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
D HIMABINDU-B140770EE
M NAGARAJU-B140898EE
National Institute Of Technology |Calicut
 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
interface. In addition, the MSP430G2x53 family members have a 10-bit
analog-to-digital (A/D) converter.

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 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.

DC MOTOR

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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.