32Design and Realization of Smart and Energy-Efficient Doorbell

Shubham Pandiya1, Saurabh Shukla1, Saransh1, Anantha Krishnan V.1 and Gnana Swathika O.V.2*

1 School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

2 Centre for Smart Grid Technologies, School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

Abstract

COVID-19 alarms us in all ways. The used technologies failed; the entire system collapsed. It has impacted us a lot. The one thing it teaches us is to adopt modern technologies. Before COVID-19 nobody thought of having online classes at any moment of life. But now we are seeing that this way is also possible. Energy efficiency is also a trending topic these days and it is essential for a product to be energy efficient to compete in this market. So, with the forgoing situation we adapt ourselves for a better outcome. Seeing the same we decided to make a Smart and Energy-Efficient Touchless Doorbell system to tackle the present scenario.

Wherever we go, we need to touch things to do our work as some things require physical interactions. The surveys found that more than 80% of Indians enter their home without sanitizing their hands. They sanitize them in the washbasins which are mostly near the bathrooms or wash areas and are located away from entrances. So, they need to walk the whole way and during this, they touch various things. This is a much bigger issue than it seems. You may have the virus on your hands and ...

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