FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1

(EEE 358)

CIRCUIT THREE HOUR TIMER

PREPARED BY :
1. MUHAMAD HAFIZ BIN ABD HAIRI

2013228802

2. MOHD ZULHILMI BIN MOHAMED YUSUF

2013487332

SUPERVISED BY :
SUFIAN BIN MOHAMAD

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Battery manufactures recommend that the battery needs to be charged for

three hours. Once the charging time is up the battery must be disconnected
from the charger to overcome the problem of overcharging.

1.2 OBJECTVE

The objective from this project are to built a circuit for safety purpose. Once
the battery are fully charged, this circuit will automatically disconnected.
Furthermore, this circuit also can help to save more electrical energy.

2.0 PROJECT PROGRESS

2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW
This circuit, which sits between the charger circuit and its battery socket, prevents
that possibility: the contact of relay Re1 interrupts the charging current when the three
hours are up. Ten LEDs show the remaining charging time in steps of 20 minutes. The
timer is reset each time power is applied and it is then ready for a new cycle. When
power is applied IC3 is reset via C4 and R5. Since Q9 is connected to the active-low EN
(enable) input, the counter will now remain in this state.
The charging time can be adjusted from about 2 hours 15 minutes to 4 hours 30
minutes using P1. The author set P1 to 30 k, giving a charging time of 3 hours
7minutes. The greater the resistance of P1, the shorter the charging time. The timing of
the circuit is not particularly precise, but its accuracy is entirely adequate for the job.
When adjusting the charging time it is worth noting that the rst clock cycle after the
circuit is turned on (from Q0 to Q1) is longer than the subsequent ones. This is because
initially capacitor C3 has to be charged to around half the supply voltage.

2.2 METHODOLOGY
Components :
a) IC 4017 An integrated circuit which has been designed to count pulses. It has 16
pins and looks like any other 16 pin integrated circuit. They can be used in timing
circuits and are often used to switch on and off LEDs or motors or other circuits.
b) 741 IC operational amplifier is DC-coupled high gain electronic voltage amplifier
with a differential input and usually a single-ended output. An operational amplifier
produces an output potential (relative to circuit ground). In IC 741, 7 represents active
terminals, 4 represents inputs and 1 represents input and 1 represent output.
c) IC 7812 Voltage regulator integrated circuits produce a voltage that is positive
relative to a common ground and it will produce 12 volts of output.
d) Capacitor device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs
of conductors separated by an insulator.
e)

Diode An electric device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction.

f) Resistor An electrical component that limits or regulates the flow of electrical

current in an electric circuit.
g) LED A semiconductor device that emits visible light when an electrical current
passing through it.

2.3 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

Figure 1 : Circuit Diagram 1 (Tina)

Figure 2 : Circuit Diagram 2 (website)

2.4 BLOCK DIAGRAM

The block diagram shows that when the battery are fully charged in three hours, the
LEDs will on and the circuit automatically off and there is no current flow in the circuit.

Power supply

Battery charged

LED on &
circuit break

2.5 FLOW CHART

searching for
project title

Make the prototype for the chosen title

NO

Approval by
supervisor
asupvisor

YES
Find the components to construct the
circuit

Gather all the components and

equipment that required

Finish

2.6 CIRCUIT SIMULATION

Figure 3 : Simulated circuit

2.7 PROBLEM
PROBLEMS

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OVERCOME

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There are problems that we had faced during the process of completing the project.
One of the problems is we find it is difficult to find appropriate software to do the
simulation because some of the software did not provide components in the libraries as
we wanted. We managed to do the simulation by using TINA software. TINA software
provide the components that we wanted.

2.8 EXPECTED RESULT

Figure 4 : Value of current and voltage through resistors

3.0 PROJECT PLAN

3.1 GANTT CHART

1
BUY
COMPONENTS
PROJECT
TESTING

JUNE
2 3

JULY
2 3

AUGUST
1 2 3 4

SEPTEMBER
1 2 3 4

TROUBLESHOO
TING
SIMULATION
PCB
FABRICATION
PROCESS
FINAL REPORT
PREPARATION
FINAL PROJECT
SUBMISSION
SLIDESHOW
PRESENTATION

3.2 STRATEGIES

Our strategy for final year project for next semester are buying components,
project testing, trouble shooting and PCB fabricating. These steps will be done in time
that we have plan. All of the steps are need to be taken seriously.
Finally, preparation for completing the report is going to be done throughout the
whole semester. The project have to be submit and we will present the project in front of
the panels.

4.0 REULT

5.0 CONCLUSION

For conclusion, this project are not yet complete because for final year
project 1, we only have to do simulation on software and present it in front of
panels to make sure the circuit can run properly.
The objectives of the project are going to be achieve in next semester after
the real simulation are done. We successfully solved the problem that occur in
this semester to make sure that the continuation of this project for next semester
is smooth and to avoid more problems.

6.0 REFERENCES

http://www.circuitlab.org/2011/07/circuit-three-hour-timer-schematics.html

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