How Discrete Voltage Regulator with Current Limiter Works

This discrete voltage regulator has complete features that is equivalent with modern voltage regulator integrated circuit (IC). It’s not cheaper if you build discrete one like this, but it’s always interesting to study the schematic diagram to learn how it works. Here is the schematic diagram of the circuit. Volatge Regulation Look at the 6,8k resistor, it should be dotted […]

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230VAC Temperature Fan Control

This is a 230VAC Temperature Fan Control circuit. This circuit is used for 230Vac operation. The R9 can be changed to 15K 2W, if the AC operation is 115V. This circuit uses the principle of Wheatstone bridge. The Wheatstone bridge is made from R3-R4 and R1-P1. P1-R1 produce a temperature-sensitive “variable” voltage and a fixed two-thirds-supply “reference” voltage is produced […]

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Multi Output Power Supply

This transformer-rectifier-filter arrangement gives you multiple output voltages with a single transformer. This AC-DC converter can be your solution is you need two level of symmetric power supply. Here is the schematic diagram of the circuit: U1 and -U1 uses a basic symmetric supply configuration, with a center-tapped transformer and full bridge rectifier for. U2 and -U2 uses a voltage […]

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Bootstrapped Twin-T Notch Filter Produces High Q

This is a Bootstrapped Twin-T Notch Filter circuit. This circuit can generate high Q by combining the twin “T” with LM102 voltage follower. The generated Q is greater than 50. This circuit uses small capacitors since the LM102 uses the large resistance values in the “T”. Beside that, voltage follower also used as buffer that gives high input resistance of […]

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