THE LIGHT DIMMER

CIRCUIT
PREPARED BY:

BERNARDO, RENZ MATHEW

ILUSTRE, PAOLO BENIGNO
PASAHOL, SHERRIE ANN
Our Agenda
01 Light Dimmer Circuit
To construct a light dimmer circuit using DIAC and TRIAC

02 DIAC and TRIAC Operation

To demonstrate the operation of DIAC and TRIAC in the circuit

03 TRIAC TRIGGERING
To trigger the gate of the triac using diac (bi-directional device)

04 Firing Angle Variation

To vary the firing angle using the gate control and
simultaneously the brightness of the lamp.
 The Problem
The light sources such as tube light or bulbs blink according to their particular watt rating.
If you need more light, then you have to use high watt bulb and if you need low light, then
you have to replace it with low watt rating bulb. This process of bulb replacing is so time
consuming, costly, and impractical.
 Our Solution
Light Dimmer Circuit

01  Can control the brightness of the light

bulb without manually replacing it

INSERT THE LIGHT DIMMER  Easy to design

CIRCUIT HERE
 Low cost

 Highly efficient
The Circuit Diagram The Components Used
1. Resistors
-10k
-68k
-280k

2. Capacitors
-2.2uF 400V

3. TRIAC
-BT136

4. DIAC
-1N5758

5. Load
-220V 6W Bulb
The Working of the Circuit
 The waveform at
Maximum brightness

The waveform while

Dimming the bulb
 The Hardware
100K Variable
Resistor
10K Ohms
Resistor

68K Ohms 280K Ohms

Resistor Resistor

100K Variable 2.2uF 400V

Resistor Capacitor

2.2uF 400V
Capacitor TRIAC

2.2uF 400V DIAC

Capacitor
 Results

Potentiometer at 100% Potentiometer at 50% Potentiometer at 0%

Results
Conclusion