Experiment No.

Date:

TWO WAY AND THREE WAY CONTROL OF LAMP AND FORMATION

OF TRUTH TABLE

Aim: To verify two way and three way control of a lamp and to form a truth table of the
same.

Apparatus required:

Sl.No Name of the apparatus Type Range Quantity

1. 2-way and 3-way control of - - 1No.
lamp panel
a. Two way switch 5A 2No.
b. DPDT switch 5A 1No.
2. Incandescent lamp - 60W 1No.
3. Connecting wires/ - - As many
Patch cards required

Front Panel Details:

1. Indicator : 16 mm indicator to indicate mains supply is ON.

2. MCB : 2 pole/6A MCB to switch ON/OFF mains supply.

3. FUSE : 5 Amps Glass Fuse.

4. 230V AC : Mains supply terminals after MCB.

PN
5. Aux Supply : 2 Nos. of auxiliary supply Points to Connect any
Electrical / Electronic equipment’s - 3 pin/5A sockets with switch.

6. Multifunction : Digital Multifunction meter – LG 3399 -Elmeasure

make with 1A/1A CT.
a) Input : Input terminals of MFM.
b) Output : Output terminals of MFM.

7. LED Lamp : 8 Watts LED Lamp terminals.

8. CFL Lamp : 8Watts CFL lamp terminals.

9. Incandescent Lamp : 40 Watts CFL Lamp terminals.

10. Switch 1 : Single pole / 2 way switch – 5 Amps.

ab Switch positions.
11. Switch 2 : Single pole / 2 way switch – 5Amps
cd Switch positions.

12. Intermediate Switch : 2 pole/ 2 way switch – 5 Amps.

 ef, gh / eh, gf Switch positions.

13. P N : Terminals to connect 1Φ AC supply to the input of 2 way/3way switch.

Theory:
A short circuit (R = 0) permits current to flow without consuming any voltage. An open circuit
(R = ∞) does not allow current to flow through (I = 0).
A switch can be changed from a short circuit to an open circuit and vice – versa. Hence switches
can be used to control circuits (electrical devices). A circuit can be controlled by more than one
switch. This can be used in corridor lighting.

Circuit Diagram:

TWO WAY CONTROL

THREE WAY CONTROL

Procedure:
  Make the connections as given in the circuit diagram for 2 way control.
 Switch ON MCB.
 For different switch positions, note down the lamp condition in the truth table and draw
the corresponding circuit connection. Switch off the supply. Remove the connections.
 Repeat the same for 3 way control of lamp.
 Analyze the truth table.

Note: In 3-way control, intermediate switch throw 1 of the switch makes straight connection
(gh & jk ) and throw 2 makes cross connection ( gk & jh ).

Observations:

2-way control:

Sl. No. S1 S2 Condition of lamp Tracing the path

1 ab de

2 ab df

3 ac df

4 ac de

3-way control:

Sl. Condition of
S1 S2 S3 Tracing the path
No. lamp
1 ab de gh, jk
2 ab df gh, jk
3 ac df gh, jk

4 ac de gh, jk

5 ac de gk,jh

6 ac df gk,jh

7 ab df gk,jh

8 ab de gk,jh

Result:

The two way and three way methods of controlling of a lamp was verified.