Automatic LED House Lighting Project || LDR Sensor || DIY

5 mm LED: Red

5V Power Supply Module

MB102 830 Points Solderless Prototype PCB Breadboard

General Purpose Dual Op-Amp

LM358 Op-amp IC

LED(Light Emitting Diode) White,Green,Red,Yellow,Blue Color

<h3 >Light Detector using LDR</h3>A Light Detector or a Light Sensor is a device or circuit that detects the intensity of the light incident on it. Different types of light detectors are LDRs (or Light Dependent Resistors), Photo Diodes, Photo Transistors, etc.All these devices are called as Photoelectric Devices as they convert light energy to electric energy. These Light Detectors or Sensors can detect different types of light like visible light, ultraviolet light, infrared light etc.In this project, we have designed a simple Light Detector using LDR. When the light falls on the LDR, the light stays off and when the light stops falling on LDR, the LED glows. We have designed two types of circuits: one using an OP – AMP (Operational Amplifier) and other using just transistors.<figure><img src=https://projects.arduinocontent.cc/ede99b8d-898a-4d41-825e-0842f7d1634e.jpg /><figcaption> </figcaption></figure><h3 >Components Required</h3><ul ><li >LM358 OP – Amp IC</li></ul><ul ><li >Small LDR</li></ul><ul ><li >4.7 KΩ Resistor</li></ul><ul ><li >4.7 KΩ Potentiometer</li></ul><ul ><li >Anycolor LED</li></ul><ul ><li >560 Ω Resistor</li></ul><ul ><li >Connecting wires</li></ul><ul ><li >Power supply (9V Battery)</li></ul><h3 >Working of the Circuit</h3>The main components of the project are LM358 Op – Amp and LDR. First let us see about LDR (Light Dependent Resistor). An LDR, as the name suggests, is a type of resistor, whose resistance changes depending on the intensity of the light surrounding it.Typically, when light is incident directly on the LDR, its resistance will be very low and when there is no light i.e. in darker conditions, its resistance jumps to few mega Ohms.We will use this feature of the LDR is our project to detect light and turn on an LED. For this we have used an Operational Amplifier. The Op – Amp is configured in Comparator mode i.e. it will compare the voltages at inverting and non – inverting terminals and correspondingly generate a HIGH or LOW output.We have connected the wiper terminal of the 10 KΩ Potentiometer to the inverting terminal of the OP – Amp. To the non – inverting terminal, we have connected the junction of a 10 KΩ Resistor and the LDR. These two will form a potential divider feeding its output to the OP – Amp.When the light is incident on the LDR, its resistance decreases. Hence, the non – inverting voltage is lower than the inverting voltage and as a result, the LED remains OFF.When there is no light falling on the LDR, the resistance of the LDR becomes very high and as a result, the voltage at the non – inverting terminal will be more than the voltage at inverting terminal. The output of the Op – Amp will be high and the LED is turned ON. <h3 >Applications</h3><ul ><li >Simple Light Detector Circuit can be used in many applications like automatic switching of appliances up on detecting light, security systems, etc.</li></ul><ul ><li >This circuit can be used in alarm system, where increasing intensity of light will trigger the alarm.</li></ul><ul ><li >It can also be used in cupboards or wardrobes. When the door is opened, the light will automatically turned on. </li></ul>

Automatic LED House Lighting Project || LDR Sensor || DIY

Make Light Sensor Based Project Using LDR Sensor and LM358 op-amp IC