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    Solomon Rhodes & Dolton Delgado ENEE 2510 Final Lab Project Water Level Indicator Group 8

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    1) The document describes a water level indicator circuit designed by students Solomon Rhodes and Dolton Delgado for their final lab project. 2) The circuit uses transistors, resistors, LEDs, and a buzzer to indicate the water level - red LED for low, green for sufficient, and an alarm for full. 3) By placing wires at different water levels and running them to transistors, the circuit detects the water level through changes in conductivity and triggers the appropriate indicators.

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    1) The document describes a water level indicator circuit designed by students Solomon Rhodes and Dolton Delgado for their final lab project. 2) The circuit uses transistors, resistors, LEDs, and a buzzer to indicate the water level - red LED for low, green for sufficient, and an alarm for full. 3) By placing wires at different water levels and running them to transistors, the circuit detects the water level through changes in conductivity and triggers the appropriate indicators.

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    1) The document describes a water level indicator circuit designed by students Solomon Rhodes and Dolton Delgado for their final lab project. 2) The circuit uses transistors, resistors, LEDs, and a buzzer to indicate the water level - red LED for low, green for sufficient, and an alarm for full. 3) By placing wires at different water levels and running them to transistors, the circuit detects the water level through changes in conductivity and triggers the appropriate indicators.

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    Solomon Rhodes & Dolton Delgado ENEE 2510 Final Lab Project Water Level Indicator Group 8

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    1) The document describes a water level indicator circuit designed by students Solomon Rhodes and Dolton Delgado for their final lab project. 2) The circuit uses transistors, resistors, LEDs, and a buzzer to indicate the water level - red LED for low, green for sufficient, and an alarm for full. 3) By placing wires at different water levels and running them to transistors, the circuit detects the water level through changes in conductivity and triggers the appropriate indicators.

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    Solomon Rhodes & Dolton Delgado

    ENEE 2510 Final Lab Project


    Water Level Indicator
    Group 8
    Purpose/Objective:
    Both homes and industries need devices to detect levels of water. For
    example, when needing to check levels in a water tank, it is not always easy or
    possible to economically do so, however, not checking can lead to wasted water
    and wasted energy. The solution is a circuit that can immediately tell you what
    level the water is currently at. The circuit that we have designed will turn red when
    the water levels are extremely low and green when they are near sufficient and an
    alarm will sound when the tank is completely full. This was the primary objective
    of our final project.

    Equipment:
    Breadboard
    9v battery
    220k Resistors
    2N3904 Transistors
    Buzzer
    Red, yellow, and green LEDs
    Water
    Wire

    Background Theory:
    Water is not a very good conductor. However, as long as it is not purified or
    distilled, it conducts enough to be able to set off the alarm system we set up. By
    placing a wire coming from the positive side of the battery into the water. This puts
    the positive charge into the water. Each wire is placed at different levels in the
    water to indicate where the low, medium and high water levels are. Again, since
    water is not a good conductor we cannot simply place the wires into the LEDs.
    The voltage is not strong enough to trigger the LEDs themselves, but it is enough
    to trigger the switch on a transistor. Theoretically, the switch on the transistor will
    trigger when the water level rises to the wire that is in place with it.

    Procedure:
    Once we got the theory of the project down, we had to build the circuit. We
    knew we were going to need resistors to drop the voltage so that we didnt blow
    the LEDs so we decided on a relatively high Ohmage of 220k to be safe and they
    ended up working well. By placing the one side of the transistors into the ground
    of the battery and the other into the water tank, this ensures that when a positive
    voltage is observed, the transistor will switch to its on state and activate the LED.
    We also placed resistors in between the transistors and the line leading to the
    water. We did this to limit the maximum current coming back to the transistor. A
    transistor doesnt need much voltage to be activated and we didnt want to ruin any
    of our equipment. One of the biggest challenges honestly was making sure we
    knew precisely how the transistors worked. It wasnt too hard to figure out, but we
    had never had to use them before and it was a new experience.
    Once the circuit was built, the process of testing it didnt turn out to be too
    difficult. We mainly needed to be sure our transistors were in the right place and
    that the correct side of the LEDs were placed into the positive end of the battery.
    Schematic:
    Here is our design in Multisim.
    Circuit Design:
    Results/Conclusion:
    Our water level alarm system works as expected. Our circuit design is not
    very complex, but it is efficient and we were able to get consistent results after
    several trials. We observed how placing a positive voltage in the water will cause it
    to conduct, even if it did not conduct very much. This slight conduction however is
    enough to switch on the transistors and activate the lights in our alarm system.
    Overall, our circuit is small, efficient and very functional and practical.

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