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DOI:10.14738/aivp.102.12082. Rompis, L., Dame, K., Rottie, R., Pandelaki, S., & Polly, V. (2022). A Sliding Lamp for Room Lighting. European Journal of Applied
Sciences, 10(2). 245-252.
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A Sliding Lamp for Room Lighting
Lianly Rompis
Electrical Engineering Study Program
Universitas Katolik De La Salle Manado, Indonesia
Kristian Dame
Electrical Engineering Study Program
Universitas Katolik De La Salle Manado, Indonesia
Ronaldo Rottie
Industrial Engineering Study Program
Universitas Katolik De La Salle Manado, Indonesia
Steven Pandelaki
Informatics Engineering Study Program
Universitas Katolik De La Salle Manado, Indonesia
Victori Polly
Electrical Engineering Study Program
Universitas Katolik De La Salle Manado, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Room lighting is very important because good lighting will nourish our eyes and
minds when reading so that whatis read can be applied correctly. Reading activities
will not feel tiring, but rather fun for everyone, especially families and children.
Reading is one of the main activities of humans that will continue needed for
generations. Poor lighting will hamper the human ability to understand and
recognize the development of science and technology in order to improve living
standards and economic prosperity. So far, the lighting produced by humans with
the creation of electricity and lamps has been very useful in helping human works,
especially in helping to create good lighting for the needs of the learning process.
Technological developments and the current era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0
require energy efficiency and proper treatment in helping the order of human life.
There have been many technologies, methods and procedures created to support
the advancement of electricity and the development of alternative energy. This
paper describes the basic concept of designing a sliding lamp prototype for room
lighting which is expected to contribute to science and technology and can offer
good solution for creating better lighting according to the needs of society,
institutions, and industry. The basic concept of our research will be further
developed into a further concept by the Research Lecturers Team of the Faculty of
Engineering, Unika De La Salle Manado. The research methodology is literature
study, diagrams and drawings design, circuit design and simulation. The results
provide something positive for future works that can be further developed and
perfected.
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Keywords: Sliding Lamp; Shifting Lamp; Room Lighting; Study Room; Lamp Installation.
INTRODUCTION
Considering the importance of human needs for lighting and the essential role of lamp in
supporting the need for reading and learning, out team conducted research which has a
relationship with study room lighting design using logic circuit [1, 2].
Several studies on lighting have been carried out previously by several lecturers and experts in
the field of Electrical Engineering, which they conducted a study of efficiency, the comparison
of the used lamps and the design of the layout of the lamps on the ceiling of the room to provide
good and strong lighting that supports the implementation of practicum in the laboratory [3, 4,
5].
In conclusion, it is obtained that the approach/simulation to perform power calculations and
the placement of strong points of lamps is very appropriate to do, as an approach that has an
analysis of the strength of light with a profile diagram of the intensity of light [3]. Other studies
that have been carried out are also related to the analysis of the light intensity of colored lamps
in a room with white walls and the analysis of electric power absorption on the walls of a
colored room [4, 5].
Those studies were conducted to create better lighting and energy saving lighting systems for
the learning process [6, 7]. The design concept for our research was seen from a little bit
different perspective but hopefully can complement the previous research where we suggest
that good ligthing can be generated from the position of the lamp that approach the subject or
object in the room [8, 9-12].
That is the reason why this research will design a prototype of a sliding lamp for room lighting.
Lamp can be slided or shifted according to its track and creates a better lighting for learning
process.
RESEARCH METHOD
Based on the research method in references [4,5], we made a theoretical and analytical
approaches through Literature Study, Diagram and Picture Design, Circuit Design, and
Simulation.
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Figure 1. Sliding Lamp Block Diagram
For basic concept for our prototype, we use lamp as main component, and track together with
electronic circuit as the supporting components. The block diagram for the sliding lamp design
is shown in figure 1.
The transfer of lights requires a path or track that is designed according to the size of a room
and lighting needs. An electronic circuit is needed to move the lamp so that it moves along the
track and stops at the desired position.
The shape of the track can be different, and the size varies depending on the shape of the space
and lighting needs. In figure 2 to figure 6 we describe the choices of track forms that considered
to be designed for room lighting.
Figure 2. Horizontal and Vertical Line Track
Figure 3. Circle Track
Figure 4. Ellipse Track
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Figure 5. Rectangular or Square Track
Figure 6. Triangle Track
The size and selection of the track depends on the size of the room and lighting requirements
(e.g., position of tables and chairs, location and display of the LCD projector, front of the reader,
and so on).
The selection of a suitable track and according to needs must also be considered along with the
availability of supporting electronic components and flexible track construction.
For example, if the study room is rectangular in size and has 2 (two) reading areas or tables
that are next to each other and parallel to each other, then using only a lamp and an electronic
circuit, the position of the lamp can be shifted or slided following a straight-line trajectory.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
After conducting a literature study to understand more about electricity for lighting and room
lighting, we chose a straight-line trajectory or horizontal line track for our initial research track.
The first step we took to start the design was to design block diagrams and drawings for room
lighting.
System Block Diagram
Given in figure 7, we can see from the system block diagram that there are several supporting
components, including a microcontroller that functions as a data processor. The
microcontroller is Arduino. This microcontroller is an open source, so it is free to use. The
voltage source required for the microcontroller is 5–12-volt dc (direct current).
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Figure 7. System Block Diagram
The motor driver connected to the microcontroller functions as a driver of the actuator or
wheel in the system. The motor driver itself requires a voltage source of 7.4 volts dc to be able
to move the wheels. This system uses a Bluetooth network that works at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.
The Bluetooth network is a medium that connects the microcontroller with smart phones,
where the control system can be carried out using a smartphone remotely within a range of ±
10 meters.
Figure 8. Test Arena
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Figure 8 shows the design of the sliding lamp system test arena. The test arena was made of
triplex with a length of 100 cm and a width of 30 cm, which has an inner box hole with a width
of 10 cm
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
Several materials and tools were selected and chose to build the test arena and the electronic
circuit, such as triplex wood, paint, microcontroller Arduino, power supply, lamp with fitting,
driver motor, wheel, Bluetooth, smartphone, and cable.
System Design
Figure 9 shows the test arena together with lamp fitting and lamp itself that can move according
to instructions from controller.
Figure 9. Prototype of A Sliding Lamp
Number 1 in figure 10 shows the driver of motor (dc actuator) and the wheel at sliding lamp
system.
Figure 10. Motor and Wheel
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Figure 11. A Robot of A Sliding Lamp
Figure 11 above is a display of sliding lamp robot. Form the figure, number 1 is a
microcontroller that functions as a data processing. Number 2 is a driver motor and number 3
is power supply. The power supply for the design is a series of battery 18650.
Figure 12. Sliding Lamp System Controller Testing
Figure 12 shows the display of controller application on sliding lamp system. This application
is a supporting application for Bluetooth HC-05 and still can be modified according to system
requirements.
CONCLUSION
In this paper, the new design of room lighting model has been generated and could be designed
with line track and electronic circuit. The design could support better lighting where the lamp
installation becomes flexible and energy saving because can be moved or slided to another lamp
nodes according to track construction model. This research can be developed more advance in
the future by Faculty of Engineering Team, Unika De La Salle Manado for a complex track
prototype such as ellipse or circle.
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