Automated petrol pump using RFID Technology

Project Title

Automated petrol pump using RFID Technology

Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject Summary

"Nowadays petrol pumps are operated manually. It requires more manpower and is time consuming

process. This project proposes an automatic fuel filling system by using RFID technology. This system can

improve the fuelling process in order to make it easier, reliable, and secure. This system aims at safe and

secure fuel delivery, ensuring that the customer gets the equivalent amount of fuel for what he/she is

paying. Thus successfully eliminating any sort of malpractices that might occur at a various fuel

stations. In this project, we are developing an automated fuel station management system that can overcome the disadvantages of manually operated fuel stations. The result of this methodology will place cashless transactions and authenticated systems. It will also help to save the cost of audits at fuel stations and can help fuel stations to become faster and time saving. Normally in petrol bunks, there is a Human to Human interaction. Our project is to overcome this phenomenon by bringing the interaction between humans and software.  With the proposed mechanism it can avoid the common errors that a human makes.

In recent days the distribution of fuel is controlled manually. Even though there are a lot of automatic

systems existing but still, there are some constraints. For the safe distribution of the fuel, we are

trying to develop an advanced system. In Pakistan,  there are many problems in fuel distribution such as waste of time, lack of reliability in the sales system, and corruption in transactions. Furthermore,  for the security of fuel stations, GSM technology will be used to send messages to authorities. In this system, we use a flow sensor to sense the flow of fuel into the tank. The required quantity of fuel is typed using the keypad. The amount typed will be sent to the pump system through the data modem and the corresponding fuel for that price will be sent to the vehicle’s tank."

Project Objectives

Attributable to the basic circumstances which may exist in various areas, it turns out to be extremely hard to work at these spots. One of the circumstances is filling of oil in vehicles amid intense cold atmosphere.

This prompted the plan to automate the petroleum pump. Plus these petrol pumps are time consuming and require more labor. Regularly working at late night with hard money has the danger of being burglarized and may prompt hazardous circumstance.

The objective of the project is to help the exchange individual and purchaser in such unfriendly conditions. The demands for automized items with programmability are developing day in day out.

Automation has been accomplished by different means including mechanical, electrical and electronic and PCs. In the present quickly developing world there is a need to discover some unique ways for providing facilities to the consumers so as to meet the developing standard. By and large the natural strategy for filling vehicle tank is done physically by laborer exhibit at the spot which regularly utilize distinctive out of line intends to fill their pockets.

The idea of Smart Automated Petrol pump relies on the automation of Petrol pump using a Nextion Lcd and Arduino. By interfacing of different hardware components like Nextion lcd, Arduino, RFID and relays make this system more reliable and secure.

The motivation behind the task is the acknowledgment of a reduced, ease and user demanded facility. Automation of a machine builds the exactness of the work.

Project Implementation Method

Smart Automated Petrol Pump is a project based on the idea to implement a system of controlling petrol pump’s all working using the Human machine interfacing i-e Nextion Lcd and RFID module.

In this self-service, customer shall either pay, before filling or after. This project differentiate itself because of use of Nextion Lcd and RFID module in its installation and designing. A system is available for customers. At first, customer will scan his or her card to see if he is a registered customer or not?

If registered then customer will be allowed to enter the desired amount and costumer gets the identical measure of fuel for what he or she has paid. If customer is not registered he or she will not be allowed to carry forward the further process. In short, this system is providing a security to the users. Customer can enter amount or fill tank to its capacity. Sensors sense the tank presence then allow the petrol to flow.

Benefits of the Project

• The individuals have to undergo from the difficulties at a fuel pumps like no right administration, fraud or cheating and Risk of Robbery, hence, this idea is the comprehensive panacea to all these complications. And as the world is heading towards the advancement of techie, there will not be any problem in implementing this technology.
• Man power is conservatively reduced because of automated self-service.
• Due to use of RFID technology robbery of the fuel from the bunk is avoided.
• The time taken by the system is very less.
• The individuals have to undergo from the difficulties at a fuel pumps like no right administration, fraud or cheating and Risk of Robbery.
• With the use of a petrol pump RFID technology, you can prevent any unauthorized use of fuel. In addition to it, the RFID provides restricted access to petrol pump operators and thereby, facilitating easy tracking of fuel consumption.
• Further, the cases of fuel fraud and abuse are prevented by monitoring fuel shrinkage with the help of a meter reading system. 
• At petrol pump stations, the workforce has a lot of tasks to manage including invoicing. With so much to take care of, there is always some room for error when it comes to manual calculations. Additionally, human error could occur due to the lack of expertise or technical knowledge. However, all these issues are overruled once a RFID comes into the picture
• The RFID technology with ardinu software not only helps your business by improving its efficiency but also the environment. Obtaining Pollution Under Control certificate is a statutory requirement as per some states in the country. A petrol pump software helps in keeping a check on the expiry date of pollution certificate for all customers.
• Petrol Pump software helps in managing accounts, inventory and sale. By generating sale reports and sale registers challan wise, petrol pump software helps in effectively tracking your sales. Another is, credit bills and outstanding payment management feature where bill by bill outstanding report is generated for your sales analysis.
• So, if you are confused about managing your petrol pump, try your hands at RFID technolgy ardino software. There is a lot to be done at a petrol station and the software can help you in its overall management.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Hardware of smart automated petrol pump consists on

• Arduino

• 4x4 Matrix membrane keypad

• 16x2 LCD

• Relays

• Motor pump

• Flow Sensor

• MFRc522IC with RFID cards

• Nextion LCD tft with touch display

• Ultrasonic Sensor

simulations has some limitations like

• adding of PUMP

• RFID interfacing

• nextion interfacing

• flow sensor interfacing

• ultrasonic interfacing

• LCD Arduino interfacing Project is started with the interfacing of LCD module with the Arduino
• keypad Arduino interfacing: In second Step a keypad is interfaced with the Arduino. On pressing the any button detection can be observe on virtual monitor 9600 bond rate.
• Interfacing of LCD keypad and Arduino: After the interfacing of LCD and Arduino and interfacing of keypad and Arduino now it is time to combine all. A Arduino is interfaced with LCD and keypad at the same time.
• Addition of Pump and Relay A relay is replaced by the LED showing in figure above. Realy operates on LOW signal. wire connections are done on Normally open(NO) ports. A water pump is added in series with the relay.Water pump requires 12 volts to operate. so it can not connect directly to Arduino(which is working on 5 volts). A relay is needed.
• Interfacing of Arduino with Flow Sensor :Flow sensor has three pins. Vcc ground and signal pins. signal is a input pin which generate a signal with respect to the flow rate of water.
• Interfacing of LCD,keypad,Flow Sensor and Arduino :There is no more need of any counter as we have sensor to measure the flow rate and amount of passed water. A algorithm in the figure below explaining all the working till here
• Radio Frequency(RF) Module RFID system works on the principal of back scattering of radio waves from card to module. A tag is built up in cards with combination of inductance and capacitance. MFRc522IC module propagates RF waves after back scattering waves are received by MFRc522IC with data of tag ID.
• To finalize the completion of the project some hardware components to be connected to system examples are mentioned above. major task was the simulations which has completed in previous section. hardware portion would be explained.

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry PetroleumOther Industries Agriculture , Food , Transportation , Security Core Technology RoboticsOther Technologies OthersSustainable Development Goals No Poverty, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Reduced InequalityRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	33702
Arduino	Equipment	1	2500	2500
4x4 Matrix membrane keypad	Equipment	1	600	600
16x2 LCD ardino interface	Equipment	1	1200	1200
Relays	Equipment	2	1200	2400
solar dc motor pump	Equipment	1	6000	6000
Flow sensors	Equipment	2	751	1502
MFRc522IC with RFID cards	Equipment	1	2000	2000
Nextion LCD tft with touch display	Equipment	1	12000	12000
Ultrasonic Sensor	Equipment	2	750	1500
structure design	Miscellaneous	1	4000	4000