Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Gas Cylinder Valve Regulating System Using Solenoid

Abstract

Developed and developing nations like Ghana frequently experience fire outbreaks which area major problem across the globe. Some causes of such fire outbreaks are due to Leakage gas, electrical fault. Some attendant problems are accidents, loss of life and damage to properties. National fire service stations may be the answer to these conditions in Ghana but few stations are built in some specific places in Ghana. This paper proposed a design and implementation of an intelligent gas stove valve regulating system using Solenoid Valve. Temperature sensor, gas sensor and 555 Timer were used. The proposed system will detect time setting for cooking and cut off gas flow automatically to the stove when food is cooked, gas leakage is detected and when surround temperature is above the threshold. Proteus software is used for designing and simulating of the circuit. Programming was done using the Arduino software. Microcontroller ATMEGA 328 serves as the heart of the design. A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is used to show the condition of the stove. In addition, a buzzer is used to sound an alarm when food is cooked. The system has facilities to shut-off gas stove regulator automatically when food is cooked, gas leakage is detected or when a high temperature is detected.