Monitoring Indoor Air Quality by using IoT Technology

Author(s)

Esquiagola, J. ; Manini, M. ; Aikawa, A. ; Yoshioka, L. ; Zuffo, M. ; IEEE

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2018 IEEE 25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING (INTERCON 2018); v. N/A, p. 4-pg., 2018-01-01.

Abstract

Millions of people worldwide die prematurely as a consequence of air pollution. Many of these deaths occur in large cities, where exhaust from cars, factories, and power plants fills the air with hazardous particles. Indoor air pollution can be higher than outdoor concentrations up to ten times due to incorrect functionality of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Internet of Things can help to perform a real time monitoring of indoor air quality by using embedded electronics, software, sensors, and connectivity. One approach that is gaining momentum is the Web of Things, that uses web architecture and web standards as a framework for creating IoT applications. In this paper, an IoT platform for monitoring indoor air quality is presented. The implementation is based on the Web of Things concept and uses CoAP protocol to collect data from sensors. Hardware platform developed for this project is also presented and implementation details are described. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/15514-8 - Spiri project: smart intelligent system for air quality improvement in closed environments
• Grantee: John Edward Esquiagola Aranda
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• FAPESP's process: 15/22209-4 - Project SPIRI: continuous monitoring of indoor air quality for controlling heating, ventilation, air conditioning and Regrigeration systems (HVAC-R) with artificial intelligence techniques
• Grantee: Arthur Sequeira Aikawa
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE