Wednesday 18 January 2017

Automatic Night Light using LDR


Here is the simple Automatic Night Light circuit using LDR.

Components Required:

1) Breadboard
2) 470 ohm resistor
3) 22 Kilo ohm resistor
4) LED (Any Color)
5) 15 Kilo ohm Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)
6) 3904 NPN Transistor
6) 9Volt Battery 

Procedure:
  • Connect the circuit as shown in the circuit diagram below.
  • During day time the brightness will be more, which lowers the resistance of the LDR.
  • Therefore the current is grounded, as current prefers only low resistance path.
  • Hence there is no base current to forward bias the 3904 NPN transistor and the LED remains OFF.
  • During night time the brightness goes down, which increases the resistance of the LDR.
  • Therefore the current will not be grounded and prefers a alternate path to flow.
  • Hence there is enough base current to forward bias the 3904 NPN Transistor and the LED glows.
Circuit Diagram:


Figure 1: Automatic Night Light using LDR Circuit simulation made in Multisim



Figure 2: Automatic Night Light using LDR

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