laboratory power supply 24v 4a
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Laboratory Power Supply 24V 4A
Here's a laboratory power supply with output voltage continuously adjustable from 0 V to 24 V DC, remote voltage sense
capability (Sense internal/external), output current limit is continuously adjustable from 0.04 A to 4 A and output current
can be limited continuously or output shut down (Limit/cut).
Remote sensing means there are two additional wires which sense the delivered voltage at the load and compensate for
any voltage drop along the cables which carry the delivered current. This improves voltage regulation at the load
considerably but requires two additional wires for the sensing. A switch allows internal sensing at the output terminals for
simpler operation when remote sensing is not required.
I like to have a switch which lets me choose between limiting the output current continuously (useful for charging
batteries), or shutting down the output if the current limit is reached (useful for protecting equipment being repaired).
Another thing I like to have in the power supplies I build is a push button switch which multiplies the current scale by a
factor of 10. That way one can momentarily press the button and get a much more precise reading of current. By making
the switch a push button one cannot forget to turn the function off and risk the instrument being damaged when a large
current is put through it. In this case and for now I am not installing this function because I am using the instrument's
shunt resistor to sense the current for the electronic control system and I would have to change several things. I might do
this in the future.
Building it
I used two 12 Vac transformers found in the trash and which belonged to a halogen lighting system. I have connected the
outputs in series so that I get 24 Vac which is then rectified by a bridge and smoothed by a couple of capacitors. I have
secured the bridge and the capacitors directly to the case as can be seen in the photos.
I made the case with flat aluminum sheet which I scored, bent and cut myself. The components which are bought new I
have mainly bought in China when I go there and are incredibly cheap. The two instruments (V & A) on the front panel are
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in this category. Power supply The Volts instrument is calibrated to 50 V and I will have to change the series resistor so it
shows 30 V at end of scale and I need to change the scale itself which may be a tad more complicated. I have made the
new scale using Inkscape.
In all the power supplies and other lab instruments I make I like to place AC mains output bases wired directly in parallel
with the incoming power input. This way I can use any in the back of the unit to daisy-chain instruments and I am never
short of places to plug instruments into. The ones in the front are useful for plugging in temporary tools or equipment
under repair. In this unit I had plenty of space so I put two in the front and two in the rear.
Power supply Power supply Power supply back Power supply front Power supply front
I printed a template of the front and then taped it over. As I drill holes and place components I cut the paper away. For
some unknown reason the green and red LEDs appear white in the photo even though their colors are perfect in reality.
Power supply
Recovered from the junk I had two 2N3055 mounted on a heatsink and I mounted the assembly on the rear of the case.
Probably a single 2N3055 could have handled the load but using two means they can handle the load and the heat much
better. The assembly had both 2N3055 in parallel but I fitted a couple of emitter resistors to better balance the load. I
made the resistors with a short length of resistive wire and I fitted them directly on the assembly itself. TR2, BD135 is
mounted inside the case so that it uses the metal case itself as a heatsink.This is the circuit I designed and tweaked and which seems to be working fine. TR1 through TR4 form the voltage limiting
circuit and the output voltage is adjusted using P1. TR5 through TR9 form the current limiting circuit and the current limit is
adjusted using P3. I used a current mirror circuit as a current sensor and I am impressed by how sensitive it is. I could
have used a resistor but at 4 A it would be dissipating something like 2.5 W. Not that it is not doable but I just wanted to
get some practice with a current mirror. Here is the schematic:
The red rectangle represents the board where the components will be mounted. Everything outside the rectangle is
mounted on the case. All wires on the board carry very low currents and all wires which carry high currents are mounted on
the case. I built the circuit on perfboard and there were countless changes and modifications made along the way. Now that
the design is final I guess I could design and build a PCB but I dislike this job. I need to get together with someone who
would share projects so I would do the design, building, testing, etc. and another person could do the PCB and some other
jobs.
All wires go to a connector on the board and this way it is easy to disconnect and work on the board. The connector is made
with a standard 16 pin DIL socket and a plug that fits into it. The numbers on the schematic identify the pin number on the
socket and the color of the wire. This is, of course, just for my own help and does not affect the circuit at all.
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Laboratory Power Supply 24V 4A
Here's a laboratory power supply with output voltage continuously adjustable from 0 V to 24 V DC, remote voltage sense
capability (Sense internal/external), output current limit is continuously adjustable from 0.04 A to 4 A and output current
can be limited continuously or output shut down (Limit/cut).
Remote sensing means there are two additional wires which sense the delivered voltage at the load and compensate for any
voltage drop along the cables which carry the delivered current. This improves voltage regulation at the load considerably
but requires two additional wires for the sensing. A switch allows internal sensing at the output terminals for simpler
operation when remote sensing is not required.
I like to have a switch which lets me choose between limiting the output current continuously (useful for charging batteries),
or shutting down the output if the current limit is reached (useful for protecting equipment being repaired).
Another thing I like to have in the power supplies I build is a push button switch which multiplies the current scale by a
factor of 10. That way one can momentarily press the button and get a much more precise reading of current. By making
the switch a push button one cannot forget to turn the function off and risk the instrument being damaged when a large
current is put through it. In this case and for now I am not installing this function because I am using the instrument's shunt
resistor to sense the current for the electronic control system and I would have to change several things. I might do this in
the future.
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Building it
I used two 12 Vac transformers found in the trash and which belonged to a halogen
lighting system. I have connected the outputs in series so that I get 24 Vac which is
then rectified by a bridge and smoothed by a couple of capacitors. I have secured the
bridge and the capacitors directly to the case as can be seen in the photos.
I made the case with flat aluminum sheet which I scored, bent and cut myself. The
components which are bought new I have mainly bought in China when I go there and
are incredibly cheap. The two instruments (V & A) on the front panel are in this
category. Power supply The Volts instrument is calibrated to 50 V and I will have to
change the series resistor so it shows 30 V at end of scale and I need to change the
scale itself which may be a tad more complicated. I have made the new scale using
Inkscape.
In all the power supplies and other lab instruments I make I like to place AC mains
output bases wired directly in parallel with the incoming power input. This way I can
use any in the back of the unit to daisy-chain instruments and I am never short of
places to plug instruments into. The ones in the front are useful for plugging in
temporary tools or equipment under repair. In this unit I had plenty of space so I put
two in the front and two in the rear.
Power supply Power supply Power supply back Power supply front Power supply front
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I printed a template of the front and then taped it over. As I drill holes and place
components I cut the paper away. For some unknown reason the green and red LEDs
appear white in the photo even though their colors are perfect in reality.
Power supply
Recovered from the junk I had two 2N3055 mounted on a heatsink and I mounted the
assembly on the rear of the case. Probably a single 2N3055 could have handled the
load but using two means they can handle the load and the heat much better. The
assembly had both 2N3055 in parallel but I fitted a couple of emitter resistors to better
balance the load. I made the resistors with a short length of resistive wire and I fitted
them directly on the assembly itself. TR2, BD135 is mounted inside the case so that it
uses the metal case itself as a heatsink.
This is the circuit I designed and tweaked and which seems to be working fine. TR1
through TR4 form the voltage limiting circuit and the output voltage is adjusted using
P1. TR5 through TR9 form the current limiting circuit and the current limit is adjusted
using P3. I used a current mirror circuit as a current sensor and I am impressed by
how sensitive it is. I could have used a resistor but at 4 A it would be dissipating
something like 2.5 W. Not that it is not doable but I just wanted to get some practice
with a current mirror. Here is the schematic:
The red rectangle represents the board where the components will be mounted.
Everything outside the rectangle is mounted on the case. All wires on the board carry
very low currents and all wires which carry high currents are mounted on the case. I
built the circuit on perfboard and there were countless changes and modifications
made along the way. Now that the design is final I guess I could design and build a
PCB but I dislike this job. I need to get together with someone who would share
projects so I would do the design, building, testing, etc. and another person could do
the PCB and some other jobs.
All wires go to a connector on the board and this way it is easy to disconnect and work
on the board. The connector is made with a standard 16 pin DIL socket and a plug that
fits into it. The numbers on the schematic identify the pin number on the socket and
the color of the wire. This is, of course, just for my own help and does not affect the
circuit at all.
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