中文摘要
传统的交通灯控制系统大多是由数字电路来实现的，交通灯控制系统稳定性可靠性与抗干扰能力较差，随着社会经济的发展，数字电路交通灯越来越不能满足日益增长的交通压力，因此必须寻求一种新的方法来取代这种复杂而工作不稳定的控制系统。
随着科技的发展，可编程控制器(PLC )的功能日益完善，可编程控制器已作为一种以微电脑技术为核心的自动控制装置，已被广泛应用于机械制造、冶金、化工、能源等各种行业。
它可靠性高、功能完善、抗干扰能力强，具有结构简单、重量轻等优点，是一种用于工业环境及过程控制的数字运算操作的电子系统。
采用PLC控制交通信号灯，主要是考虑其具有对使用环境适应性强的特性，同时其内部定时器资源十分丰富，可对目前普遍使用的“渐进式”信号灯进行精确控制，特别是方便地实现多岔路口的控制。
由于PLC本身具有通信联网功能，可将同一条道路上的信号灯组成一局域网进行统一调度管理，可缩短车辆通行等候时间，实现科学化管理。
在实际应用中，采用PLC控制城市交通信号灯，能根据不同的路况要求，随时修改控制程序，以改变各信号灯的工作时间和工作状况。
与继电器或逻辑电路控制系统相比，PLC控制系统具有更高的可靠性、灵活性和经济实用性。
本论文就是运用PLC原理来实现对十字路口的交通灯的控制，介绍了基于PLC 在交通系统的运用，系统介绍了PLC的基本原理。
关键词:交通灯控制系统；可编程控制器（PLC）；十字路口；科学化管理；稳
定性；可靠性
ABSTRACT
The traditional traffic control system is mostly by digital circuit, traffic control system stability reliability and anti-interference ability is bad, With the development of society and economy, and digital circuit traffic lights to meet the growing traffic pressure, therefore, must seek a new method to replace the complex and working stability of the control system.
With the development of science and technology, the programmable logic controller (PLC) function, the programmable controller has, as a kind of microcomputer technology as the core in automatic control equipment, has been widely used in mechanical manufacturing, metallurgy, chemical, energy, etc. It has high reliability, complete functions, strong anti-jamming capability, with simple structure, light weight, it is a kind of process control for industrial environment and the number of operating system. PLC control traffic lights, mainly is for use with the consideration of the characteristics of strong adaptability to environment, and its internal timer resources are very rich, but for now the widespread use of "progressive" light accurately control, particularly easily realize more control of the cross-roads. Because of PLC network communication function, has the same path can be composed of a
LAN for signal unified dispatching management, can shorten the time of
waiting vehicles, scientific management.
In actual application of PLC control, urban traffic lights, can according to different conditions, modified at any time to change control procedures, the signal of working time and working conditions. And relay or logic circuit control system, PLC control system has higher reliability and flexibility and economic and practical. This paper is the application of the principle of PLC to control the traffic intersection, introduced in traffic system based on PLC is introduced, and the application of PLC system of basic principle.
Key words:Traffic control system； Programmable logic controller (PLC)；Crossroads； Scientific managemen；Stabilization；reliability。