Project Analysis - GSMA IoT Course

1. GSMA Course on IoT
Analysis of final project
• Indoor Air Quality
Monitoring System
• M Kasim
Final Project
Submitted By
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2. • Use of air purifiers to improve quality of indoor air
in homes and industrial environment is becoming
popular.
• People spent most of their time in indoor
environment. Increasing pollution, dust, pet
dander, pollens etc. cause allergies and other
diseases. Air purifiers help in removing these
pollutants.
• This is a critical issue for improving health
particularly in cities and industries where pollution
levels remain very high
• People don’t know if they really need a air purifier,
if so, how long it should be run and whether it is
making any real improvement in the quality of air
Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System
• Problem
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3. Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System
• Monitoring the indoor air quality at present is
passive
• People buy air purifiers on own assessment or
Doctor’s recommendation
• Effectiveness of Air purifier can not be related to
quantitative measurements
• Optimization of running time of air purifier is an
issue, affects lifetime and maintenance, such as
replacement of filters etc.
• Remote activation of air purifier system e.g. prior
to reaching home to prepare environment in
schools factories
• Passive use of Air purifiers is not viewed as a
critical device, so companies find market
expansion difficult
Need assessment
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4. Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System
• Indoor Household IoT enabled
Air Purifiers
• To be developed as a B2C IoT
solution for integrated Air purifiers
• IoT sensors for particulate matter,
other pollutant to be monitored in
indoor air
• Sensors system to be used for active
working of air purifiers in the
monitored area
• Industrial air purification system
pharmaceutical, fiberglass, cement
and other industries
• Industrial Air Purifiers
• To be developed as a B2B IoT solution
for integrated Air purifiers for
industrial applications
• IoT sensors for particulate matter,
chemical pollutants to be monitored
in industrial environment for safety
of workers
• Sensors system to be used for active
working and remote control of air
purifiers in the monitored area
• Targeted industries such as
pharmaceutical, fiberglass, cement
etc.
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5. Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System
Consumers
• Homes, Offices , Schools, Hospitals, and
other public places like theatres, halls etc. in
cities where pollution levels are high
• Industrial users
Solution
• Can be developed as a B2C IoT solution or
B2B IoT solution for integrated Air purifiers
• IoT sensors for particulate matter, other
pollutant to be monitored in indoor air
• Sensors system to be used for active
working of air purifiers in the monitored
area
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6. Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System
Benefits
• Active assessment of Indoor air quality,
improved efficiency and performance
• Higher consumer trust for the efficacy
and need of air purifiers
• Product branding and differentiation for
air purifier company
• Ease of operation, maintenance and
better consumer experience
• Optimize running time of air purifier
system, longer life
• Remote activation of air purifier system
e.g. prior to reaching home
• IoT enabled air purifiers can be used as a
crowd source for real time monitoring of
air quality in an area an people can be
alerted and remedial measures can be
taken accordingly
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7. Technologies
Network area • Local area network is required within home, office or factory premises
• Connectivity for managing operation of multiple devices
Spectrum
• Dedicated connectivity to be used though it is not be an essential requirement
• Delay in data transmission is not so critical but a reliable connectivity will be
required for offering good quality of service
• Shared spectrum usage my create interference issues or occasional denial of
service
Battery Life
• Battery life is not a constraint so Low battery life requirements
• The IoT system and device is to be installed indoor so no constraints on device
size, footprint, power consumption etc.
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8. Technologies
Connection
cost
Module cost
• Low to Medium cost required since the air purifiers are not high cost devices
• Sensors for monitoring particulate matter may be bit expensive as new sensors
may be required to be developed
• However as the device is installed indoor, extreme miniaturization may not be
necessary and normal battery requirements may help optimize its costs
• Low cost technologies required so that user expenses are minimized
• Local area network with low cost technologies will suffice
Bandwidth
• Low to Medium depending upon data generated by the sensors
• Will depend upon the sensing method used but a medium data output is
expected
Technologies
• 3G/ Zigbee /RF Mesh
• A local hub would be required to connect to multiple devices thereafter cellular
connectivity can be used to connect to central facility from where the monitoring and
remote control of the devices is to be done
• In case of use of fewer devices cellular connectivity to individual device may be useful for
controlling it remotely
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9. Business Models
• It may be useful where the device is sold to
customers who pay upfront for device and
a recurring fee towards maintaining it in
good working condition
• Under this model a part of the device cost
is to be shared with the IoT company
• The operational and maintenance support
can be provided by IoT company on
recurring fee payable by users
• Non IoT maintenance parts like filters etc.
can be sourced by IoT company from device
manufacturer
• Transactional model can be good option for
individual consumers
• There can be different business B2B or B2C models depending upon how the Device is developed and marketed
• Normally Air purifier manufacturers sell it under their brand names and therefore they would like to retain the
same marketing strategy
• The following business models appear appropriate
Transactional model
• Under this model the IoT Company or the
Device brand manufacturer rents the Device
for a fixed periodic fee
• It can be hire purchase scheme or purely
rental scheme with some initial security
deposit to safeguard the interests of the
service provider
• It may be useful where the device is provided
to customers on payment of a recurring fee
towards costs, and maintaining it in good
working condition
• Under this model the recurring fee is to be
shared between the OEM and the IoT
company
• The operational and maintenance support
can be provided by IoT company
Product as a service model
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10. • Sensor malfunction
• Loss of signal or remote activation due to
cellular signal loss which can be random
• Maintenance and replacement of the Air
Purifier non IoT parts like filters
• Failure of the Air purifier itself
• These issue can be resolved by having well
defined business agreements between the
IoT company and the air purifier OEM
• The operational issue may be more critical
in industrial application of the solution
• Failure related operational issues can
however be easily taken care of by getting
periodic health status of the device
Operational issues
• Taxation issues – different on products
and services
• Ownership issues of the device in case it
being provided on rental or hire
purchase basis
• Data privacy and protection related to a
specific user
• Quality of service
• Manufacturing data output of a
company need to be kept confidential
• Massive database of the devices will get
created once the device is widely
accepted and installed. Data Disaster
recovery and protection becomes a
critical issue
Policy issues
Operational and Policy Issues
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11. Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System
GSMA Course on IoT
Analysis of final project
M Kasim
Email : mkasim.mcrc@gmail.com
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