Single Phase Microcontroller-Based Automatic Changeover Switch
Journal Title: International Journal of Electronics, Communication & Instrumentation Engineering Research and Development (IJECIERD) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Power failure or outage in a country, state or city is highly detrimental to development in public and private industries. The insecurity associated with constant or frequent power failure or outage brings about limitation to power consistent investments, thus hampering the development of industries and multinational ventures. Processes like carrying out surgical operations in hospitals, laboratories which require constant power supply for research, money transactions between banks and more require constant use of uninterrupted power. This research covers the design and construction of a single phase microcontroller-based automatic power changeover. It has the capacity to automatically switch power from national grid to generator and vice versa, once there is power failure in any of the two power supplies. This was achieved by the use of electrical components such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, opto-isolators etc., integrated circuits that have timing abilities and relays for switching effect. Due to the looping of the pole of the contactor to give 50A current each for PHCN and generator, the maximum power the circuit can withstand on an a.c voltage of 240V is 12KVA. This means the circuit can carry a large amount of power in homes and offices.
Authors and Affiliations
EHIABHILI JOHN. C,, EZEH CHIOMA. V, ORJI ONYEKA. V
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