Thesis Archive
Zigbee And RFID-Based Inventory System For TCCK Industrial Company (2009)
Roberto L. De Jesus, Ralph Vincent Kyle L. Lim, Gian Carlo M. Marquez, Reinald Austin U. Tan, advised by Engr. Jingel A. Tio
Abstract:
-This paper presents and documents the research project entitled “ZigBee and RFID Based Inventory System for TCCK Industrial Company”. The research is mainly focused on developing an inventory management system specifically tailored to the company’s operations. This project aims to manage and organize TCCK’s method of doing inventory. This expandable inventory system would be implemented by integrating two radio frequency technologies namely the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and the ZigBee. The inventory system consists of both hardware and software divisions. The hardware division is composed of a microcontroller circuit which controls either an RFID interrogator or a keypad attached to it. The RFID module is responsible for keeping track of the tagged tools. On the other hand, raw material transactions may be done remotely using the Keypad module. The data coming to and from the modules are transmitted through ZigBee, to a central workstation where the software application is installed. The software application program, wherein the administration of the inventory is done, is comprised of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and an online database. Users may view the inventory at any time through internet, which is an added feature of the system.TEG or Thermoelectric generator is a unique type of transducer that is capable of converting any heat source directly into electrical energy by using the concept of “Seebeck Effect”. The configuration created for harnessing the waste heat from the air conditioning unit focuses on utilizing the “Seebeck Effect” by means of installing a cooling system to the cold side of the TEG array, and a copper plate on the hot side of the TEG array to spread the heat evenly on the hot side of the TEG array to attain the highest voltage possible. The electrical output attained will be fed to a DC-DC boost converter to boost the voltage to power up certain devices or charge a battery A Voltage Monitoring Module is designed to monitor the voltages of the TEG array, the DC-DC boost converter and the charge of the battery.
Correspondence:
Engr. Jingel A. Tio
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