ABSTRACT

The project involves the scale down model of SPV powered sensooperated escalator
system. In this project, attempt has been made to develop scale-down model of escalator
system, which will work on solar power.
As human is developing and has step in the modern technological era years back,
invented many things many things reading communication, luxury, transportation etc for rapid
growth speed is necessary and for speed obviously communication/transportation field, among
them is the invention of escalator. Modern days escalator find their installation at various
crowded places they are serving people very well, they are now part of essentialities with social
life.
Escalators are typically used in pairs in with one going up 7 the other going down. Some
modern escalator in stores & shopping malls has glass sides, which allow their working to be
viewed. Although most escalators are straight, some shopping malls use curved versions.
When using escalator, passengers who wish to stand & let them selves be carried up & down
should stand on one side to allow more impatient users to walk past them. However, which side
varies from place to place.
Keeping in mind the ever-rising usage of escalator the concept of partial automation of
escalator along with “solar Energy usage” came in to being.

BRIEF IDEA
As the escalator is used for mass transportation across floors, it is very popular in big
cities, metros at the places like Airport, business centers, shopping malls, hotels, subways,
considering a working day, there are rush hours & low rush hours; even there are certain timings
when rush is too mush low. Presently the escalators are made on early in the morning & off late
in the night, meanwhile in the low rush hours they are kept off.
In this project our goal is to carry out partial automation of escalator by using weight
sensors so that whenever a person approaches the same the escalator start working unto a
specific time span ending at the instance when that person would have crossed the final
destination. This is achieved with using timer circuit.
Also in the weight when there is heavy load on electricity, this escalator is managed to
run on electrical energy stored in battery using solar panels at daytime. This project has been
carried out on a scale down model of escalator.

ESCALATOR
Full Automation of Escalator with Solar Energy as Power Source

All the limitation associated with the partial automation of escalator are worked out successfully
in full automation project keeping the model of the escalator same as previous. These projects
also include scheduling of escalator (viz. On & off timing, continues & automated timing
operations as per shopping mall, airport or multiplex.)
WHAT IS SCHEDULING WITH RTC (REAL TIME CLOCK):

Scheduling: Scheduling is nothing but an alarm as like in digital watch.

Consider an example that person is sleeping & he had already set alarm for specific
timing timing, so that he wake up at that time. That is person need the interrupt to
microcontroller on specified time to do its work.

RTC is real time clock, which is same as our digital watch.

SOLAR POWER
The project Model is made to run/work on solar energy using solar photovoltaic cell so as
to cut down the running cost of escalator & helping the usage of green energy as well. This the
project that may find its application in industries.

WORKING
The working of the system is very simple. Whenever a person approaches
say to go upstairs, the weight sensors in between the path senses the weight of
the person and continues the trigger of the timer I.C. i.e., it triggers the timer I.C.
and the escalator starts working. It works/runs upto the specified time set by the
potentiometer. Meanwhile the time is set such that the escalator starts
working suddenly after the weight sensor triggers the I.C. and stops a few
moments after the person has arrived the destination, thus the time is calculated
with a bit of delay period before approaching and after arrival. This gives the
person normal working situation of the escalator and person can cross it
without hesitation.

Whenever a person approaches point ‘A’ of weight sensor. The

weight sensor continues the circuit of 555, which is a trigger circuit. As soon as
this trigger events occurs the 555 timer I.C. starts giving power supply to relay.
This power supply is given to the relay for a time, which is set in the
potentiometer ‘PT’ the power supply manages by the 555, I.C. finds its way from
a 9 Volt D.C. battery. During the activated condition of the relay (RLY), the relay
continues the circuit of motor from a 6 V D.C. power supply, the ‘PWR’. The
relay continues the power supply as per the time set in the potentiometer (PT).
The various modes of working can be selected from the toggle switch
control panel by reading the instruction given thereby. One thing must be
remembered, never to put the motor on solar energy while charging the battery
from the solar panel.

The solar energy can be used during the high time after changing battery
made for the same; this will put lesser load on the electricity.

Detailed circuit diagram of the system as follow: -