Week -2
Aim: This challenge aims to make a Simulink model of a doorbell using a solenoid block and make another Simulink model where a
thermistor will be used to sense the temperature of a heater & turn it on or turn it off the fan.
Objective:
1. Make a Simulink model of Doorbell using a solenoid block with the following details:
In the above arrangement, when the switch is closed the electromagnet receives electrical power from the battery and pulls the metal arm
to hit the bell producing sound. Cteate a situation where the switch is closed for 2 seconds and then released. Observe the physical
movement of the plunger. Assume remaining parameters.
2. Use a thermistor to sense the temperature of a heater & turn on or turn off the fan as per the below conditions:
Temperature source: 20 °C from O to 10 seconds,
27°C from 10 to 30 seconds.
Fan condition:ON If the temprature is above 25ºC OFF otherwise
Solution of Objective-1:
Theory:
Doorbell:
A doorbell is a signaling device typically placed near a door to a building's entrance. When a visitor presses a button the bell rings inside the
building, alerting the occupant to the presence of the visitor. The heart of a doorbell is an electromagnet. Electromagnets are coils of wire
wrapped around a small piece of magnetic metal. When electricity passes through the wire, it creates a magnetic field around the wire.
When you press a doorbell button, you complete an electrical circuit that allows household electricity to flow through the doorbell's
internal electromagnet. The magnetic field generated by the electromagnet is then used to power a mechanism that creates the doorbell
sound.
Doorbells are low-voltage devices. This means they require relatively little energy to operate. An important part of a doorbell mechanism is
the transformer. The transformer converts regular 120-volt household current to the lower voltage (usually somewhere between 6-16 volts)
required by the doorbell.
Solenoid:
A solenoid is a 3-dimensional structure of wire. When this wire is wrapped around a metallic block in a coil and electricity is passed through
it, it has some special magnetic properties. Electromagnetic induction makes it an electromagnet that can be switched on or off. The side in
which the current appears to be passing clockwise is the South Pole, and the side in which the current seems to be passing anticlockwise is
the Northern Pole. The solenoid works just like a bar magnet and therefore has many uses. This principle is used to create valves, among
other things. Where the solenoid operates an electric switch, it is a relay.
SIMULINK MODEL OF OBJECTIVE 1:
The figure above is the representation of 'doorbell operated on solenoid'.In this model some block are used to make the working model of doorbell these block are:
1. Pulse Generator: The Pulse Generator block generates square wave pulses at regular intervals. The block waveform parameters
Amplitude, Pulse Width, Period, and Phase delay, determine the shape of the output waveform.
2. Simulink-PS Converter: Converts the unitless Simulink input signal to a Physical Signal.
3. Scope: Display signals generated during simulation.
4. Switch: Switch controlled by an external physical signal.
5. Battery: The Battery block represents a simple battery model.
6. Solenoid: Model electrical characteristics and generated force of solenoid.
7. Ideal Translational Motion Sensor: The Ideal Translational Motion Sensor block represents a device that converts an across variable
measured between two mechanical translational nodes into a control signal proportional to velocity or position. You can specify the initial
position (offset) as a block parameter. The sensor is ideal since it does not account for inertia, friction, delays, energy consumption, and so
on.
8. Mechanical Translational Reference: The Mechanical Translational Reference block represents a reference point, or frame, for all
mechanical translational ports. All translational ports that are rigidly clamped to the frame (ground) must be connected to a Mechanical
Translational Reference block.
9. Electrical Reference: The Electrical Reference block represents an electrical ground. Electrical conserving ports of all the blocks that are
directly connected to the ground must be connected to an Electrical Reference block. A model with electrical elements must contain at
least one Electrical Reference block.
10. Solver Configuration: The Solver Configuration block specifies the solver parameters that your model needs before you can begin the
simulation.
11. PS-Simulink Converter: Convert physical signal into Simulink output signal.
MODEL EXPLAINATION:
1. The pulse generator is used to give the signal input where, Amplitude=1, Period=10 sec, Pulse width= 5%, and Phase delay- 0 sec.
(See Fig 4.)
2. After that, the input signal is converted into physical form with the use of "Sirulink-PS Converter" and further send to the switch of
the electrical circuit.
3. The electrical circuit consists of a solenoid, a battery, and a switch. One end of the solenoid is connected to the battery and its other
end is connected to the switch. An electrical reference is provided in the electrical circuit.
4. The mechanical part of the solenoid is connected to an ideal translation motion sensor and mechanical translational reference.
5. The P-port of the sensor makes a connection with the "PS-Simulink Converter" to provide the output in signal form. Further, the
converter is connected with scope to display our output signal.
6. A solver configuration is connected to an electrical circuit to solve all parameters before the beginning of the simulation.
Signal input in the doorbell.
OUTPUT:
The motion of plunger was simulated and recorded and plotted in scope.
SOLUTION OF OBJECTIVE 2:
Theory:
A thermistor (or thermal resistor) is defined as a type of resistor whose electrical resistance varies with temperature changes. Although all
resistors' resistance will fluctuate slightly with temperature, a thermistor is particularty sensitive to temperature changes.
Thermistors act as a passive component in a circuit. They are an accurate, cheap, and robust way to measure temperature. While thermistors
do not work well in extremely hot or cold temperatures, they are the sensor of choice for many different applications.
Simulink model of objective 2:
Figure shows the simulink model of themistor.
This figure shows the representation of thermistor connection which senses the temperature of a heater and passes the signal to a switch
where a threshold limit is already set. If the temperature is above or equal to the threshold limit, then it gives "I" as output which is "Switch
On". If the temperature is below the threshold limit, then it will give "O" as output which means "Switch Off. The input signal is generated
with the help of a "Signal Builder" block (See Fig 9). This signal is created according to the conditions given in this challenge. The conditions
are as following:
Temperature source: 20 °C from O to 10 seconds
27 °C from 10 to 30 seconds
23 °C from 30 to 50 seconds
Fan conditions: ON if the temperature above 25 °C. OFF otherwise.
Here the temperature is converted in Kelvin from degree Celcius because the signal converter does not take °C value as input. I also have to
set the signal unit as "Kelvin* in Simulink-PS Converter.
The formula for conversion: 1°C= 273.15 K
The Signals:
From O-10 sec- Temperature is 293.15 K
From 10-30 sec- Temperature is 300.15 K
From 30-50 sec- Temperature is 296.15 K
Model Explanation:
1. At first, the signal is created in "Signal Builder" and further passes to "Simulink-PS Converter" to convert the input signal into the
physical signal.
2. This physical signal is connected to a block "Controlled Temperature Source". This block is connected to the thermistor and a
"Thermal Reference" block.
3. The thermistor is a part of an electric circuit where a battery, a voltage sensor, a resistor connected parallel to the voltage sensor, an
electrical reference are connected to make a complete circuit. A solver configuration is connected to that electrical circuit to solve all
parameters before the beginning of the simulation.
4. The voltage sensor senses the temperature in the form of voltage and sends the data to its port "V".
5. From this port, we get our output and send it to two different "PS-Simulink Converter".
6. From converter-1, the signal is sent to the threshold switch. In the switch, the threshold limit is set to 1.10555e-02. If the temperature
is above or equal to the threshold limit, then it gives "I" as output which is "Switch On". If the temperature is below the threshold
limit, then it will give "O" as output which means "Switch Off". The input signal is generated with the help of a "Signal Builder" block
(See Fig 9).
7. The switch is connected to the scope where we can see our output plot.
8. From converter-2, it converts the physical signal into a Simulink signal and sends the voltage data from the Voltage Sensor to display.
This display gives us the threshold value of voltage. This value is set in the switch.
OUTPUT:
It can be seen that the value of the signal is "O" from O-10 sec because in this time the temperature was 20°C which is below 25°C means
*Switch off the fan: After that, the signal value gives "I" as output from 10-30 sec because in this time the temperature was 27'C which is
above 25°C means "Switch on the fan":. The value of the signal is again goes to "O" from 30-50 sec because in this time the temperature was
23°C which is below 25°C means "Switch off the fan"
Now it is clear that our model is correct and fulfills all the input conditions.
