A

PROJECT REPORT
ON
. “AUTOMATIC STREET LIGHT ”
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the award of
degree
Of
DIPLOMA ENGINEERING
In
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
By
Mr. Babar Pranjal Y.
Mr. Bhopale Chaitanya S.
Mr. Jadhav Aditya D.
UNDER THE GUIDANCE
Prof. Vyavahare P. B.

S.V.E.R.I.’s
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (POLY.). PANDHARPUR
2020-21
 CERTIFICATE
The project report entitled “Automatic Street Light” submitted by

1) Mr. Babar Pranjal Y.

2) Mr. Bhopale Chaitanya S.
3) Mr. Jadhav Aditya D.

Is approved for the Diploma of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from SVERI’s

College of Engineering (Polytechnic), Pandharpur. approved for the Diploma of
Engineering in Electrical Engineering from SVERI’s College of Engineering
(Polytechnic), Pandharpur.

Name of guide Name of H.O.D.

(Prof. Vyavahare P. B.) (Prof. Ghodake S. M.)
Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering
SVERI’s COE (Poly), Pandharpur. SVERI’s COE (Poly), Pandharpur.

Examiner Principal

(Prof. ) (Prof. N.D Misal )

Date:
Place: Pandharpur
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and deep

sense of gratitude to my guide, Prof. Vyavahare P. B. for his constant support,
motivation, valuable guidance and immense help during the entire course of
this work. Without his constant encouragement, timely advice and valuable
discussion, it would have been difficult in completing this work. I would also
like to acknowledge Electrical Engineering Department who provided me the
facilities for completion of the project. We are thankful to him for sharing his
experienced in research field with me and providing constant motivation
during entire project work.
I would also like to express my gratitude to all my friends who
helped me a lot for completion of my midterm project work.

Name of Student’s,

1) Mr. Babar Pranjal Y.

2) Mr. Bhopale Chaitanya S.
3) Mr. Jadhav Aditya D.
 Abstract
Automatic Street Light Control System is a simple yet powerful concept, which uses transistor as
a switch. By using this system manual works are 100% removed. It automatically switches ON lights
when the sunlight goes below the visible region of our eyes. This is done by a sensor called Light
Dependant Resistor (LDR) which senses the light actually like our eyes. It automatically switches OFF
lights whenever the sunlight comes, visible to our eyes.

By using this system energy consumption is also reduced because nowadays the manually
operated street lights are not switched off even the sunlight comes and also switched on earlier before
sunset. In this project, no need of manual operation like ON time and OFF time setting.

This project clearly demonstrates the working of transistor in saturation region and cut-off
region.
 Introductions

Street light controllers are smarter versions of the mechanical or electronic timers previously
used for street light ON-OFF operation. They come with energy conservation options like twilight saving,
staggering or dimming. Also many street light controllers come with an astronomical clock for a
particular location or a Global Positioning System (GPS) connection to give the best ON-OFF time and
energy saving. Automatic Street Light Control System is a simple and powerful concept, which uses
transistor as a switch to switch ON and OFF the street light automatically. By using this system manual
works are removed. It automatically switches ON lights when the sunlight goes below the visible region
of our eyes. It automatically switches OFF lights under illumination by sunlight. This is done by a sensor
called Light Dependant Resistor (LDR) which senses the light actually like our eyes By using this system
energy consumption is also reduced because now-a-days the manually operated street lights are not
switched off properly even the sunlight comes and also not switched on earlier before sunset. In sunny
and rainy days, ON time and OFF time differ
Automatic street light circuit Features
 It is a simple and powerful concept, which uses TRIAC as a switch to switch ON and OFF
the street lights automatically.
 Automatically switches ON lights when the sunlight goes below (e.g. in the evening)
 It automatically switches OFF lights when Sunlight falls on the LDR sensor of this project.

 
 SO IN THIS CIRCUIT, WE ARE GOING TO USES AN LDR (LIGHT
DEPENDENT RESISTOR) AS A SENSOR TO SENSE THE LIGHT. IN THE DAY TIME
DUE TO LIGHT, THE RESISTANCE OF LDR WILL BE VERY LOW. SO THE
VOLTAGE DROP IS HIGH. THIS KEEPS THE TRIAC (BT136) ON OFF-STAGE. BT136
IS A TRIAC THAT IS USED TO CONTROL THE MAIN POWER 110/220V DIRECTLY.
THE BULB WILL REMAIN OFF.

As night falls the resistance of LDR increases and it turns on the TRIAC points M1 and M2. When
M1 and M2 of TRIAC joint the current the bulb Turns on. TRIAC is a component that is used to control
the light directly 110/220 volts AC main power.

Change in the circuit

You can also make it without DIAC (db3). I will work without DB3 perfectly

WARNING

The Light Sensor Switch works on 110/220v AC  Directly and if you are not accustomed to working
with mains voltage or do not have experience in working with 220v AC Mains Voltage please stay
away from this project while it is connected with Main power.
Components used in this Circuit

 TRIAC:  BT134/BT136/BT139
 Resistor: 220k 1/4 watts
 LDR: Light-dependent resistor

Advantages of LDR / wall Lights/ Street lights Switch

Street lights consume a lot of power in the cities. Many times after sunrise the street lights remain
on. Much amount of energy is wasted in this way. The automatic street lights using LDR work
according to the light. LDR detects the light. The lights are turned on if the light is Below a specific
value.

The system is highly sensitive. When the LDR goes dark the street lights automatically on when the
LDR finds light the wall lights off automatically. Once the street lights are placed in this system there
is no need to monitor them anymore. They function on their own. They are less costly and reliable.
This system can handle heavy loads up to 7A if you use BT139 then it can handle 18A main current.
The system can be changed to the manual mode if needed.