A GSM based low cost weather monitoring system for solar and wind energy generation

Abstract

Renewable Energy is a pressing need in the 21st century as non-renewable sources are no longer fit for our energy needs. This is especially important in a country like India, where supply to demand ratio is very low. In this paper, we intend to identify the geographical areas for solar and wind energy generations at low cost. It is achieved by monitoring atmospheric weather conditions, such as temperature, humidity, wind speed and light intensity. Our design is based on remotely operated system with sensors, which gathers weather information and transmits measured values to the ground. In our research, we have considered a number of options to device atmospheric weather monitoring system at low cost, long lasting and durable for extreme weather conditions. The cost of the system is estimated to be nearly thirty dollars. It is highly reliable and deployable, and is a very useful utility in a country like India. The system can be easily deployed at areas to keep track of continuous climatic changes. The system is operated by battery, and is expected to run with a long life span, because of the system optimizations done for maximum power savings. Our system weighs only less than 150 gm, and is easily floatable and recoverable with the help of a simple Hydrogen balloon.