SMART STREET LIGHT USING SENSORS

ABSTRACT:

The main aim of this project is to design microcontroller based street light
controlling system using LDR. The purpose of the project is to develop a system
which monitor’s the light and control’s the street light.
The important consideration in the present field of Electronics and Electrical
related technologies are Automation, Power consumption and cost effectiveness.
Automation is intended to reduce manpower with the help of intelligent systems
and Power saving is the main consideration forever as the source of the
power(Thermal, Hydro etc.,)are getting diminished due to various reasons
The main goal of our project “Season based Street Light switching based on
sensor’s to control the switching of Street Lights automatically according to the
Light Intensity. This allows us to realize the task efficiently and effectively without
the intervention of human by making it automated.
This project is designed around a microcontroller which forms the heart of
the project. In our project we are going to make use of a sensor called LDR which
stands for Light Dependent Resistor which senses the intensity of light. And
accordingly the street lights are made ON and OFF. The LDR is interfaced with
microcontroller.
The control unit consists of a microcontroller with its associated circuitry.
According to this project, the Street Lights are made ON and OFF according to the
Light Intensity. The hardware involved in the project is Power supply,
Microcontroller, LDR and street light.
BLOCK DIAGRAM

LCD
POWER
SUPPLY

230 V AC SUPPLY

Micro
controller RELAY
LDR

STREET
LIGHT

HARDWARE COMPONENTS:
 Microcontroller
 Power supply
 LDR
 Street Light

SOFTWARE TOOLS:
 Keil
 Embedded C
 Express PCB

APPLICATIONS:
 Used in street light applications.
 Used in Domestic applications.