Description
Caution:
Most thefts happen after midnight hours when people enter the second
phase of sleep called ‘paradoxical’ sleep. Here is an energy-saving
circuit that causes the thieves to abort the theft attempt by lighting
up the possible sites of intrusion (such as kitchen or backyard of your
house) at around 1:00 am. It automatically resets in the morning. The
circuit is fully automatic and uses a CMOS IC CD 4060 to get the desired
time delay. Light-dependent resistor LDR1 controls reset pin 12 of IC1
for its automatic action. During day time, the low resistance of LDR1
makes pin 12 of IC1 ‘high,’ so it doesn’t oscillate.
After sunset, the high resistance of LDR1 makes pin 12 of IC1 ‘low’
and it starts oscillating, which is indicated by the fashing of LED2
connected to pin 7 of IC1. The values of oscillator components
(resistors R1 and R2 and capacitor C4) are chosen such that output pin 3
of IC1 goes ‘high’ after seven hours, i.e., around 1 am. This high
output drives triac 1 (BT136) through D5 and R3. Bulb L1 connected
between the phase line and M2 terminal of triac 1 turns on when the gate
of triac 1 gets the trigger voltage from pin 3 of IC1. It remains ‘on’
until pin 12 of IC1 becomes high again in the morning. Capacitors C1 and
C3 act as power reserves, so IC1 keeps oscillating even if there is
power interruption for a few seconds. Capacitor C2 keeps trigger pin 12
of IC1 high during day time, so slight changes in light intensity don’t
affect the circuit.
Using preset P1 you can adjust the sensitivity of LDR1. Power supply
to the circuit is derived from a step-down transformer T1 (230V AC
primary to 0-9V, 300mA secondary), rectifed by a full-wave rectifer
comprising diodes D1 through D4 and fltered by capacitor C1. Assemble
the circuit on a general-purpose PCB with adequate spacing between the
components. Sleeve the exposed leads of the components. Using switch S1
you can turn on the lamp manually. Enclose the unit in a plastic case
and mount at a location that allows adequate daylight.
Circuit Diagram:
Parts:- P1 = 100K
- R1 = 120K
- R2 = 1M
- R3 = 100R
- R4 = 100R
- C1 = 1000uF-25V
- C2 = 100uF-25v
- C3 = 100nF-63V
- C4 = 1uF-25V
- D1 = 1N4001
- D2 = 1N4001
- D3 = 1N4001
- D4 = 1N4001
- D5 = Red LED
- D6 = Green LED
- IC = CD4060
- TR = BT136
- T1 = 9v 300mA Transformer
- L1 = 230V-60W Bulb
- SW = On/Off Switch
Since the circuit uses 230V AC, many of its points are at AC mains
voltage. It could give you lethal shock if you are not careful. So if
you don’t know much about working with line voltages, do not attempt to
construct this circuit. We will not be responsible for any kind of
resulting loss or damage.
