<p> This project presents the design, implementation and experimental demonstration of an intensity control system for highway lighting. High Intensity Discharge lights (HID) are replaced by the White Light Emitting diodes (LED) in highway lighting systems in order to incorporate the dimming feature and conserve energy. The intensity is controlled by utilizing a micro controller that belongs to the 8051 family by generating pulse width modulated signals that energize a metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) to switch the LEDs to accomplish the desired operation. </p><p> A working model using ATMEL has been developed in which an array of LEDs are connected in series and parallel to control the light intensity applicable to the highway lights, which makes it a real time system. The micro controller is programmed to keep light intensity high during peak traffic hours, and gradually reduce it as traffic decreases, until dawn when lights are turned off to save energy.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10127060 |
| Date | 06 August 2016 |
| Creators | Mysore Kumar, Manavi |
| Publisher | California State University, Long Beach |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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