Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

An Arduino Micro-controller Operated Automobile Air Conditioning System

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering ((LNME))

Abstract

This paper describes the operation of the air conditioning system of Maruti Suzuki Wagon-R car which comprises a condenser, compressor, evaporator, receiver, drier, and expansion valve. It works on VCR system with refrigerant R600A + R290. As automation is becoming the pioneer in technology, it is important to step in its vicinity. The air conditioning model is connected to the computer system through Arduino UNO circuit. Arduino is a single board micro-controller that can sense and control physical parameters. The purpose of establishing this connection is to perform the automatic turning on/off the system and to obtain the temperature readings from the sensors attached to the components of the model. These readings are then transferred to MS Excel software with the help of PLX-DAQ software, where various thermodynamic calculations are performed. From the obtained results, it is found that the theoretical value of cop is twice that of actual values of COP. Also originate that, the theoretical second law efficiency is about 36% more than its actual value.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

VCR:

Vapor Compression Refrigeration

SMPS:

Switch Mode Power Supply

A.C:

Alternating Current

D.C:

Direct Current

COP:

Coefficient of Performance

COPrev:

COP of Reverse Carnot Cycle

COPth:

Theoretical COP

COPact:

Actual COP

T e :

Evaporator outlet temperature in ℃

T c :

Compressor outlet temperature in ℃

T d :

Condenser outlet temperature in ℃

H 1 :

Enthalpy of after evaporator (kJ/kg)

H 2 :

Enthalpy of after compressor (kJ/kg)

H 4 :

Enthalpy of after expansion (kJ/kg)

η m :

Mechanical Efficiency of the system

η ad :

Actual Efficiency of the system

η II :

Second Law Efficiency

References

  1. Hari Sudhani R, Ganesh Kumar M, Udhaya Prakash A, Anu Roopa Devi S, Sathiya P (2015) Arduino ATMEGA-328 microcontroller. Int J Innovative Res Electr Electron Instrum Control Eng 3(4)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Louis L (2016) Working principle of Arduino and using it as a tool for study and research. Int J Control, Autom Commun Syst (IJCACS) 1(2)

    Google Scholar 

  3. David N, Chima A, Ugochukwu A, Obinna E (2015) Design of a home automation system using Arduino. Int J Sci Eng Res 6(6)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Shrikant S Malipatil (2016) Simulation of automatic air conditioning and heating control with RF arduino-melody by using LM35 temperature sensor in Proteus software. Int J Emerg Res Manage Technol 5(5)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Mahmood SN, Hasan FF (2017) Design of weather monitoring system using Arduino based database implementation. J Mult Eng Sci Technol (JMEST) 4(4)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Rahul D, Kathiwala, Shah HA, Joshi K (2017) Study on various geometries of automobile micro channel condenser: A review. In PRIME 2017 National Conference on Progress, Research and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering March, SCET, Surat, India

    Google Scholar 

  7. Maruti Suzuki WagonR car manual 2016 edition

    Google Scholar 

  8. Maruti 800 2004 car manual and Alto 2014 car manual

    Google Scholar 

  9. Parallax Inc. Rocklin, USA

    Google Scholar 

  10. Sumeru Kashni (2016) Comparative performance between R134a and R152 in air conditioning system of passenger car. Jurnal Teknologi 78:10–20

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Smith AG (2011) Introduction to Arduino. create space independent publishing platform

    Google Scholar 

  12. Halvorsen H-P (2016) Introduction to Arduino. University College of Southeast Norway

    Google Scholar 

  13. Arduino—Introduction. www.arduino.cc

  14. Specification for low voltage switchgear and control gear for industrial use. Terminal marking and distinctive number. General rules. BSI as BS 5472:1977 UK (1976)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Donghai Tongling Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. Address: Industrial Zone, Shuangdian Town, Donghai County, Lianyungang City

    Google Scholar 

  16. Bhalla S, Bhateja V, Chandavale AA, Hiwale AS, Satapathy SC (2017) Intelligent computing and information and communication. In Proceedings of 2nd international conferences ICICC

    Google Scholar 

  17. Maxim integrated. Rio Robles, San Jose, USA

    Google Scholar 

  18. PLX-DAQ v2.11

    Google Scholar 

  19. Lemmon EW, Huber ML, McClendon MO (2013) Reference fluid thermodynamic and transport properties (REFPROP), NIST Standard Reference Database 23, vol 9.1. National Institute of Standards 2013, Gaithersburg MD, USA

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Chhotubhai Gopalbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Uka Tarsadia University, Gopal-Vidyanagar, Maliba Campus, Surat Gujarat, 394350, India

    Hiren Shah, Aftab Maniar, Kushal Tailor, Dhruv Patel & Harsh Patel

Authors
  1. Hiren Shah
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Aftab Maniar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Kushal Tailor
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Dhruv Patel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Harsh Patel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Hiren Shah .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. R&D Center, HEG Ltd., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Mukul Kumar

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    R. K. Pandey

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Vikas Kumar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Shah, H., Maniar, A., Tailor, K., Patel, D., Patel, H. (2019). An Arduino Micro-controller Operated Automobile Air Conditioning System. In: Kumar, M., Pandey, R., Kumar, V. (eds) Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6577-5_26

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6577-5_26

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore

  • Print ISBN: 978-981-13-6576-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-981-13-6577-5

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation