CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM

Introduction

¹The Philippines has a tropical-oriented climate due to their geographical location

near the equator. It is mainly the reason why the temperature is often above its normal

level. In a whole year, the hot weather dominates the most. Because of this

discrepancy, it is natural for the people to find a device for ventilation. The need of

ventilation equipment particularly electric fans is at peak.² An electric fan is a fan having

revolving blades for propelling air, powered by an electric motor. It is one of the things

that mainly contribute to the high power consumption of households due to constant

daily usage. It is also one of the things that people tend to forget to switch off after using

consequently adding to the power consumption. Through the evolution of electronics,

sensors have been made which are very useful including the motion sensors. A motion

sensor is a device that detects physical movement on a device or within an

environment. It has the ability to detect and capture physical and/or kinetic movements

in real time. In this study, the motion sensor will be embedded with the electric fan

which will act as the switch “on and off” of the said device. Solar energy is the

technology used to harness the sun's energy and make it useable. It has been widely

used for an alternative source of energy which is very eco-friendly and efficient.

Electric fans are electrical equipment that produce ventilation with the use of

electricity. Electric fans can also be empowered through the use of alternative

renewable resources such as solar energy and can be connected to a motion sensing
device that can automatically work through movements of certain objects in certain

distances.

The main objectives of this study are convenience and efficiency. The proponent

will effectively connect motion sensing device to automatically switch on and off electric

fan without the effort of manual switching. And empower the electric fan with the use of

alternative renewable source such as solar energy.

Therefore, the proponents will connect motion sensing device to an electric fan

powered by solar energy.