TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Taguig Campus

Electronic Engineering Department

FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM

EXERCISE 3 AND 4

CARREON, Kimberly C.

BET-ELEX-2A

PROF. ENGR. RICA JANE KOSCA

2020-2021
 Exercise 3: Automatic Street Lighting System 

A Common system uses a timer to set the state of the street light. It ON and OFF at a specific
time  (Night = ON and Day = OFF).  Duration within ON and OFF is set up by timer. Determine
the physical quantities and each part of the block diagram.

INPUT SIGNAL CONTROLLER ACTUATOR SYSTEM OUTPUT

SIGNAL

Variables (signals) Device Device Open-loop control Actual Output signal

system
 Ambiance of  Timer  Light  Automatic  Lamp ON at
Light at circuit Actuators Street lighting NIGHTIME
DAYTIME  Relay system (approximately
 Presence of 10 Hours)
Darkness at (controlling
NIGTHTIME. System that  Lamp OFF at
(through the standard interconnects DAYTIME
time set-up system) elements) (approximately
 Assemble of 12 hours)
Street light
Exercise 4: Automatic Street Lighting System 
A Common system uses a sensor as input element. The System automatically ON and OFF as
the light sensor detects the light. Not regarding the particular time. Dark = ON and Bright =
OFF). Determine the physical quantities in block diagram.
REFERRENCE Variables (signals)
INPUT  Ambiance of LIGHT in DAYTIME.
 Presence of DARKNESS in
NIGHTTIME.

COMPARATOR Device
 Comaparator IC
 Relay

Device
CONTROLLER  Photoelectric Devices
 Regulate brightness of lamp.
 Timer Circuit
ACTUATOR Device
 Sensor-actuator network
 Relay
PROCESS/ Close-loop control system
SYSTEM  Automatic Street lighting system
(controlling system that interconnects
elements)
 Assemble street light system
OUTPUT Actual Output signal
SIGNAL  If Sensor detects brightness, the street
lamp will OFF.
 If sensor doesn’t detect any light through
form of heat, the street light will ON.
(regardless of particular time)
MEASURING Device
ELEMENT  Light sensor detector
 Presence Detector