Design of Security System for Remotely Installing Solar Panels

Abstract

Solar pumping systems are specially designed to maintain constant water supplies for the population, animals and irrigation in remote areas where there’s no electricity. Solar panels theft has been a persisting problem around the world and greater challenges come from criminals. In this thesis, presents design of security system remotely installed solar panels to protect the solar panels and to ensure the continuity of the solar pumping units operation. The design of security system remotely installed solar panels produce high alarm sounds, send SMS and picture (MMS) message to station administrator when solar panels approached or touched by an intruder. This system uses ultrasonic sensor, microcontroller, GSM modem supports AT command set to send data command via SMS, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) displays the distance and message, buzzer and camera as main components. The software was programmed use BASIC language. The designed was implemented in the hardware used Proteus 7.7 ISIS. Basing on results, one can conclude that the proposed method is stable, reliable and very practical. It has the advantages such as easy to operate, very efficient and low power consumption.