IOT enabled data acquisition system for electric vehicle
Vinay Gupta, Nishant Sharma, Deepesh Maram, Himanshu Priyadarshi
Abstract
Electrical Vehicles (EV) are being embraced in the automobile sector in wake of increasing awareness regarding the environmental hazards caused by the toxic emissions caused by petroleum fueled vehicles. The workhorse of the EV is a high-current rating BLDC motor, fed from a secondary battery. Battery parameters and other related EV electrical observables have to be continually monitored, for multiple purpose related to research, industrial concerns, etc. With a futuristic vision for automated EVs, the scope of data acquisition and curation becomes even more crucial for proper upkeep of EVs. The proposed platform utilizes Internet of Things (IoT) sensors’ data acquisition and cloud platform ThingSpeak. The IoT sensors collect data sends to Cloud Platform through ESP2866(Wi-Fi Module) connected to sensors monitored by Laptop/smart phone. ThingSpeak - a MATLAB based cloud platform has been used for graphical data display, and simplified analysis. The proposed IoT based Cloud Platform Data Acquisition is meant to improve scalability, safety, reliability and optimal operation of complex EV System.