AUTOMATIC STREET LIGHT CONTROLLER USING MICROCONTROLLER

The aim of this project is to reduce the power consumption as well as maintenance by providing a Photo sensor that switches the light on and off automatically.The main feature of the Photo Sensor is its Light Dependent Resistor (LDR).

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.

Automatic Street Light Control System is a simple and powerful concept.In this project would like to show how to generate a valuable voltage based on the time and intensity of light.At the time of dusk, when intensity of light resuces, all the sreet lights are to be switched on automatically. During night time (say after 10.30 pm) , alternate street lights are to witched off automatically i.e Half Mode. Half Mode means all the lights are to be on in 50 percent on/off mode. Again at the time of sunrise, all street lights are to be switched off automatically.Thus Automatic Streetlight Controller needs no manual operation of switching On and Off. The sysytem itself detects whether there is need of light or not.

The purpose of the Micro-controller is to switch on the signal lamps with proper timing and to read the timer on/off switch and to dip switches for pass time delay.With the help of timer on/off switch,timer can be enabled or disabled.LED shows the status of operation.By configuring jumpers, the pass time delays can be changed.In order to do all activities a program (a sequence of instructions) must be written for the microcontoller.This program is called Firmware.