Embedding Bluetooth into green IoT for a sustainable smart living

Abstract

The development of the Internet of Things and their integration in smart cities have changed the way society work and live. Green IoT evolves around by designing, leveraging and enabling technology to support and achieve sustainable development. Hence, this study highlights on greening IoT towards a sustainable smart living. Main aim is to embed Bluetooth into Green IoT controlled device. This project in this study is named as Green IoT Bluetooth Hotmeal Container (GIoT-BHMC) which satisfies energy saving, cost effectivity, supports smart industries and smart living. The idea is reheating food using Bluetooth technology and rechargeable AA batteries installed in a food container yet rejecting the use of electricity. Reheat process is controlled by mobile application developed in an android environment. Four phases allocated for this study consisting of planning for design, development of device with Bluetooth technology, integration and testing phase and finally the implementation phase. User acceptance test was conducted too to ensure study findings meet users’ requirements. Study contributes to energy efficiency, sustainability on smart living and green metrics. To-date, GIoT plays crucial role in making a better-off citizen. In specific, efficient resource utilization, sustainability, reducing energy consumption, pollution, and e-waste are the main idea of greening the technology. This study is a practical insight towards eco-friendly and sustainable city based on emerging GIoT technologies.