home which is 120x90x70 sized and which
meets its electrical demands from the solar panels that were placed on the roof has been performed.
Lighting, heating, stove, temperature, moisture and security of the prototype house is controlled
remotely via GSM. Arduino Mega 2560 R3, Wiznet 5100 ethernet module, HC-06 bluetooth module
and various sensors have been used in the smart home. The software control of the smart home
system has been made via interface software which was developed on three different platforms; PC,
smart phone and internet. Visual C# programming language for PC interface, App Inventor 2
software developed by Google and MIT for smart phone interface, HTML and AJAX scripting
languages whose codes can be written by using any text editor for internet interface have been used.
Room temperatures, water temperature for heating, gas leakage, fire, lighting and security system of
the house have been controlled with the sensors. The necessary electrical demand for the electrical
devices to operate at home has been met by the solar panels installed on the roof.
Keywords: smart home, sensor, Arduino, GSM
1. Introduction
In the studies, DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) tones that are generally used in dialling
have been preferred for the smart home control [1]. There are android-based mobile
applications for developing control systems of smart home technology [2]. Wireless
communication technologies are used, too [3]. On the model house, applications such as
garage-door control, burglar alarm, lighting control, garden lighting, watering and audio
system have been performed via various sensors [4]. In the home control system, an
application of fuzzy logic algorithm has also been performed instead of application of
classical logic [5]. The design and application of the building security system which is
composed of two modules of hardware and software that can be attached to a computer
additively have been performed [6]. Integrating the home systems allows them to
communicate with one another through the home controller, thereby enabling single button
and voice control of the various home systems simultaneously, in preprogramed scenarios or
operating modes [7]. The home network encompasses communications, entertainment,
security, convenience, and information systems [8]. According to the analysis and processing
of power-expenditure information of devices and photovoltaic output data, the home server
can realize household electricity dispatching and home energy management [9]. The PV
system of solar energy can directly convert solar radiation energy into electric power [10].
Meanwhile the module controls to turn on the circuit of related electric equipment’s [11].
In this study, a smart home application has been performed whose remote control can be
provided with arguing card and android programming. Bluetooth, web and android system
smart phone applications have been used to control. Moreover, besides smart home control
system, electrical demand of the house has been supplied from solar energy in this study. For
that aim, two solar panels have been placed on the roof of the prototype house and electricity
cost which is increasing day by day has been reduced. Thus, a smart home design and
application both thrifty and secure has been performed.
2. Materials and methods
2.1. Prototype House Design
In this study, it is aimed to remote control the lighting, central heating, security and gas range
systems of the house. In order to realize the study, 120x90x70 sized a prototype house has
been designed by using melamine coated chipboards and aluminium’s.
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Fig. 1: Link of the central heating system.

The top of the prototype house has been made collapsible. inside the house. As seen in Fig. 1, central heating system
Thus, a more easy work environment has been created and heater cores have been placed in the rooms for heating.

Fig. 2: Installing solar panels on the roof.

Electrical power that will be used in the house has been the solar panels, the necessary alternating current (AC) has
provided via the solar panels that were placed on the roof in been provided via inverter (DC/AC) transformer.
Fig. 2. Because direct current (DC) has been obtained from

Fig. 3: Link of the actuators to the relay card

In the study, many variables have been controlled. Because been used. The actuators that relays were linked to are as
each variable has been controlled separately, octal relay has follows; Relay 1: Street Lamp, Relay 2:Kitchen’s Heater
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Core Valve, Relay 3:Bedroom’s Heater Core Valve, Relay
4: Circulation Pump, Relay 5: Electronic Lighter, Relay 6:
Gas Valve, Relay 7:Kitchen Lighting, Relay 8: Bedroom
Lighting, Relay 9: Veranda Lighting
Range Design
A selenoid valve that will open the gas, an electronic
lighter that will fire and flame sensor and gas sensor for
security have been utilized in order for the gas range to be
burned remotely.

Fig. 4: Range Design

Ardunio card. A webpage has been designed by using

The Software that have been used HTML and AJAX script languages for arduino to realize
Webpage the orders coming through the webpage.
In order for the Arduino card to respond to the demands on
the webpage, the necessary code has been written on

Fig. 5: Webpage

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Arduino IDE

Fig. 6: Arduino IDE

Arduino IDE is a program created by Arduino firm, that is Android Interface

written in Java language, that we use while programming
Arduino cards and loading the written codes to Arduino
cards.
Programming
Arduino Programming
Ardunio constitutes the basis for smart home system. The
orders given to the other actuators in the smart home
system and the software are interpreted on ardunio chip and
the acts are executed.
An interface has been written by using App Inventor
software in order for the smart home system to be
controlled via smart phone and for communicating through
Bluetooth via ardunio.
Lighting: Kitchen, bedroom, veranda and garden lighting
of the house has been controlled remotely. Garden lighting
has blinked automatically via photo resistance. Range,
temperature, moisture, security and heating systems have
been controlled with the developed interface.

Fig. 8: Welcome screen of Android software

There are buttons prepared for activating the controlled the mentioned actuator works or not. If the circle is black, it
devices and the parts of the house in the controller page. means the actuator does not work, if it is green it works.
The colorful circles near the buttons demonstrate whether The view of the control page is as showed in Fig.9

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Fig. 9: Controller page of Android software
Range: The range used in the kitchen of the house can be
switched on and off remotely via GSM. A selenoid valve
has been attached to the valve input in order to control the
gas, and an electronic lighter has been used in order to
make the range remote controllable. Flame and gas sensors
near the range checks gas leakage and whether the range
burns. In an event of gas leakage, gas sensor sends
notification to the user’s telephone automatically, and the
buzzer in the system is activated and the gas is turned off.
If the flame sensor detects flame, electronic lighter in the
range is stopped if it is active; if it is not active, the buzzer
Fig. 10: Android software conditions page
Security: If the motion sensors in the rooms detect motion
at home, they activate the buzzer in the system and send a
message to the user’s phone.
Heating System: The heater cores in the kitchen and
bedroom of the smart home can be controlled. Thanks to
the digital temperature sensor in the water tank, the user
has the opportunity to see the temperature of the water
circulating in the heater cores.
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in the system is activated and a message is sent to the user.
Temperature and Moisture: Temperature and moisture
sensors measure the temperature and moisture of the
rooms, and the user can follow these. Temperature sensors
are also used for the central heating system of the house to
run and stop automatically. When the temperature in the
rooms is at certain degrees, the heater cores in the rooms
can be run or stopped separately. When the temperature in
the rooms is at 35°C or over, a message is sent to the user’s
phone.
Results & Discussion
One of the biggest problems of today is energy problem.
Because the energy that will be used in the smart home has
been provided via the solar panels from the sun, we both
have saved electricity costs and obtained environmentally
friendly energy. The smart home automation has been
performed by using Arduino Mega 2560. The aim of
selecting this model of Arduino is that it has more input-
output and the advantages of its microcontroller. The smart
home whose design and application has been performed
can be remote controlled via web and Android phone
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Fig. 11: The final state of the smart home

Thanks to smart phone with android operating system, in an
event of any problem at home, notification has been sent to
the user’s telephone. Motion detecting sensor (PIR) has
been used in order to detect the objects moving at home.
Thus, it has been provided to deliver emergency warning in
order to protect the house from the burglars and those who
will damage the house. In an event of gas leakage at home,
the security has been provided via gas sensor which will
give notice. Heating water oriented heating core application
that operates automatically or manually according to the
temperature of the room has been performed. Each room
has been handled separately and a separate controller has
been designed for each room. The results of the operations
performed by the room controller have been submitted to
the user via the LEDs on the main panel. If the internet
connection is cut off while the user is at home, the user can
control the system via Bluetooth. Thanks to the interfaces
written with Computer program, web program and android
program, the information of the sensors and other control
devices at home can be viewed in an instant.
7. SmartHomeUSA.com "What is a Smart Home"
http://www.smarthomeusa.com/info/smarthome/
8. Vendela Redriksson (2005) "What is a Smart Home or
Building"
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10. Zhang Jin-hua.Compute Analysis of the Capacity of
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SCM[M]. Peking: BeiJing University of Posts and
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