TEMPERATURE

CONTROLLED DC
FAN
PROGRESS REPORT

UNDER THE
GUIDANCE OF
Dr. MIJA SJ
PROFESSOR
Dept. Of
ELECTRICAL

SUBMITTED BY
K ANJAN REDDY-
B140919EE
M CHAITANYA-
B140799EE
National Institute Of Technology |Calicut D HIMABINDU-
B140770EE
M NAGARAJU-
B140898EE
 Abstract

This project is used to control the fan speed according to

the temperature. A sensor is placed in the room to sense
the room temperature in degree centigrade. According to
detected temperature a control circuit will control the
speed of the fan. If the room temperature is more, then
the speed of the fan will increase. If the room
temperature is less, then the speed of the fan will
automatically decrease by the control circuit.
LM35 is most readily available temperature sensor in the
market, and it is very precise temperature sensor IC. This
LM35 doesnt require any external calibration. MSP430 is
a 16-bit microcontroller with in-built analog to digital
converter and in-built temperature sensor. So here
instead of using external temperature sensor, the in-built
temperature of MSP430 is used to calculated temperature
of the room. A ULN2803 IC is used as a driver IC to drive
the fan motor, in this context a small dc motor. The fan
speed can be controlled by the microcontroller by
generating a PWM signal at the motor driver IC
(ULN2803). Instead of ULN2803 a relay circuit can be
used, but the relay switching will produce some sound
which is not feels good by the end user. ULN2803 the is
capable to sink up to 500mA and it is enough to drive the
regular small dc motor.

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Problem statement
Generally, in different climatic conditions people will
trying to control the speed of the ceiling Fan in their room
by manually controlling the Fan regulator. But, by doing
this manually is a little bit tedious task and not accurate.
Switching Fan regulator more often through manual
control may damage the regulator and sometimes leads
to current shock.

Objectives:
The primary objective of this project is to develop a
temperature controlled dc fan using microcontroller. The
project also intends to bring down the design complexity
and saves energy by slowing down its speed in low
temperature. And also to assist people who are disabled
and are unable to control the speed of fan.

It may also be used for monitoring changes in

environment.

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Implementation of circuit diagram

The basic block diagram of the proposed project has been

made and work has begun on its individual parts.

Block Diagram for Automatic FAN control system

based on room temperature using MSP430

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List of components:
MSP 430G2553 MICROCONTROLLER
ULN2803 DRIVER IC
12V DC MOTOR FAN
47K RESISTOR
RESET SWITCH
1nf CAPACITOR
3.3V BATTERY

Component description:

MSP 430G2553 MICROCONTROLLER

The Texas Instruments MSP430 family of ultra-low-power

microcontrollers consists of several devices featuring
different sets of peripherals targeted for various
applications. The architecture, combined with five low-
power modes, is optimized to achieve extended battery
life in portable measurement applications.

The device features a powerful 16-bit RISC CPU, 16-bit

registers, and constant generators that contribute to
maximum code efficiency. The digitally controlled
oscillator (DCO) allows wake-up from low-power modes to
active mode in less than 1 s.

The MSP430G2x13 and MSP430G2x53 series are ultra-

low-power mixed signal microcontrollers with built-in 16-
bit timers, up to 24 I/O capacitive-touch enabled pins, a
versatile analog comparator, and built-in communication
capability using the universal serial communication
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interface. In addition, the MSP430G2x53 family members
have a 10-bit analog-to-digital (A/D) converter.

Typical applications include low-cost sensor systems that

capture analog signals, convert them to digital values,
and then process the data for display or for transmission
to a host system.

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ULN2803 DRIVER IC:

ULN2803 is a High voltage, high current Transistor Array

IC used especially with Microcontrollers where we need to
drive high power loads. ... This IC is widely used to drive
high loads such Lamps, relays, motors etc. It is usually
rated at 50v/500mA.

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12V DC MOTOR FAN:
Typical brushless DC motors use one or more permanent
magnets in the rotor and electromagnets on the motor
housing for the stator. A motor controller converts DC
to AC. This design is mechanically simpler than that of
brushed motors because it eliminates the complication of
transferring power from outside the motor to the spinning
rotor. The motor controller can sense the rotor's position
via Hall effect sensors or similar devices and can
precisely control the timing, phase, etc., of the current in
the rotor coils to optimize torque, conserve power,
regulate speed, and even apply some braking.
Advantages of brushless motors include long life span,
little or no maintenance, and high efficiency.
Disadvantages include high initial cost, and more
complicated motor speed controllers. Some such
brushless motors are sometimes referred to as
"synchronous motors" although they have no external
power supply to be synchronized with, as would be the
case with normal AC synchronous motors.

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DC MOTOR

Completed work:
We are learning MSP430 basics.
Studied briefly about various component of circuit.
Presently we are working to program the msp430.

Future work:
Implementation of code.
Implementing hardware practically on PCB.
Testing the efficiency of the device and improving it .

Reference:
1.MSP430 DATA SHEET
https://www.google.co.in/webhp?sourceid=chrome-
instant&rlz=1C1CHZL_enIN732IN732&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-
8#q=msp430+g2553+datasheet

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2.ULN2803 USER GUIDE
https://www.google.co.in/webhp?sourceid=chrome-
instant&rlz=1C1CHZL_enIN732IN732&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-
8#q=ULN2803+user+guide+datasheet

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