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Programmable Appliance Timer

This 3-sentence summary provides the essential information about the document: This circuit uses a programmable timer to automatically turn appliances on and off after preset time periods ranging from 8 seconds to 2 hours. It works in two modes - off mode and cyclic mode - using rotary switches and NAND gates to control two oscillators that power a relay and toggle the appliance. The timer can control domestic, commercial, or industrial appliances by powering a relay for heavier loads.

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Programmable Appliance Timer

This 3-sentence summary provides the essential information about the document: This circuit uses a programmable timer to automatically turn appliances on and off after preset time periods ranging from 8 seconds to 2 hours. It works in two modes - off mode and cyclic mode - using rotary switches and NAND gates to control two oscillators that power a relay and toggle the appliance. The timer can control domestic, commercial, or industrial appliances by powering a relay for heavier loads.

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C I R CC UI RICTU I IT DI ED EAASS

PROGRAMMABLE TIMER S.C.


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FOR APPLIANCES
MITESH P. PARIKH the help of rotary switches S2 and S3. off. In the cyclic mode, this process re-
The circuit works in two modes: off mode peats again and again.

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his programmable timer is useful and cyclic mode. Slide switch S4 is used The circuit is built around three quad
for domestic, commercial as well for mode selection. two-input NAND gate ICs CD4011 (IC1,
as industrial applications. It auto- In the off mode, the appliance turns IC3 and IC5), two 14-bit binary ripple
matically turns the appliance on/off after on after a preset time (set by rotary switch counters CD4020 (IC2 and IC4) and a re-
a preset time. The time period can be S2), remains on for another preset time lay driver transistor (T1). It works off a
varied from 8 seconds to 2 hours with (set by rotary switch S3) and then turns 12V DC, 500mA power supply. You can

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CIRCUIT IDEAS

also power the circuit from mains by us- ond) is inhibited by the timing control tion slide switch S4 is towards off posi-
ing a 12V DC, 500mA adaptor in place of circuit formed by NAND gates N6, N10 tion. The high Q8 output will inhibit the
the 12V DC power supply. and N11. second oscillator via NAND gates N6, N10
Let’s assume that you want an appli- After 128 pulses (approximately two and N11 to stop clock pulses to pin 10 of
ance to turn on after two minutes and minutes), the Q8 output of IC2 goes high IC4. Thus the relay is energised only once
keep it on for another two minutes. For to perform the following three functions: (for 2 minutes) since clock pulses to both
this set the rotary switches S2 and S3 to 1. Make the output at pin 10 of NAND IC2 and IC4 are stopped altogether and
positions as shown in the figure. gate N3 low via rotary switch S2, which their outputs get latched.
Initially, when power switch S1 is closed, inhibits the first oscillator In case the mode-selector switch S4
a small charging current pulse through 2. Energise relay RL1 via NAND gates is towards ‘cycle on’ side, clock pulses to
capacitors C2 and C3 resets both the counters N8 and N9 and relay driver transistor T1 IC4 would continue and the relay is alter-
(IC2 and IC4) to make all their outputs (Q4 to make appliance ‘on’ nately energised and de-energised for two
through Q14) low. The high output at pin 3. Make the output at pin 10 of NAND minutes each. This continues until the
10 of NAND gate N3 starts the first oscillator gate N10 low, which is connected to the circuit is switched off and started again,
comprising NAND gates N1 and N2, which inputs of NAND gate N11 to make its or the mode-selector switch is slided to-
provides clock pulses to IC2 at the rate of output at pin 11 high. This high output is wards ‘cycle off’ side.
one pulse per second. The glowing of red further connected to the input (pin 1) of Rotary switch S2 is used for start
LED (LED1) indicates that this oscillator is NAND gate N4. time selection and rotary switch S3 is
working well and timer is ‘on.’ Now the second oscillator starts os- used for hold time selection. The start
During the first 2 minutes, relay RL1 cillating and provides clock pulses to pin and hold time can be increased up to 24
remains de-energised by the control cir- 10 of IC4 at the rate of one pulse per hours by changing the values of R and C
cuit formed by NAND gates N7, N8 and second. components of the oscillator circuit of
N9 and LED2 is off, which indicates that Now, after 128 pulses (approximately first and second oscillator.
the appliance is in ‘off’ codition. The sec- two minutes), the Q8 output of IC4 goes For heavier load, use a relay of a higher
ond oscillator built around NAND gates high. This de-energises the relay via current rating. The circuit can be made on
N4 and N5 (which provides clock pulses NAND gates N7 and N9 and relay driver a multipurpose PCB and put in a plastic or
to IC4 at the rate of one pulse per sec- transistor T1, provided the mode-selec- metal cabinet with proper ventilation.

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