Controlling Fan Speed with Variable Resistance Using Potentiometer(STEAM Education)
To understand the concept of variable resistance using a potentiometer and demonstrate its application in controlling the speed of Motor with Fan.
Project : 21
Controlling Fan Speed with Variable Resistance (Potentiometer)
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Project Aim:
To understand the concept of variable
resistance using a potentiometer and demonstrate its application in controlling
the speed of Motor with Fan.
Components Used:
1. Power Supply
2. Resistors of 100Ω & 220Ω
3. Motor with Fan
4. NPN Transistor
5. Potentiometer
6. Connecting Wires
Circuit Diagram:
Connection Procedure:
Step
1: Placing Potentiometer in the KIT
Board, Connect VCC terminal of the Potentiometer to Pin 69, OUTPUT
terminal to Pin 67 and GND terminal to the Pin 65
Step
2: Connect the positive terminal of the
power supply (pin 62) to one end of Resistor 220Ω (R2, Pin 3).
Step
3: Connect another end of the Resistor
220Ω (R2, Pin 4) to Positive terminal of Motor
(Pin 41).
Step
4: Connect Negative terminal of Motor
(Pin 42) to Collector pin of NPN Transistor (Pin 31).
Step
5: Connect Emitter pin of NPN Transistor
(Pin 29) to the negative terminal of Power Supply (Pin 59).
Step
6: Connect the Base of the NPN
transistor (Pin 30) to one end of the Resistor 100Ω (Pin1).
Step
7: Connect the other end of the resistor
100Ω (Pin 2) to the output terminal of the potentiometer corresponding pin (Pin
68).
Step
8: Connect the VCC terminal of the
potentiometer corresponding pin (Pin 70) to the positive terminal of the power
supply (Pin 63).
Step
9: Connect the GND terminal of the
potentiometer corresponding pin (Pin 66) to the negative terminal of the power
supply (pin 60).
Step
10: Adjust the potentiometer's sliding
contact to regulate the voltage at the base of the NPN transistor, controlling
the speed of Motor Fan.
Explanation:
In this project, we'll explore how a
potentiometer, a type of variable resistor with three terminals, regulates
electric current flow. By adjusting the position of a sliding contact along a
uniform resistance, the potentiometer acts as a voltage divider. The input
voltage is distributed across the resistor's length, and the output voltage is
the difference between the fixed and sliding contacts. Rotating the sliding arm
changes the resistance, thereby altering the speed of Motor Fan. This allows us
to achieve controlled output based on the potentiometer's position.