Automatic Street Light Control System
Here is our new simple Electrical/Electronic project about Automatic Street Light Control System.
It is a simple and powerful concept, which uses transistor (BC 547 N-P-N) as a switch to switch ON and OFF the street light system automatically.
- It automatically switches ON lights when the sunlight goes below in the visible region of our eyes. (e.g.in evening after Sunset).
- It automatically switches OFF lights when Sunlight fall on it (i.e.on LDR) e.g. in mourning, by using a sensor called LDR (Light
- Dependent Resistor) which senses the light just like our eyes.
ADVANTAGES
- By using this Automatic system for street light controlling, we can reduce energy consumption because the manually operated street lights are not switched off properly even the sunlight comes and also not switched on earlier before sunset.
- In sunny and rainy days, ON and OFF time differ noticeably which is one of the major dis-advantage of using timer circuits or manual operation for switching the street light system.
Now let’s begin (Step by Step)
REQUIREMENTS
- LDR Light Dependent Resistor
- Take 2 transistors (N-P-N transistor-BC-547 or BC 147 or BC 548)
- Resistor-1K, 330 Ohm, 470 ohm
- Light emitting diode (LED)–Any color
- Connecting wires-Use single-core plastic-coated wire of 0.6 mm diameter (the standard size)- you can use wire that is used for computer networking.
- Power supply- 6V or 9V
PROCEDURE
- Insert first transistor Q1-BC 547(N-P-N) on board (or general PCB)as shown in the circuit diagram 1.
- Connect another transistor Q2-BC 547(N-P-N) on board as in step1.
- Connect wires across emitter pin of both transistors and –ve terminal of battery (lowest/bottom row of board.)
- Connect a wire across collector pin of transistor Q1 and Base pin of transistor Q2.
- Connect a resistor of 1 k across positive terminal of battery (top most row of board) and collector pin of transistor Q1.
- Connect Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) across positive terminal of battery (top most row of board) and base terminal of transistor Q1.
- Insert a resistor-330 Ohm across base pin of transistor Q1 and negative terminal of battery (lowest bottom row of board).
- Connect a resistor 330R across positive terminal of battery (top mostrow of board) and anode terminal of LED (Light emitting diode) & Connect the cathode terminal of LED to Collector pin of transistor Q2.
- The simple circuit is ready for testing now. Connect 6V battery terminals to the circuit as shown in fig and see the output. As you block light falling on Light dependent resistor (LDR), the LED glows.
- LED GLOWS EVEN IN LESS DARKNESS.Use torch light or Lighter if the LED glows in less darkness in addition,you can try to adjust the sensitivity of this circuit by using a variable resistor in place of R1- 300Ohm. Try this circuit with other resistances as well, (e.g.,1 KΩ,10 KΩ and 100 KΩ etc)
Fig: Auto Street light Control
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