GENERATOR

ALARM CIRCUIT

Project Team:

KAREN GRACE ABONO

JESUS N. ACUA

OJT-UIC

OJT-UIC

LLOYD A. CAMINO

GLAZYLYN C. PALO

OJT-UIC

OJT-UIC
ALDREN D. DEPRA, EcE
ANS Asst./Project Supervisor

Submitted to:
RANDOLPH J. DIEZ, EcE
ANS Asst. FIC/Facility Training Officer
Davao/Tower Navaids

PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION

With hundreds of flights every day, theres no margin for error at an airport. Reliable
backup power is essential. Power Generators will help airports operate their fuel
operations, lightning systems, communication networks, other operational facilities, and
offices when power outage occurs due to man-made or natural disasters. The researchers
are tasked to produce an alarm indicator that will determine if a generator set is energized
or activated especially those systems on remote locations. This will ensure a fast response
for personnel on duty. The time of the activation and the duration that the generator is
ON will be recorded for proper documentation and in assessing fuel consumption as
well.
Arduino Uno

A device called Arduino is used in the project that can help develop interactive
objects, taking inputs from a variety of switches or sensors, and controlling a variety of
lights, motors, and other physical outputs. It is composed of 14 digital input/output pins
(of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator,
a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. In this project, the
Arduino Uno enables us to monitor the status of the four generator systems from different
remote locations at the same time in just a single device. Each generator is connected to
the designated digital pins of the Arduino board, this will be placed inside the NAVAIDS
facility.

Arduino Uno

One of the factors to be considered in the project is the distance of the four
generator on the remote locations to the main monitoring system inside the NAVAIDS
facility. Through the use of vibration switch sensor and UTP cables the connection
distance is solved in the project.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) Cable
UTP cable is a low-cost network cable built with a pair of insulated conductors twisted together and
covered with a plastic jacket for protection. It is called unshielded because it has no additional foil wrap, or
shield, which is added to cables when electromagnetic shielding is required. UTP cable is used extensively
in LANs. The cable must be terminated at both ends with RJ-45 type of connector.

Krone LSA-Plus
Fom the Arduino Uno attached to the monitoring system, the UTP cable is used to
connect to the krone which is an insulation-displacement connector for telecommunications. Before
the installation, the connection line from the krone inside the NAVIADS to the krone of the four generator
is checked first using the inductive transducer amplifier along the tone generator.

Krone inside NAVAIDS

Line Tracing

Vibration Switch Sensor NC Type

Krone at Generator Shelters

From the krone inside the generators shelter, a cable is attched then connected to a
vibration sensor which is placed at the generator. A vibration switch sensor NC type is
installed for each generator in every remote locations: the AGL 23, AGL 05, DVOR, and
the ATC PP generator beside the facility.
In addition, an alarm system and LEDs is installed on the system for visual and
auditory monitoring. The led is for the description of which generator is working and the
buzzer alarms for seconds whenever even one of the LEDs turn ON.
Limitations are also set in the project through the codes programmed. The adjusted
threshold on the code affects the sensitivity of the vibration sensor. This would help the
sensor to determine the duration of the working generator until it reaches the triggering
point which then triggers the device inside the facility and gives an alarm to the
personnel. Delay time of the Led is 5000 milliseconds in arduino code or 5 if converted
in seconds, it is the time for the led to turn off after the vibration is sensed by the device.

Connection Layout

AGL 23
Generator
Sensor

DVOR
Generator
Sensor

AGL 05
Generator
Sensor

ATC PP
Generator
Sensor

NAVAIDS
Main Monitor
Arduino Uno

Sensors are installed in every shelter where a generator is located.

Whenever a generator is working, its vibration triggers the alarm and lights the led of the
corresponding generator. The status of the four generator will be displayed in the main
monitor inside the NAVAIDS Facility for a fast response of the personnel.