Electronics Washing Machine Control

Electronics Washing Machine Control
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DECEMBER 28, 2013 BY ENGINEEERING PROJECTS 0 COMMENTS
Nowadays, commercially available washing machines are provided with feature

like auto-off timer, reversible impeller etc. Most of them have mechanical timer,
reverses etc. Some are equipped with electronic timers. But they are very
expensive and out of reach of the average consumer.
Electronic Washing Machine Control circuit provides all the facilities provided by
reputed companies and even more. The circuit has a timer circuit which can be set
to any duration from 0 to 15 minutes and can be extended to any length of time by
merely changing a capacitor. The circuit has switching circuitswhich run the
impeller in one direction for 25 seconds and stop the motor for five seconds. This
cycle repeats until the time set in the timer has elapsed.
An optional switch is provided to select normal/strong washes. During ‘normal’

washing, the impeller rotates in both directions alternatively with five second gap
between reversals. This type of wash is suitable for delicate clothes. During ‘strong’
washing, the impeller rotates in one direction only with five second push after every
25 seconds.
Another switch is provided to select the ‘continuous’ facilities. In this mode, the
impeller rotates in one direction only continuously. This mode is suitable for
blankets, rugs etc. You can also check another washing machine motor control
circuit.
Circuit Description of Electronics Washing
Machine Control
The heart of the circuit is IC3 which is a CMOS decade counter cum decoder. The
IC provides ten outputs which go high one at a time for every clock pulse applied at
pin 14. The clock pulses are obtained by IC1NE555 wired in astable
multivibratormode. The second, third, fourth and fifth outputs are OR’ed by four
1N4148 diodes (D1 – D4). Similarly, the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th outputs are OR,ed by
another four 1N4148 diodes (D5 – D8). The first and sixth outputs are left unused.
When IC3 starts counting, the first pulse is not received by any diode, and during
that period transistors T3and T2 are off and the relays are also off, disabling the
motor. During counts form second to fifth pulse T3is on and T2 is off. The motor
runs in one direction for four clock pulses. During sixth pulse, once again T 3 and
T2 are off and the motor stops. During seventh to tenth pulses, T3and T2 are on and
the motor runs in opposite direction due to switching of winding by relay
RL1 contacts.
The timer is based on IC2 CD4060 which divides by 16384 counters. The timer can
be set by 1M potentiometer. After the set-time T1switches T2 and T3 off, thus
disabling the motor. The 4060 can be reset by the push-to-on switch provided.
Capacitor C4 is a starting capacitor already fixed to the motor. Relay RL 1and

RL2 are 6V, 100 Ω, 6A rated relays.
The circuit can be assembled on the general-purpose PCB. Mains wiring should be
made with high current stranded copper wire. The circuit being fairly simple does
not pose any problem.
Note: SW 1 = Normal/Strong Selector
SW 2 = Continuous Selector
SW 4 = Reset
PARTS LIST
Resistors (all ¼-watt, ± 5% Carbon)
R1, R6 = 1 KΩ
R2, R4 = 100 KΩ
R3 = 1 MΩ
R5 = 4.7 KΩ
R7 = 10 KΩ
R8, R12, R13 = 470 Ω
R9-R11 = 750 Ω
VR1 = 1 MΩ Lin.
Capacitors
C1 = 47 µF, 25V (Electrolytic Capacitor)
C2, C5, C6 = 0.01 µF (Ceramic Disc)
C4 = starting capacitor already connected
with motor
C8 = 0.1 µF (Ceramic Disc)

Semiconductors
IC1 = NE555 (Timer IC)
IC2 = CD4060 (14-stage Binary Ripple
Counter IC)
IC3 = CD4017 (Decade Counter IC)
T1 – T3 = BC148B (General Purpose NON
Transistor)
D1 – D11, D13, D15 = 1N4148 (Signal
Switching Signal Diode)
D12, D14, D16 – D19 = 1N4001 (Rectifier
Diode)
Miscellaneous
X1 = 220V C primary to 9V-0-9V 500mA
secondary transformer
M = 230V AC, ¼ HP reversible induction
motor
RL1, RL2 = 6V, 100Ω Relay
SW1 = DPDT switch
SW2 = SPST witch
SW3 = ON/OFF switch
SW4 = Push-To-On switch

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Nowadays, commercially available washing machines are provided with feature

An optional switch is provided to select normal/strong washes. During ‘normal’

Capacitor C4 is a starting capacitor already fixed to the motor. Relay RL 1and

Note: SW 1 = Normal/Strong Selector

Resistors (all ¼-watt, ± 5% Carbon)

R8, R12, R13 = 470 Ω

C1 = 47 µF, 25V (Electrolytic Capacitor)

C2, C5, C6 = 0.01 µF (Ceramic Disc)

C3 = 1 µF, 25V (Electrolytic Capacitor)

C4 = starting capacitor already connected

C6 = 1000 µF, 25V (Electrolytic Capacitor)

C8 = 0.1 µF (Ceramic Disc)

IC1 = NE555 (Timer IC)

IC2 = CD4060 (14-stage Binary Ripple

IC3 = CD4017 (Decade Counter IC)

T1 – T3 = BC148B (General Purpose NON

D1 – D11, D13, D15 = 1N4148 (Signal

Switching Signal Diode)

D12, D14, D16 – D19 = 1N4001 (Rectifier

X1 = 220V C primary to 9V-0-9V 500mA

RL1, RL2 = 6V, 100Ω Relay

SW1 = DPDT switch

SW2 = SPST witch

SW3 = ON/OFF switch

SW4 = Push-To-On switch

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