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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
A train is the second popular conveyor of the people next to Bus. Railways are
the lifelines of a country. The automation of train is essential as a mishap
makes more damage to its travelers and the department.
Our present Model is a attempt to find out how the aforesaid idea can be
implemented. Yet it is sufficient to show the way through which we can proceed
to make the Train Systems completely automatic with the aid of Electronics.
CHAPTER 2
METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 2
Methodology
Second. A display will be provided in a train which will display the information
of the upcoming station.
16 X 2 LCD
MICROCONTROLLER
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TRIGERRING STAGE
TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER MULTIVIBRATOR
MODULE MODULE
STATION A STATION B
CHAPTER 3
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
CHAPTER 3
Circuit Diagram
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SEMICONDUCTORS R4
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RESISTORS 3
R1 to R6 220 Ohm ¼ Watt Carbon Resistors 6 RL4
DIODES
D1to D6 1N4148 SIGNAL Diodes 6
D7 to D12 Red Indicator LEDs 6
MISCELLANEOUS
RL1-RL6 12 V, 700 Ohm DPDT Reed Relays 6
Circuit Description:
RF TRANSMITTER
The RF transmitter is built around the ASIC and common passive and active
components, which are very easy to obtain from the material shelf. The circuit
works on Very High Frequency band with wide covering range. The Carrier
frequency is 147 MHz and Data frequencies are 17 MHz,19 MHz,22 MHz & 25
MHz. It should be noted that ASIC or Application Specific Integrated Circuit is
proprietary product and data sheet or pin details or working principles are not
readily available to the user.
RF RECEIVER
This circuit is built around the ASIC i.e., Application Specific Integrated
Circuit, hence less circuitry is observed. The Radio Frequency tuned circuit has
147 M Hz carrier frequency with four options viz., 17Khz, 19Khz, 22KHz and
25KHz.
The transmitted signals are received on coil which acts as receiver antenna. The
oscillator transistor removes the received signals from 147MHz carrier
frequency and fed to ASIC. The tank circuit gives the carrier frequency range.
The current limiting resistor and bypass capacitor stabilizes the oscillator. The
resistors provide the biasing voltage to the oscillator transistor T1. Capacitors
bypass the noise and harmonics present in the received signals. Through
coupling capacitor output of the RF Receiver is fed to ASIC.
The ASIC manipulates the received signal and gives out four channels as output
viz., 17 KHz, 19 KHz, 22 KHz and 25 KHz. Each channel is amplified by pre-
amplifier transistor along with bias resistor. The output of the pre-amplifier
transistor is fed to relay driver stage to activate the respective relay ON. The
Darlington pairs are arranged in driver stage to drive the low impedance relay.
Radio must surely be one of the most fascinating aspects of electronics. This
part of explanation provides a brief introduction to radio communication before
High frequency, HF
receivers and
Low frequency, LF
transmitters.
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LW broadcasting
1 Km
1m
FM broadcasting
MW broadcasting
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10 m
TV bands 1V/V
which has a
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number of
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all over the
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Modulation
In order to convey information using a
radio frequency carrier, the signal
information must be superimposed or
‘modulated’ onto the carrier.
Modulation is the name given to the
process of changing a particular
property of the carrier wave in
sympathy with the instantaneous
voltage (or current) signal.
Demodulation
Demodulation is the reverse of modulation and is the means by which the signal
information is recovered from the modulated carrier. Demodulation is achieved
by means of a demodulator consists of a
reconstructed version of the original signal information present at the input of
the modulator stage within the transmitter.
The below figure shows the simplified block schematic of a simple radio
communication system comprising on AM transmitter and a ‘tuned radio
frequency’ (TRF) receiver Within the transmitter, the carrier wave (of constant
frequency) is generated by means of a radio frequency oscillator stage. In order
to ensure that the carrier is both accurate and within in frequency, this stage
would normally employ a quartz crystal within its frequency generating
circuitry.
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CHAPTER 4
MICRO-CONTROLLER
CHAPTER 4
MICROCONTROLLER
INTRODUCTION OF MICRO-CONTROLLER
The general definition of a microcontroller is a single chip computer, which
refers to the fact that they contain all of the functional sections (CPU, RAM,
ROM, I/O, ports and timers) of a traditionally defined computer on a single
integrated circuit. Some experts even describe them as special purpose
computers with several qualifying distinctions that separate them from other
computers.
Microcontrollers are dedicated to one task and run one specific program. The
program is stored in ROM (read-only memory) and generally does not change.
A microcontroller has a dedicated input device and often (but not always) has a
small LED or LCD display for output. A microcontroller also takes input from
the device it is controlling and controls the device by sending signals to
different components in the device.
A microcontroller is often small and low cost. The components are chosen to
minimize size and to be as inexpensive as possible.
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
The mother board of 89C51 has following sections: Power Supply, 89C51 IC,
Oscillator, Reset Switch & I/O ports. Let us see these sections in detail.
POWER SUPPLY:
This section provides the clean and harmonic free power to IC to function
properly. The output of the full wave rectifier section, which is built using two
rectifier diodes, is given to filter capacitor. The electrolytic capacitor C1 filters
the pulsating dc into pure dc and given to Vin pin-1 of regulator IC 7805.This
three terminal IC regulates the rectified pulsating dc to constant +5 volts. C2 &
C3 provides ground path to harmonic signals present in the inputted voltage.
The Vout pin-3 gives constant, regulated and spikes free +5 volts to the mother
board.
The allocation of the pins of the 89C51 follows a U-shape distribution. The top
left hand corner is Pin 1 and down to bottom left hand corner is Pin 20. And the
bottom right hand corner is Pin 21 and up to the top right hand corner is Pin 40.
The Supply Voltage pin Vcc is 40 and ground pin Vss is 20.
OSCILLATOR:
If the CPU is the brain of the system then the oscillator, or clock, is the
heartbeat. It provides the critical timing functions for the rest of the chip. The
greatest timing accuracy is achieved with a crystal or ceramic resonator. For
crystals of 2.0 to 12.0 MHz, the recommended capacitor values should be in the
range of 15 to 33pf2.
Across the oscillator input pins 18 & 19 a crystal x1 of 4.7 MHz to 20 MHz
value can be connected. The two ceramic disc type capacitors of value 30pF are
connected across crystal and ground stabilizes the oscillation frequency
generated by crystal.
I/O PORTS:
There are a total of 32 i/o pins available on this chip. The amazing part about
these ports is that they can be programmed to be either input or output ports,
even "on the fly" during operation! Each pin can source 20 mA (max) so it can
directly drive an LED. They can also sink a maximum of 25 Ma current.
Some pins for these I/O ports are multiplexed with an alternate function for the
peripheral features on the device. In general, when a peripheral is enabled, that
pin may not be used as a general purpose I/O pin.
Description
The AT89C52 is a low-power, high-performance CMOS 8-bit microcomputer
with 8K bytes of Flash programmable and erasable read only memory
(PEROM). The device is manufactured using Atmel’s high-density non-volatile
memory technology and is compatible with the industry-standard 80C51 and
80C52 instruction set and pin out.
Pin Description
VCC
Supply voltage.
GND
Ground.
Port 0
Port 0 is an 8-bit open drain bi-directional I/O port. As an output port, each pin
can sink eight TTL inputs. When 1s are written to port 0 pins, the pins can be
used as high impedance inputs.
Port 0 can also be configured to be the multiplexed low order address/data bus
during accesses to external program and data memory. In this mode, P0 has
internal pull ups.
Port 1
Port 1 is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull ups. The Port 1 output
buffers can sink/source four TTL inputs. When 1s are written to Port 1 pins,
they are pulled high by the internal pull ups and can be used as inputs. As
inputs, Port 1 pins that are externally being pulled low will source current (IIL)
because of the internal pull ups.
Port 2
Port 2 is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull ups. The Port 2 output
buffers can sink/source four TTL inputs. When 1s are written to Port 2 pins,
they are pulled high by the internal pull ups and can be used as inputs. As
inputs, Port 2 pins that are externally being pulled low will source current (IIL)
because of the internal pull ups. Port 2 emits the high-order address byte during
fetches from external program memory and during accesses to external data
memory that uses 16-bit addresses (MOVX @ DPTR). In this application, Port
2 uses strong internal pull ups when emitting 1s. During accesses to external
data memory that uses 8-bit addresses (MOVX @ RI), Port 2 emits the contents
of the P2 Special Function Register.
Port 2 also receives the high-order address bits and some control signals during
Flash Programming and verification.
Port 3
Port 3 is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull ups. The Port 3 output
buffers can sink/source four TTL inputs. When 1s are written to Port 3 pins,
they are pulled high by the internal pull ups and can be used as inputs. As
inputs, Port 3 pins that are externally being pulled low will source current (IIL)
because of the pull ups.
Port 3 also receives some control signals for Flash programming and
verification.
RST
Reset input. A high on this pin for two machine cycles while the oscillator is
running resets the device.
ALE/PROG
Address Latch Enable is an output pulse for latching the low byte of the address
during accesses to external memory. This pin is also the program pulse input
(PROG) during Flash programming. In normal operation, ALE is emitted at a
constant rate of 1/6 the oscillator frequency and may be used for external timing
or clocking purposes. Note, however, that one ALE pulse is skipped during each
access to external data memory.
If desired, ALE operation can be disabled by setting bit 0 of SFR location 8EH.
With the bit set, ALE is active only during a MOVX or MOVC instruction.
Otherwise, the pin is weakly pulled high. Setting the ALE-disable bit has no
effect if the microcontroller is in external execution mode.
PSEN
Program Store Enable is the read strobe to external program memory. When the
AT89C52 is executing code from external program memory, PSEN is activated
twice each machine cycle, except that two PSEN activations are skipped during
each access to external data memory.
EA/VPP
External Access Enable EA must be strapped to GND in order to enable the
device to fetch code from external program memory locations starting at 0000H
up to FFFFH.
This pin also receives the 12-volt programming enable voltage (VPP) during
Flash programming when 12-volt programming is selected.
XTAL1
Input to the inverting oscillator amplifier and input to the internal clock
operating circuit.
Data Memory
The AT89C52 implements 256 bytes of on-chip RAM. The upper 128 bytes
occupy a parallel address space to the Special Function Registers. That means
the upper 128 bytes have the same addresses as the SFR space but are
physically separate from SFR space.
Instructions that use indirect addressing access the upper 128 bytes of RAM.
For example, the following indirect addressing instruction, where R0 contains
0A0H, accesses the data byte at address 0A0H, rather than P2 (whose address is
0A0H).
LCD INTERFACING
LCDs can add a lot to any application in terms of providing an useful interface
for the user, debugging an application or just giving it a "professional" look.
The most common type of LCD controller is the Hitatchi 44780 which provides
a relatively simple interface between a processor and an LCD. Using this
interface is often not attempted by inexperienced designers and programmers
because it is difficult to find good documentation on the interface, initializing
the interface can be a problem and the displays themselves are expensive.
The most common connector used for the 44780 based LCDs is 14 pins in a
row, with pin centres 0.100" apart. The pins are wired as:
E
450 nSec
The interface is a parallel bus, allowing simple and fast reading/writing of data
to and from the LCD.
The LCD Data Write Waveform will write an ASCII Byte out to the LCD's
screen. The ASCII code to be displayed is eight bits long and is sent to the LCD
either four or eight bits at a time. If four bit mode is used, two "nibbles" of data
(Sent high four bits and then low four bits with an "E" Clock pulse with each
nibble) are sent to make up a full eight bit transfer. The "E" Clock is used to
initiate the data transfer within the LCD.
Sending parallel data as either four or eight bits are the two primary modes of
operation. While there are secondary considerations and modes, deciding how
to send the data to the LCD is most critical decision to be made for an LCD
interface application.
Eight bit mode is best used when speed is required in an application and at least
ten I/O pins are available. Four bit mode requires a minimum of six bits. To
wire a microcontroller to an LCD in four bit mode, just the top four bits (DB4-
7) are written to.
The different instructions available for use with the 44780 are shown in the
table below:
R/ R/W D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Instruction/Description
S
4 5 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 Pins
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clear Display
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * Return Cursor and LCD to
Home Position
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ID S Set Cursor Move Direction
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D C B Enable Display/Cursor
0 0 0 0 0 1 S R * * Move Cursor/Shift Display
C L
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Once the initialization is complete, the LCD can be written to with data or
instructions as required. Each character to display is written like the control
bytes, except that the "R/S" line is set. During initialization, by setting the "S/C"
bit during the "Move Cursor/Shift Display" command, after each character is
sent to the LCD, the cursor built into the LCD will increment to the next
position (either right or left). Normally, the "S/C" bit is set (equal to "1") along
with the "R/L" bit in the "Move Cursor/Shift Display" command for characters
to be written from left to right (as with a "Teletype" video display).
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
General
The LCD of the unit is STN (Super Twisted Nematic) Gray, Transflective
type.
Low power consumption with the dot-matrix LCD panel and CMOS LSI.
Built-in backlight LED with high luminance and stable radiation.
Thin, lightweight design permits easy installation in a variety of
equipment.
Allowing for being connected at general-purpose CMOS signal level, the
unit can be easily interfaced to a microprocessor with common 4-bit and
8-bit parallel inputs and outputs.
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Safety
If the LCD panel breaks, be careful not to get the liquid crystal in your
mouth. If the liquid crystal touches your skin or clothes, wash it off
immediately using soap and plenty of water.
Handling
Avoid static electricity as this can damage the CMOS LSI.
The LCD panel is plate glass; do not hit or crush it.
Do not remove the panel or frame from the module.
The polarizing plate of the display is very fragile; handle it very carefully
TIMER:
GROUND 1 8 VCC
TRIGGER 2 7
555 DISCHARGE
OUTPUT 3 6 THRESHOLD
RESET 5 CONTROL
4
This Timer Circuit gets its trigger pulse from Schmitt Trigger and provides the
one minute delay to the System and then switches OFF the Counter circuit’s
trigger line to avoid further counting & displaying incremented value. And also
stops the Beeper sounding after one minute alarm.
The standard 555 timer is housed in an 8-pin DIL package and operates from
supply rail voltages of between 4.5V and 15V. This encompasses the normal
range for TTL devices and thus the device is ideally suited for use in
conjunction with TTL circuitry.
DRIVER: Since the digital outputs of the some circuits cannot sink much
current, they are not capable of driving relays directly. So, high-voltage high-
current Darlington arrays are added to this time delay circuit for interfacing
low-level logic circuitry and peripheral power loads. Typical loads include
relays, solenoids, stepping motors, magnetic print hammers, multiplexed LED
and incandescent displays, and heaters. In this case it is Train’s motor supply
pins.
In some applications it may be necessary to vary the duty cycle of a one timer
without affecting the p.r.f of its output. Otherwise a pulsed, rather than
continuous output is required, and then a need of adding second Astable timer
arises. This situation employs dual timer IC 556, where each timer section is
used in its own way. One timer is used in Mon stable mode and the other in
pulse generator mode.
Specification
DC Voltage 12.0 v
Shaft Speed 2500 rpm
Output Power 0.0027 HP
Torque Constant 3.5 amp
Detector Section
The first part of the dual timer IC 556 can be used as a Rising Light Level
Switch. In Mon stable pulse generator mode, pin 4 is connected to pin 14 and
that to +Vcc. The threshold pin 2 and the discharge pin 1 are connected together
to +Vcc by a resistance R1. The control pin 3 is connected to ground via
capacitor C1. The trigger input pin 6 is connected to +Vcc using a pull-up
resistor R1. Here the smoke sensor, R6 & C3 gives the triggering pulse needed
for Multivibrator.
The current through Smoke Sensor will depends upon the amount of light
between LDR & the light source [both are packaged inside]. In total darkness
the reverse current flowing through LDR will be very small. When the optical
sensor LDR is not illuminated by a light source the capacitor C3 is uncharged
and the trigger input is low and that switching transistor TR1 (at pin-1) is in the
non-conducting state. Thus the output (at pin-5) is high. The capacitor C1 will
begin to charge toward +Vcc with current supplied by means of the series
resistors R1 and R2.
SEMICONDUCTORS
IC1 556 DUAL TIMER IC 1
IC2 3561 TONE GENERATOR 1
TR1 AC 187 NPN Transistor 1
RESISTORS
R1 & R2 10 K Ohm ¼ Watt Carbon Resistors 2
R3 & R4 33 K Ohm ¼ Watt Carbon Resistors 2
R5 & R6 1 K Ohm ¼ Watt Carbon Resistors 2 Parts List:
R7 1 K Ohm ¼ Watt Carbon Resistor 1
R8 220 K Ohm ¼ Watt Carbon 1
Resistor
DIODES
D1& D2 1N4148 SIGNAL Diodes 6
CAPACITORS
C1 & C2 0.01 F CERAMIC CAPACITORS 2
C3 & C4 100 F CERAMIC CAPACITORS 2
MISCELLANEOUS
Smoke Sensor
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Temperature Sensor DR25 Temperature Sensor Diode 1
SP Loud Speaker, 8 Ohm 1
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A reverse biased germanium diode is used here as a heat sensor. The diode DR
25 works as a sensor but base-emitter junction of germanium transistors such as
AC128, AC 188 or 2N360 can also be used. At room temperature the reverse
resistance of the diode is very high (i.e. over 1O K Ohm). Thus capacitor C2 is
uncharged and the trigger input is low and that switching transistor TR1 (at pin-
13) is in the non-conducting state. Thus the output (at pin-9) is high. The
capacitor C1 will begin to charge toward +Vcc with current supplied by means
of the series resistors R1 and R2.
When temperature in the vicinity of sensor diode increases in case of a fire, the
reverse resistance of DR25 drops. At about 70 °C its resistance drops to a value
below 1 K Ohms. Thus Mon stable timing period is initiated by a falling edge
(i.e. ‘high’ to ‘Low’ transition) applied to the trigger input (at pin 8). When such
an edge is received and the ‘trigger’ input voltage falls below ⅓ of Vcc, the
output of the lower comparator goes ‘high’ and the Bitable is placed in the ‘set’
state. The Q output of the Bitable then goes low, switching transistor TR1 is
placed in the ‘OFF’ (non-conducting) state and the final ‘output’ (at pin-9) goes
High. The circuit can be readily adapted to drive a load with operating current
less than about 150mA. So, the indicator LED (D1) goes ‘ON’ stating the load
is in ON position. Also, a proper rated relay is employed to switch ON the
mains operated load. The output is latched in the same condition until the
temperature comes down to room temperature.
Specification of water sprinkler motor
DC voltage 12 to 24 V
Speed 3500 rpm
Output Power 0.004 HP
caption:
Parts List:
SEMICONDUCTORS
IC1 555 Timer IC 1
R1 33 K Ohm ¼ Watt 1
R2 1K Ohm ¼ Watt 1
R3 10K Ohm ¼ Watt 1
R4 470 Ohm ¼ Watt 1
D1 Red Light Emitting Diode 1
CAPACITORS
C1 & C3 10 µf / 25V Electrolytic 1
C2 0.1µF Ceramic Disc type 1
MISCELLENOUS
SENSOR Movement Detector Sensor 1
Circuit Description:
The circuit diagram shows how the timer IC 555 can be used as a Rising Light
Level Switch. In Mon stable pulse generator mode, pin 4 is connected to pin 8
and that to +Vcc. The threshold pin 6 and the discharge pin 7 are connected
together to +Vcc by a resistance R3. The control pin 5 is connected to ground
via capacitor C2. The trigger input pin 2 is connected to +Vcc using a pull-up
resistor R1.Here the Movement Detector, R2 & C1 gives the triggering pulse
needed for Multivibrator.
The current through Movement Detector will depend upon the distance between
the two pieces. In full contact the reverse current flowing through Movement
Detector will be very small. When the Movement Detector is parted by each
other the capacitor C2 is uncharged and the trigger input is low and that
switching transistor TR1 (at pin-7) is in the non-conducting state. Thus the
output (at pin-3) is high. The capacitor C1 will begin to charge toward +Vcc
with current supplied by means of the series resistors R1 and R2.
When both the pieces break contact, the reverse current flowing through
Movement Detector increases markedly. Thus Monostable timing period is
initiated by a falling edge (i.e. ‘High’ to ‘Low’ transition) applied to the trigger
input (at pin 2). When such an edge is received and the ‘trigger’ input voltage
falls below ⅓ of Vcc, the output of the lower comparator goes ‘high’ and the
Bitable is placed in the ‘set’ state. The Q output of the Bitable then goes low,
switching transistor TR1 is placed in the ‘OFF’ (non-conducting) state and the
final ‘output’ (at pin-3) goes High. The circuit can be readily adapted to drive a
load with operating current less than about 150mA. So, the indicator LED (D1)
goes ‘ON’ stating the relay is in ON position. The output is latched in the same
condition until the contact-break is not restored again.
The power supply, unsung hero of every electronic circuit, plays very important
role in smooth running of the connected circuit. The main object of this ‘power
supply’ is, as the name itself implies, to deliver the required amount of
stabilized and pure power to the circuit. Every typical power supply contains the
following sections:
higher rating transformer than the required one. The reason for this is, for
proper working of the regulator IC (say KIA 7805) it needs at least 2.5V more
than the expected output voltage
CHAPTER 5
GENERAL COMPOENTS
CHAPTER 5
GENERAL COMPONENTS
RESISTORS:
In many electronic circuit applications the resistance forms the basic part of the
circuit. The reason for inserting the resistors is to reduce current or to produce
the desired voltage drop. These components which offer value of resistance are
known as resistors. Resistors may have fixed value i.e., whose value cannot be
changed and are known as fixed resistors. Such of those resistors whose value
can be changed or varied are known as variable resistors.
Carbon resistors are used when the power dissipation is less than 2W because
they are smaller and cost less. Wire wound resistors are used where the power
dissipation is more than 5W. In electronic equipments carbon resistors are
widely used because of their smaller size.
PRESET
There are two general categories of variable resistors:
1. General purpose resistors.
2. Precision resistors.
The general purpose type can again be wire wound type and carbon type .These
follows either linear or logarithmic law. The precision type are always wire
wound and follow a linear law .The variable resistors can be broadly classified
as potentiometer , rheostats , presets and decade resistance boxes.
CAPACITORS:
Devices which can store electronic charge are called capacitors. Capacitance
can be understood as the ability of a dielectric to store electric charges. Its unit
is Farad, named after the Michael Faraday. The capacitors are named according
to the dielectric used. Most common ones are air, paper, and mica, ceramic and
electrolytic capacitors.
electric field .In capacitor the electric field is concentrated in the dielectric
between the plates.
Like resistors, capacitors are also crucial to the correct working of nearly every
electronic circuit and provide us with a means of storing electrical energy in the
form of an electric field. Capacitors have numerous applications including
storage capacitors in power supplies, coupling of A.C. signals between the
stages of an amplifier, and decoupling power supply rails so that, As far as A.C.
signal components are concerned, the supply rails are indistinguishable from
zero volts.
TYPES OF CAPACITORS:
CERAMIC CAPACITORS:
The Ceramic Capacitors use ceramic dielectric with thin film as electrodes
bonded to the ceramic .these capacitors are available as low permittivity,
medium permittivity and high permittivity types .The ceramic is used is
generally thick because they cannot with stand high potential gradients .The
leads are soldered to metal electrodes and the entire assembly is enclosed in a
ceramic or epoxy molded cases. Capacitors are available as tubular disk,
monolithic and barrier type.
DISC CAPACITORS :
In the disk form, silver is fired on to both sides of the ceramic to form the
conductor plates. The sheets are then baked and cut to the appropriate shape and
size & attached by pressure contact and soldering. These have high capacitance
per unit volume and are very economical. The disks are lacquered or
encapsulated in plastic or Phenolic molding. Round disk are used at high
voltages the capacitance of values up to 0.01F can be obtained. They have
tolerance of +20% or –20%. In general these capacitors have voltage ratings up
to 750 V d.c.
ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS :
These capacitors derive the name from electrolyte which is used as a medium to
produce high dielectric constants. These capacitors have low value for large
capacitances at low working voltages.
DIODES:
To ensure unidirectional flow of liquid we use mechanical valves in its path. By
properly arranging these valves in a system we get useful devices such as
pumps and locomotives. In the field of electronics too we have a valve called
semiconductor diode (a counterpart of thermionic valve) for controlling the flow
of electric current in one direction. But we use these diodes in circuits for
limited purposes like converting AC to DC, by passing EMF etc. a diode allows
current to pass through it provided it is forward biased and the biasing voltage is
more than potential barrier (forward voltage drop) of the diode.
TRANSISTOR
INTRODUCTION:
The transistor an entirely new type of electronic device is capable of achieving
amplification of weak signals in a fashion comparable and often superior to that
realized by vacuum tubes. Transistors are far smaller than vacuum tube, have no
filaments and hence need no heating power and may be operates in any position.
They are mechanically strong, hence practically unlimited life and can do some
jobs better than vacuum tubes.
Emitter: - The section on one side that supplies charge carriers (electrons or
holes) is called the emitter. The emitter is always forward biased w.r.t base so
that it can supply a large number of majority carriers.
Collector: - The section on the other side that collects the charge is called the
collector. The collector is always reversing biased. Its function is to remove
charges from its junction with the base.
Base: - The middle section, which forms to pn junctions between the emitter
and collector, is called bas. The base emitter junction is forward biased,
allowing low resistance for the emitter circuit. The base-collector junction is
reversed biased and provides high resistance in the collector circuit.
CHARCTERISTICS OF TRANSISTORS
Whenever we have to decide about the applications of a transistor certain
question arises. Some of these are – how much amplification gets from it? What
is the highest frequency upto which it can be used? How much power output
could we get from it? And what should be the values of different components
used in the circuits? The answers to these entire questions lie in the electrical
properties of the transistor. These properties depend on the size, manufacturing
techniques and materials used in the manufacturer of transistor and are know as
characteristics. Transistor manufacturers give these characteristics in the data
sheets published by them.
(a) Current gain factor ‘alpha’ ()
(b) Current gain factor ‘beta’ ()
(c) Input resistance (Rin)
(d) Output resistance (Rout)
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POWER TRANSFORMER
The main object of this ‘power supply’ is, as the name itself implies, to deliver
the required amount of stabilized and pure power to the circuit. Every typical
power supply contains one transformer which steps-down the main voltage,
which is 230V AC, to the required level. The national standard for line
frequency of the mains supply is 50 Hz.
The transformer simply transfers 230 Voltage Alternating Current from primary
side to secondary side, without altering the voltage and frequency. The
secondary voltage is depends on the number of turns in secondary winding. This
turns ration of primary to secondary windings gives the rating of the
transformer.
The transformers are classified on various parameters: based on the core – air
core, ferrite core, iron core etc.; based on the turns ration- step up, step down,
isolation etc; based on the tapping- centre tap or normal etc. As per the circuit
requirements one can choose the correct type of transformer.
ADVANTAGERS &
LIMITATIONS
Advantages
Limitation
The signals may not work when the climate is not good.
CONCLUSION
Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
1- Automobile Engineering By Kurazia
2- Railway and Automotive Engines By Kirpal Singh.
3- Railway Engineering By Satish Chandra & M.M.Agarwal.
4- Physics in Technology By R.J. Hill.
Website’s
1- www.howstuffworks.com
2- www.engineersedge.com
3- www.wikipedia.com
4- www.google.co.in