The purpose of this project is to design and create a hand-held device that can detect stray voltage sources from a distance of a few meters away. The detector consists of a directional antenna, an analog signal processing circuit powered by a 9V battery, and a grounded shield to eliminate parasitic sources. The device is configured to detect electrified sources at 60Hz and the signal strength is shown through an LED bar display driven by a digital A/D circuit.

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Creator

• Flaherty, Michael John
• Dawson, Andrew Wade
• Tidwell, Steven Mathew

Contributors

• Janeczek, Craig

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042512-133226

Advisor

• Emanuel, Alexander E.
• Bitar, Stephen John

Year

• 2012

Date created

• 2012-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright