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Capacitive Sensor Circuit for Shop-Windows

This circuit uses a capacitive sensor placed behind a banner in a shop window to animate displays when a person touches the banner. The sensor detects the capacitance of a human hand and uses transistors to amplify the signal and drive a relay, which can then trigger toys, lights or other displays. The purpose is to attract customers by making the shop window interactive during holidays like Christmas.

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Capacitive Sensor Circuit for Shop-Windows

This circuit uses a capacitive sensor placed behind a banner in a shop window to animate displays when a person touches the banner. The sensor detects the capacitance of a human hand and uses transistors to amplify the signal and drive a relay, which can then trigger toys, lights or other displays. The purpose is to attract customers by making the shop window interactive during holidays like Christmas.

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Capacitive Sensor

source: RED Free Circuit Designs

Special design for shop-windows animation


Useful for many types of touch controls

Parts:
R1,R2_____1M 1/4W Resistors
R3,R4____47K 1/4W Resistors
C1_______10F 25V Electrolytic Capacitor
C2______470pF 630V Ceramic or Polyester Capacitor
D1-D3____1N4002 100V 1A Diodes
Q1-Q3_____BC337 45V 800mA NPN Transistors
RL1_______Relay with SPDT 2A @ 220V switch
Coil Voltage 12V. Coil resistance 200-300 Ohm
J1________Two ways output socket
Sensor____Aluminium or copper thin sheet with the dimensions of a post-card,
glued at the rear of the same (approx. 15x10.5 cm.)
Thin screened cable

Circuit description:
The purpose of this circuit is to animate shop-windows by means of a capacitive sensor placed
behind a post-card-like banner. The card is placed against the glass inside the shop-window, and
the visitor can activate the relay placing his hand on the card, from the outside. Especially suited
for toy-shops, the circuit can activate model trains, small electric racing cars, lights etc. Further
applications are left at user's imagination. Adopt it to increase the impact of your shop-window on
next Christmas season!
Q1, Q2 & Q3 form a high impedance super-Darlington that drives the relay, amplifying the 50Hz
alternate mains-supply frequency induced in the sensor by the human body. C1 & D2, D3 ensure
a clean relay's switching. Power supply can be any commercial wall plug-in transformer with
rectifier and smoothing capacitor, capable of supplying the voltage and current necessary to
power the relay you intend to use.
Note: For proper operation, circuit ground must be connected via a small value, high voltagerating capacitor to one side of the mains supply socket. The "Live" side is the right one.

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