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Basic Details of the Team and

Problem Statement
Ministry Name: Ministry of Environment

PS Code: SIH1393
Problem Statement Title: Water and Electricity Tracking App

Team Name: CODE CRAFTERS

Team Leader Name: Siddharth Varade

Institute Code (AISHE):

Institute Name: JSPM’s Bhivarabai Sawant Institute of
Technology and Research

Theme Name: Smart Automation

 Idea/Approach Details
An Android and IOS application that is capable of monitoring electricity and water usage in
real-time and giving appropriate nudges to the user if the resources are extensively in use or
if not the user is aware. This application uses technologies like Artificial Intelligence and
Data Science in order to enhance features and give accurate readings. The front end of the
application is created using Flutter and Dart technologies. Wireless data transmission
technologies such as wireless communication and LoRa can be used to transmit and access
the data from the Smart Electricity and Smart Water Meters. Cloud services such as AWS
can be used to store the data recorded by the Smart Meters. Features of the App :
1: Real-time monitoring of the use of resources - Display current electricity usage in real-
time, including watts, kilowatts, or any other relevant units. - Show the fluctuations in
electricity consumption throughout the day.
2: Capable of storing and giving insights related to historical data.
3: The app will be capable of estimating the bill cost of the resources and also come with a
bill payment integrated system.
4: The app gives alerts and notifications to the user for abnormally high usage.
5: Daily, monthly, and yearly energy usage reports will be displayed on the application.
Technology Stack
7: Energy usage goals will be customizable for every user according to their preferences. Frontend: Flutter & Dart
Backend : Python, Data Science
8: Geolocation and weather data will be displayed as warnings for power cut-offs in the near
future.
Database : Firebase
9: Multiplatform support, customer service, review and customization. Cloud: AWS, Google Cloud Platform
Wireless Data Transmission, LoRa
Idea/Approach Details
Describe your Use Cases here
 Usage History: The app can provide a historical overview of water and
electricity consumption, allowing users to analyze their usage patterns over
days, weeks, or months. This historical data can help users identify long-term
trends and make informed decisions about their resource usage.
 Cost Estimation: By integrating utility rates, the app can estimate the cost
of water and electricity usage based on real-time or historical data. Users can
gain insights into how their consumption affects their utility bills, helping
them keep in budget and make more cost-effective choices.
 Efficiency Tips: The app can provide personalized recommendations and
tips to help users reduce their water and electricity consumption. These
suggestions may include reminders to turn off lights when not in use,
suggestions for upgrading to energy-efficient appliances, or guidance on
water-saving techniques.
 Goal Setting: Users can set goals for reducing their water and electricity
consumption. The app can track their progress towards these goals and
provide visual feedback to motivate and encourage users to achieve greater
efficiency.
 Comparison and Benchmarking : The app can allow users to compare
their water and electricity usage to similar households or industry averages.
This benchmarking feature can provide users with a sense of how their
consumption stacks up and encourages them to strive for greater efficiency.
 Alerts and Notifications: The app can send users alerts or notifications
when their water or electricity consumption exceeds certain thresholds or
when they have achieved specific milestones towards their efficiency goals .
Dependencies/Show Stoppers :
⮚ 1: Limitations of accessing data: It is difficult to get access
to the servers where the data of smart water and electric
meters is collected. The service provider may or may not
agree to give access to their respective server due to various
data security and company limitations.
⮚ 2: The format of accessed data: Even if we are given
permission to access the data from the data centers, the
format of data in every data center would likely be different
and therefore it is difficult to build such a generalized model
which would be capable of dealing with all the variations
and still give accurate results.
⮚ 3: Smart home customization system: Data needs to be
centralized for each house and it should be easy to handle by
each user.
⮚ 4:Prediction of overusing is difficult: Even for well-trained
machine learning models, it is extremely difficult to predict
which device is overusing the resource by the amount of
variations in the usage with respect to time.
⮚ 5:Affordability of technology: The implementation of the
technology should be designed considering its affordability
on large scale application.
Team Member Details
Team Leader Name: Siddharth Varade
Branch: BE Stream: CS Year: II
Team Member 1 Name: Manoj Rajure
Branch: BE Stream: CS Year: II
Team Member 2 Name: Nitesh Ranjankar
Branch: BE Stream: IT Year: II
Team Member 3 Name: Sarthak Bhalerao
Branch: BE Stream: IT Year: II
Team Member 4 Name: Mitesh Patil
Branch: BE Stream: CS Year: II
Team Member 5 Name: Prachi Janjire
Branch: BE Stream: IT Year: II