MORADABAD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MORADABAD Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering STREET-LIGHT-CONTROLLER-CIRCUIT

Name : Kashish Agarwal Section : J Branch: Electronics & Communication Roll No : 1208231081 2013- 2014
Introduction: In this mini project of street light circuit using LDR, we are going to operate street light using light dependent resistor (LDR). Components required: Following are the components which we are going to use for this mini-project of street light circuit using LDR: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. LDR (R1) Resistors : R2 = 100K, R3 = 1K, R4 = 1K Transistors: Q1 = BC 107, Q2 = SL100 K1 = SPDT relay 230V Lamp 9V battery Fuse (optional) Description: The circuit diagram for the street light controller is shown in figure below. It automatically switches OFF the bulb when sun rises and switch ON again when night falls. In fact you can this circuit for implementing any type of automatic night light.

Year: 2nd Session:

street-light-controller-circuit Light dependent resistor i.e. LDR is the main component used in this mini-project. We know that the resistance of the LDR decreases as the intensity of the light increases and vice versa. Same principle is used here. When there is presence of light the resistance of LDR will be low. So the voltage drop across the pot R2 will be high, which keeps the transistor Q1 on. The collector of Q1 (BC107) is coupled to base of Q2(SL100). So Q2 will be OFF and so do the relay. The bulb will remain OFF. Similarly at night the intensity of light decreases and resistance of LDR increases. Therefore the resistance of pot R2 decreases below 0.6V. This makes transistor Q1 OFF which in turn makes Q2 ON. The relay will be energized and the bulb will glow. Application:

POT R2 can be used to adjust the sensitivity of the circuit. You can use bulb of any wattage, provided that relay should have the sufficient rating. The circuit can be powered from a regulated 9V DC power supply. The relay K1 can be a 9V SPDT relay.