OpenBCM V2.0.3 (Linux)

Packet Radio Mailbox

IZ3LSV

[San Dona' di P. JN]

 Login: GUEST





  
G8MNY  > TECH     16.09.17 09:11l 59 Lines 2806 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 57520_GB7CIP
Read: GUEST
Subj: 0-35V 0-5A Lab PSU CS FL-305
Path: IZ3LSV<I0OJJ<GB7CIP
Sent: 170916/0709Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:57520 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                          (New Sep 17)
(8 Bit ASCII graphics use code page 437 or 850, Terminal Font)
Here is a very unusual circuit principles of a 0-35V 0-5A PSU. It uses a variac
secondary to make an efficient linear regulator, together with current limiting
& dissipation power fold back.

旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커
넬컴컴컴커 旼컴컴컴�  ( )       FL-305       �
납 \ V   놜� \ A   � Fine V      ___         �
납  \    � �  \    �           .-   -.       �
냉컴컴컴캑 쳐컴컴컴�          /       \      �
냅컴컴컴켸坪컴컴컴켸          \       /      �
�     overload        ( )      '-___-'       �
� on        trip sw    A       Course V      �
�  !        旼컴커            +  -  e  +  -  �
�  � �      읕컴켸on�        (o)(o)(o)(o)(o) �
읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸

SCHEME                                Power
 컴o-o커    6-44V AC              Darlington__
       )||(<컴컴컴컴�    旼컫컴컴컴컴�~~~\_/e 쳐Rshunt컫컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴 +ve
Mains _)||( \       �15A �  �        �    �   �        �    Control
       )||( VarR    Bridge ===16mF   �  Drive 쳐횵mon컴�    PSU 0V!   0-35V
 ___\__)||(_________�    �  � 65V    �        �       Vmon            0-5A
        || ___           �  �        픁rop Mon�        �
   300W ||(33V Control   읕컨컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴� -ve
          읕컴 +/-12V PSU

The course Variac control has stops on it to give between 6V & 44V AC, & a 50K
pot to control the regulated Volts. Unusually a separate 33V winding is used to
make a floating PSU to give +/-12V off the +O/P rail for the 5 Op amps & 6
transistor of the complex control circuit.

One Op amp monitors the output Volts, compared the VarR & fine Pot setting & 6V
ref zener, if all is normal the green OK LED is lit with 2 transistors.

A 2nd Op amp monitors the output current compared to the current set pot &
another 6V ref zener. Overloads limit the drive current & light the overload
LED with 2 transistors.

A 3rd Op amp monitors the voltage drop across the pass transistor. And this
feeds current into a dual transistor long tailed pair mixer, with sample of
O/P current into one of the bases. The resilient balanced mix feeds a 4th Op
amp, to give an accurate signal proportional to the power loss. And then feeds
the 5th Op amp to make the drive fold back signal & also lit LED overload LED.

Calibration as well as the start position of the Variac VarR pot, 4 presets are
used to determine.. 1 the PS voltage overhead, 2 Max Current range, 3 Current
foldback sample, & 4 Total power foldback. When correctly set the head voltage
is always just enough for a cool regulator at all output voltages & currents!


Why Don't U send an interesting bul?

73 De John, G8MNY @ GB7CIP


Read previous mail | Read next mail


 04.10.2026 06:00:22lGo back Go up