Real time battery voltage level monitoring system for telecommunication towers a case study: Habari Node public limited company Arusha, Tanzania

A Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Embedded and Mobile System of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyVoltage fluctuations in batteries during consumption are amongst the challenges facing telecommunication towers. Due to these fluctuations, many injuries that cause deaths and environmental poisoning have been reported. These fluctuations and injuries mainly occur due to poor management and lack of battery voltage-level monitoring systems after installation. This paper proposes a battery voltage-level monitoring system to be used in telecommunication towers. The proposed solution is incorporated with a centralized mobile application dashboard that allows access to the live data of the installed battery due to integration with components for sensing the battery’s voltage, current, and temperature levels, as well as fire, and gas contents. An Arduino Uno microcontroller board was used in the processing and analysis of the data collected from the sensors. The global service message module (GSM) internet connectivity was used to store and monitor data in the cloud. The user was then alerted about low voltage, detected fire, and increased levels of harmful gases in the tower through a short message service (SMS). The experiment was conducted at Ngorongoro and Manyara telecommunication towers and it revealed that the developed battery voltage-level monitoring system could access battery information remotely while allowing users to continually monitor the battery usage in telecommunication towers in real time. The unique value of this study is the proposed battery voltage-level monitoring system that contributes to the elimination of battery hazards in telecommunication towers. The proposed battery voltage-level monitoring system can be adopted by telecommunication towers engineers to reduce voltage fluctuation risks like injuries, environmental degradation, and deaths

A Battery Voltage Level Monitoring System for Telecommunication Towers

This research article was published by Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2021Voltage fluctuations in batteries form a major challenge the telecommunication towers face. These fluctuations mostly occur due to poor management and the lack of a battery voltage level monitoring system. The current paper presents a battery voltage-level monitoring system to be used in telecommunication towers. The proposed solution is incorporated with a centralized mobile application dashboard for accessing the live data of the installed battery, integrated with voltage-level, current, temperature, fire, and gas sensors. An Arduino Uno microcontroller board is used to process and analyze the collected data from the sensors. The Global Service Message (GSM) module is used to monitor and store data to the cloud. Users are alerted in the case of low voltage, fire, and increase in harmful gases in the tower through Short Message Service (SMS). The experiment was conducted at Ngorongoro and Manyara telecommunication towers. The developed system can be used in accessing battery information remotely while allowing real-time continuous monitoring of battery usage. The proposed battery voltage-level monitoring system contributes to the elimination of battery hazards in towers. Therefore, the proposed battery voltage level monitoring system can be adopted by telecommunication tower engineers for the reduction of voltage fluctuation risks