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CONTROL UNIT OF

THE SYSTEM
What is Arduino?
• Arduino is an open-source electronics platform
based on easy-to-use hardware and software.

• For this project the Arduino are used to monitor


the temperature of the HPC and regulate voltage to
the thermoelectric peltier box to supply cold air.
Heat Sensor Mechanism
• Use of Thermocouple temperature measurement.

Thermocouple Circuit configuration


Adjustable Voltage Regulator
• Regulate the input voltage based on reading of the
thermocouple.
• Will act according the parameters that will be set.
• Activated when the temperature in the range of
30°C – 50 °C.
LM2596 DC-DC

• Input voltage: 4-40V


( Use of stepdown transformer from commercial voltage supply)

• Output voltage: 1.25V~37V


Control System Block Diagram
Set point
(Heat needed to be
remove)
Microcontroller Voltage Thermoelectric
+- (Arduino) Regulator Cooling System

Thermocouple
DC Power Supply DC Power Supply

Voltage regulator

Thermocouple

Thermoelectric
Peltier Box

HPC Server
Pseudocode for the voltage input

• For the output voltage to the peltier box it will uses


equation of ratio to make it proportionally to the
input temperature from the thermocouple reading.
• The temperature range that we consider are only
between 30°C – 50 °C.
• The voltage will varied from 4.5V to 5.7V .
• The ratio equation use is :

V= [ (𝑁𝑒𝑤𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑝−303)
(323−303)
]
x 1.2 + 4.5
START
Read Temp
CALCULATE NewTemp = Temp + 273
If Temp >= 30 AND <= 50
(𝑁𝑒𝑤𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑝−303)
CALCULATE Voltage = [ x 1.2] + 4.5
(323−303)
SUPPLY Voltage
Else if Temp < 30
SUPPLY Voltage = 0 V
Else if Temp >50
SUPPLY Voltage = 5.7 V
End if
End if
End if
Flow diagram of the system
Start

Read Temp
Yes


(𝑄−0)
Voltage = [ x 1.2] 𝑄ሶ >=0
(250−0)
+ 4.5 AND <= 250

No
Yes

Voltage = 𝑄ሶ <0
0V

Yes No

No
Voltage = 𝑄ሶ >250 END
5.7v

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