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Roopa Lokeshwar,
Department of Industrial &
Production Engineering,
BVB College of Engineering &
Technology,
Hubli, Karnataka, India
plroopa@yahoo.in
Sameer S Sattur,
Department of Industrial &
Production Engineering,
BVB College of Engineering &
Technology,
Hubli, Karnataka, India
sattur.sameer@gmail.com
Abstract
Gases
Flammable
Methane, butane
LPG, propa n e
Toxic
Representation
RISK OF
FIRE, EXPLOSION
Hydrogen carbon
monoxide
RISK OF
POISONING
Asphyxiate
Oxygen
deficiency
RISK OF
SUFFOCAT ION
5 minute
15 minute
3%
2.5%
2.0%
60 minute
1%
V. WORKING PRINCIPLE
The functionality of this system can be divided into two steps:
i) Detection of LPG leakage
Here, the MQ6 gas sensor is placed in the vicinity of the gas
cylinder. In the advent of gas leakage, the resistance of the
sensor decreases thereby increasing its conductivity. The sensor
sends the signal to the microcontroller.
ii) Controlling the leakage of LPG gas
pinMode(motorpin1,OUTPUT);
pinMode(motorpin2,OUTPUT);
VI. CONNE CT I O NS
The connections are as follows:
if(sensorValue>150)
{
digitalWrite(buz,HIGH);
delay(10000);
digitalWrite(buz,LOW);
digitalWrite(ena1,HIGH);
digitalWrite(motorpin1,LOW);
digitalWrite(motorpin2,HIGH);
delay(10000);
}
else
{
digitalWrite(buz,LOW);
digitalWrite(ena1,LOW);
digitalWrite(motorpin1,LOW);
digitalWrite(motorpin2,HIGH);
}
}
VII. ADVA NT A G ES
a) It also detects alcohol so it is used as liquor tester.
b) The sensor has excellent sensitivity combined with a
quick fast response time.
c) The system is highly reliable, tamper-proof and
secure.
d) In the long run the maintenance cost is very less
when Compared to the present systems.
e) It is possible to get instantaneous results and with
High accuracy.
VIII. APPLI CAT I O NS
i) Because of its low power consumption, reliability,
Portability this system used in other applications likes
Smoke detection [3].
ii) They are used for domestic purpose that is in homes to
Detect and control the LPG gas leakage in the absence of
Landlord.
IX. CONCL USI O N
The gas leakage detection system was proposed, designed and
successfully implemented in this paper for home safety and
industrial applications. This system detects leakage of LPG
gas and as an emergency measure the system will turn off the
regulator, while activating the alarm. The leakage is detected
with the help of MQ-6 g a s sensor. Sensor sends a signal to
microcontroller. In the next step microcontroller sends an
active signal to other externally connected devices. The cost
involved in developing the system is significantly low and is
much less than the cost of gas detectors commercially
available in the market.
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