MAJOR PROJECT SYNOPSIS

TOPIC- A Lamp Dimmer/Fan Regulator

Submitted By: Amritpal Singh (92114)

A Lamp Dimmer/Fan Regulator

Brief Introduction:
This is the circuit diagram of the simplest lamp dimmer or fan regulator. The circuit is based on the principle of power control using a Triac. The circuit works by varying the firing angle of the Triac. Resistors R1, R2 and capacitor C2 are associated with this. The firing angle can be varied by varying the value of any of these components. Here R1 is selected as the variable element. By varying the value of R1 the firing angle of Triac changes (in simple words, how much time should Triac conduct) changes. This directly varies the load power, since load is driven by Triac. The firing pulses are given to the gate of Triac T1 using Diac D1.

Objective:
The aim of the project is to save the energy or power, used in places like libraries where lighting is very important for the people who come to read books. So, the libraries will be well illuminated with many lamps. At the same time when people are not present at a particular reading place the lighting can be made off by using Dimmer and when people come to that area, according to the LDR lighting can be made sufficiently brighter. By using this system, we can also adjust the speed of the Fan according to the room temperature using Thermostat and Dimmer.

Proposed Circuit:

Probable Cost:

List of Components:

R1 10 K 1 Watt Resistor R2 100 K Potentiometer (Variable Resistance) C1 0.1 uF (500V or above ) Polyester Capacitor T1 BT 136 Triac D1 DB2 Diac