Fuse and Power Failure Indicator

In partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
in
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted By
ALLEN SUNNY (Reg. No: 2048EEM039)
Under the Guidance of

Mr. M.UDHAYAKUMAR, B.E., M.E.,

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
PONNAIYAH RAMAJAYAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY

THANJAVUR - 613 403

FEB – 2021

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

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 PONNAIYAH RAMAJAYAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
THANJAVUR - 613 403

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the project titled “Fuse and Power Failure Indicator” is a bonafide
record of work done by “Allen Sunny (Reg. No: 2048EEM039). In partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the Project Report of the degree of BACHELOR OF
TECHNOLOGY in “ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING” of
PONNAIYAH RAMAJAYAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, Thanjavur.

Internal Guide Head of the Department

Submitted for the University Viva-Voce examination held on 21-March -2021

Internal Examiner External Examiner

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, we offer our humble thanks at the sacred feet of the Lord Almighty, by
whom this project was made successful.

We are grateful to our beloved CHANCELLOR, Dr. P. MURUGESAN, M.Sc.,

M.Phil., Ph.D., for all the encouragement and support extended to us during the tenure of
this project.

We are grateful to our beloved VICE CHANCELLOR, Dr. N. ETHIRAJALU,

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., for his espousal and for having instilled in us the confidence to
complete our project on time.

We are grateful to our beloved DIRECTOR, Dr. S. R.SURESH, M.Sc., Ph.D., for
giving us the opportunity to carry out this project.

We sincerely thank our HOD Mr. M.RAJ KUMAR, B.E., M.E., ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, for his
guidance, assistance and co-operation that facilitated the successful completion of this
project.

We sincerely thank our guide Mr. M.UDHAYAKUMAR, B.E.,M.E.,

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, for his guidance, assistance and co-operation that facilitated
the successful completion of this project.

Finally, we thank and feel a deep sense of gratitude to our parents and friends of
“PONNAIYAH RAMAJAYAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY” who had been all along encouraging us to endeavor this project.

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Introduction
Fuse blowing is a common problem, but is so tedious to go and check because every time
it may not blow. Here is a simple circuit of fuse and power failure indictor, for indicating
the power failure by alarm. The logic of this circuit is so simple and it also overcomes the
problem of checking every time.

Circuit Description of fuse and power failure indicator

This fuse-cum-power failure indicator comprises an LED (LED1), light-dependent resistor
(LDR1), inverter circuit and two timer circuits built around IC NE555. LDR1 and preset
VR1 form a voltage divider at the input of the cascaded amplifier comprising two BC548
transistors (T1 and T2). The base of transistor T1 is connected to the junction of LDR1
and the preset through resistor R2. The base of transistor T2 is connected to the collector
of T1. The trigger pin of timer IC NE555 (IC2), which is configured as a monostable, is
connected to the collector of T2. The output of transistor T1 is inverted by transistor T2.
The inverted output of T2 triggers the monostable circuit.
LED1 gets power supply from the AC mains through transformer X1. The secondary
output of the transformer is rectified and fed to regulator IC 7806 (IC1). The 6V regulated
output drives LED1. As LDR1, enclosed in a cabinet, is kept illuminated by the light from
LED1, the output of transistor T2 is normally high.

Fig: Circuit Diagram of Fuse-cum-Power Failure Indicator

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Circuit operation
The transformer has a fuse on the input side of primary winding. When power supply goes
off due to power cut or fuse blown off, no light falls on LDR1 and the output of transistor
T2 goes low. This high-to-low transition triggers the monostable (IC2) and its output pin 3
goes high for about 7 seconds. The output of the monostable is connected to reset pin 4 of
IC3 (NE555), which is configured in astable mode. The output of the astable circuit is
connected to a loudspeaker. IC3, along with the loudspeaker, forms an alarm circuit.
Triggering of the monostable activates the alarm circuit, indicating the power failure.
LDR1, cascaded amplifier, monostable and astable circuits get power supply
from a 6V battery.

Components used
Resistors
R1 = 100 Ω
R2, R4, R6 = 10 KΩ
R3, R5 = 1.5 KΩ
R7 R8 = 1 KΩ
VR1 = 10 KΩ
VR2 = 100 KΩ
VR3 = 1 KΩ

Capacitors
C1 = 1000 µF/25V
C2, C4, C6 = 0.01 µF
C3 = 100 µF/16V
C5 = 0.47 µF
C7 = 33 µF/16V
C8 = 0.22 µF

Semiconductors
IC1 = 7806 (regulator IC)
IC2, IC3 = NE555 (Timer IC)
D1 = 1N4001

Miscellaneous
X1 = 230V AC primary to 9V-0-9V, 250mA secondary transformer
LED1 = White
F1 = Fuse 500 mA
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S1 = ON/OFF Switch
S2 = Push-to-on switch
Batt1 = 6V Battery
LS1 = 8Ω, 0.5W Speaker
LDR1

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