“WIRELESS AC POWER DETECTOR”

A
Minor Project-II Report
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of

Bachelor of Technology
in
Electronics and Communication Engineering

Submitted to
RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA,
BHOPAL (M.P.)

Guided by Submitted By
Prof. Narayan Patidar Gopi Pawar (0832EC201008)
Shivani Chouhan (0832EC201022)
Nitin Waskle (0832EC213D03)

2022-23

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

ENGINEERING CHAMELI DEVI GROUP OF

INSTITUTIONS
INDORE (M.P.) 452020
“WIRELESS AC POWER DETECTOR”

A Minor Project-II Report submitted to

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award

of

degree of

Bachelor of Technology
in

Electronics and Communication Engineering

by
Gopi Pawar (0832EC201008)
Shivani Chouhan
(0832EC201022) Nitin Waskle
(0832EC213D03)

Under the guidance of

Prof. Narayan Patidar

(Assistant professor)

Session: 2022-23
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Chameli Devi Group of Institutions,

Indore 452 020 (Madhya Pradesh)

 DECLARATION

We certify that the work contained in this report is original and has been done by us under
the guidance of Prof. Narayan Patidar.
a. The work has not been submitted to any other Institute for any degree or diploma.
b. We have followed the guidelines provided by the Institute in preparing the report.
c. We have conformed to the norms and guidelines given in the Ethical Code of Conduct
of the Institute.
d. Whenever we have used materials (data, theoretical analysis, figures, and text) from
other sources, we have given due credit to them by citing them in the text of the report
and giving their details in the references.

Name and Signature of Project Team Members:

Sr. Enrollment No. Name of student Signature of student

No.

1. (0832EC201008) Gopi Pawar

2. (0832EC201022) Shivani Chouhan

3. (0832EC213D03) Nitin Waskle

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 CHAMELI DEVI GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, INDORE

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the minor project-I report entitled, “WIRELESS AC POWER DETECTOR”
is a bonafide work done under my guidance by Mr. Gopi Pawar (0832EC201008), Ms. Shivani
Chouhan (0832EC201022), Mr. Nitin Waskle (0832EC213D03) in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of degree of Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and
Communication Engineering.

Date:

( Prof. Narayan

Patidar) Guide

(Prof. C A Patil) (Prof. Harish Prajapati )

Head of the Department Project Coordinator

(Dr. Manish Shrivastava)

(Principal)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We have immense pleasure in expressing our sincerest and deepest sense of gratitude
towards our guide Prof. Narayan Patidar for the assistance, valuable guidance and co-
operation in carrying out this Project work. We are developing this project with the help of
Faculty members of our institute and we are extremely grateful to all of them. We also take
this opportunity to thank Head of the Department Prof. C.A. Patil, and Principal of Chameli
Devi Group of Institutions, Dr. Manish Prajapati, for providing the required facilities for
the project work. We are greatly thankful to our parents, friends and faculty members for
their motivation, guidance and help whenever needed.

Name and signature of team Members:

1. Gopi Pawar (0832EC201008) …………………………………………………………….

2. Shivani Chouhan (0832EC201022) …………………………………………………………….

3. Nitin Waskle (0832EC213D03) …………………………………………………………….

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS Page No.

Title Page

Declaration i

Certificate by the Supervisor ii

Acknowledgement iii

List of Figures iv

Abstract v

Chapter 1– Introduction
1.1 Background of Project 1
1.2 Object of Project 2
1.3 Problem Statement 3
1.4 Scope of Project 4
1.5 Project Methodology 5
1.6 Literature Survey 6

Chapter 2- Hardware & Software Description

2.1 Block Diagram 7
2.2 Circuit Diagram 8
2.3 Hardware Requirements 9

Chapter 3- Working Methodology

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Chapter 4- Conclusion & Future Scope of Study 18

Project Snaps 20

List of References 22

Appendix ---

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 ABSTRACT

Electricity can cause serious injury or even death which is why safety must come first when
working with electricity or electrical devices. In order to avoid injury, prior to starting work
on an electrical box such as an AC mains switch-board or a power supply, for example, you
must first verify there is no AC voltage. If you can't completely isolate your device from the
supply wires, how can you be sure that there's no voltage remaining? Enter a non-contact AC
voltage detector.

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1. 1 Background of Project-

The concept of working behind this project is that a live wire has alternating current
flowing through hit. These also radiate from the wires and hence can be felt nearby
sensing circuit which is properly turned to do so. The project has an antenna which
does this task of receiving these radiating waves .The received waves can be converted
into a human recognizable form with the help of a processing circuitry. Thus the
circuit gives an audiovisual signal in the form of pulsating buzzer and LED to let the
user with the device inspecting the live wire know that there is a current flowing
through the live wire.

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1. 2 Objective of Project-

The objective of this project is to reduce accident due to leakage current and voltage.
It also facilitates continuous monitoring of AC lines in industries and commercial
buildings so that the user gets timely alert of variations in voltage or current. The main
objective is to alert the user who is in a remote location so that major issues in the AC
lines can be detected and accidents can be prevented. The alert is given as normal text
message as well as in app. A web page is also created to display the values. The remote
user can now act accordingly. In addition the project aims to detect any theft in AC lines
which supports the Electricity board to track any illegal usage and help officials to take
stringent actions against the criminals.

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1.3 Problem Statement-

Speaking about AC or alternating current, it is far more dangerous than DC. It can
easily kill if the voltage is 220v or 110v city power. Before touching any live wire always
make sure no high voltage is available there.

An electric shock can cause serious injury or even death. In order to avoid injury, prior
to starting work on an electrical box such as an AC mains switch-board or a power
supply, for example, you must first verify there is no AC voltage.

In Industries accident takes place due to leakage of electricity. The accidents can be
avoided by using the Wireless AC Power Detector.

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1. 4 Scope of Project-
This research paper analyzes a method used to detect electrical wires hidden behind
materials. This analysis involves the detection of electrical live wire, the quality of
detection and detection of hidden wires alternating current flowing in the wire. The
hardware was designed and developed based on the effect of magnetic flux.

 With this device, we can reduce the time taken to build underground fault.

 We can check the fault point of the wire in the wall to check Dead or Live wires.

 It is used by electrical engineers, electronics hobbyist, and electric consumers to

test the presence of electricity in a wire.

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1. 5 Project Methodology-
To achieve the aim and objectives of this work, the following are the steps involved:

 Study of the previous work on the project so as to improve it efficiency.

 Draw a block diagram.
 Test for continuity of components and devices,
 Design of the device was carried out.
 Studying of various component used in circuit.
 Construction of the circuit was carried out. The construction of this project
includes the placing of components on Vero boards, soldering and connection of
components,
 Finally, the whole device was cased and final test was carried out.

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1. 6 Literature Survey-
Many of us know what an electric shock is, isn’t it? Right from the day of advent of
commercial distribution of electricity till today we have many live wires carrying AC
current doing some harm or even sometimes killing some. This simple project has the
capability to sense a flow of alternating current around its vicinity without even having a
physical contact with the live wire. The concept of working behind this project is that a
live wire has alternating current flowing through it. These also radiate from the wires and
hence can be felt by a nearby sensing circuit which is properly tuned to do so. The project
has an antenna which does this task of receiving these radiated waves. The received
waves are then converted into a human recognizable form with the help of a processing
circuitry. Thus the circuit gives an audio visual signal in the form of pulsating buzzer and
LED to let the user with the device inspecting the live wire know that there is a current
flowing through the live wire. An antenna is an important part of any circuitry which is
intended to receive incoming wireless signals. The radiated AC line signals are received
by this antenna. These signals are then amplified and fed to the LED blink circuit section.
Hence when the LED starts blinking the person testing the wire can know that the wire is
Live and hence should be played safe with.

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Hardware & Software Description

Block diagram-

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Circuit Diagram-

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Hardware requirements-
1. PCB

2. Buzzer

3. Resistors

4. Transistors

5. LED

6. Battery

7. Antenna

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 1. PCB-

A printed circuit board (PCB) is an electronic assembly that uses copper conductors to
create electrical connections between components. Printed circuit boards provide
mechanical support for electronic components so that a device can be mounted in an
enclosure. A printed circuit board design must include a specific set of steps that aligns
with the manufacturing process, integrated circuit packaging, and the structure of the
bare circuit board.

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 2. Buzzer

An audio signaling device like a beeper or buzzer may be electromechanical

or piezoelectric or mechanical type. The main function of this is to convert the signal from
audio to sound. Generally, it is powered through DC voltage and used in timers, alarm
devices, printers, alarms, computers, etc. Based on the various designs, it can generate
different sounds like alarm, music, bell & siren.

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 3. Resistors-

A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical

resistance as a circuit element. In electronic circuits, resistors are used to reduce current
flow, adjust signal levels, to divide voltages, bias active elements, and terminate
transmission lines, among other uses.

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 4. Transistors-

The transistor is a semiconductor device which transfers a weak signal from low
resistance circuit to high resistance circuit. The words trans mean
transfer property and istor mean resistance property offered to the junctions. In other
words, it is a switching device which regulates and amplify the electrical signal likes
voltage or current.

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 5. LED Lights-

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current
flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing
energy in the form of photons. The colour of the light (corresponding to the energy of the
photons) is determined by the energy required for electrons to cross the band gap of the
semiconductor.[5] White light is obtained by using multiple semiconductors or a layer of
light-emitting phosphor on the semiconductor device.

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 6. Battery-

A battery can change chemical energy to electricity by putting certain chemicals in

contact with each other in a specific way. Electrons, which are small parts of an atoms,
will travel from one kind of chemical to another under the right circumstances. When
electrons flow, this makes an electrical current that can power something. What a battery
does is put the right chemicals in the right relationships, and then puts a wall between
them. Only when the two sides of a battery are connected by a wire or another conductor
can the electrons flow.

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 7. Antenna (Copper wire)-

Simple copper wire antennas can be effectively designed to improve radio reception over
a variety of frequency ranges. One of the most common designs is the dipole antenna, a
copper wire antenna consisting of two equal legs. The average do-it-yourselfer can easily
build a dipole antenna with basic tools and materials.

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Chapter 3

Working Methodology-

To achieve the aim and objectives of this work, the following are the steps involved:

 Study of the previous work on the project so as to improve it efficiency.

 Draw a block diagram.
 Test for continuity of components and devices,
 Design of the device was carried out.
 Studying of various component used in circuit.
 Construction of the circuit was carried out. The construction of this project
includes the placing of components on Vero boards, soldering and connection of
components,
 Finally, the whole device was cased and final test was carried out.

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Chapter 4

Conclusion & Future Scope of Study-

The working principle of this wireless ac line detector is very simple to

understand. it’s working based on the radiated energy from the ac source. that
means the AC ( alternative current ) passing through a wire makes a magnetic
field around the wire.

That will possess some charges on the magnetic field when the charges come
contact on the antenna of the circuit, then the circuit will work and turn on the
LED ( glowing LED ).

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Future scope-
This research paper analyzes a method used to detect electrical wires hidden behind
materials. This analysis involves the detection of electrical live wire, the quality of
detection and detection of hidden wires alternating current flowing in the wire. The
hardware was designed and developed based on the effect of magnetic flux.

 With this device, we can reduce the time taken to build underground fault.

 We can check the fault point of the wire in the wall to check Dead or Live wires.

 It is used by electrical engineers, electronics hobbyist, and electric consumers to

test the presence of electricity in a wire.

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Project Snaps-

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List of References-

https://youtu.be/HdAdwryIRqY

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