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Hardware and Software based Water level controller system using Microcontroller
Kavita Jindala,Kavita Singhb Apeejay College of Engineering,Gurgaon, India jindalkavita82@gmail.com, logtokavita@gmail.com
process system. The level control system must be controlled by the proper controller. Actual systems and controllers are widely implemented in the discrete time domain since they employ microprocessors or computers in general. Recently, a variable structure control in the discrete-time domain has much received the attention [3], [4], [5]. The objective of the controller in the level control is to maintain a level at a given set point and be able to accept new set point values dynamically. The aim of this work is to present an ideal design technique of the liquid level control system based on the use of the commercially available microcontroller MCS-51[6], [7], [8]. The proposed control system model is composed of microcontroller 8051, level sensor and solenoid valve. Experimental results show that the system model being proposed is able to control the liquid level very effectively and provide a good response. Moreover the benefit obtained from this system is to be able to employ as an educational tool for demonstrating in an educational project and the control engineering laboratory. Furthermore, it is to be expected as this control system for collecting and controlling the physical data such as pressure, temperature etc.
of the liquid. It mainly contains a microcontroller, level transducers (LTs) and solenoid valve named SV. We use the assembly language programming in the microcontroller to control the level and also displaying the data through LED from microcontroller. In this designing, the LTs principal task is to produce electrical signal that is directly proportional to the level in the tank. With this transducer liquid level will be transmitted to the C. Afterwards, microcontroller software checks for the condition of the output voltage at each three points and then directs the solenoid valve to operate the control valve inside the solenoid valve. In addition, the water supply is provided in the tank through the solenoid valve. The interfacing circuit of microcontroller with water tank and solenoid valve is shown in figure 2.
Figure 2: Interfacing microcontroller 8051 Figure1: Proposed liquid level controller configuration (LT = Level Transmitter)
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[6] Barnett, R. H. The 8051 family of Micro-controllers. Prentice-Hall, 1995. [7] G.Betta, L. Ippolito, A. Pietrosanto, and A.Scaglieone, An optical fiber based technique for continuous level sensing IEEE Trans. Instrum.Meas, Vol.44,pp. 686-689, June 1995. [8] G.Betta, A. Pietrosanto, and A.Scaglieone, Microcontroller based performance enhancement of an optical fiber level transducer IEEE Trans. Instrum.Meas, Vol.47,pp. 489-493, April 1998.
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8051 Microcontroll er
Yes
Level Sensor
Off solenoid Valve
Solenoid Valve
No On Yellow Led
Yes
Buzzer On Stop
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