Sebastian, Dan Harold L.

BSEE-3A

Adjustable Regulated Power Supply

I. List of materials

- 1 pc of Transformer 220VAC to 15VAC, 2A

- 4 pcs of 1N4001 diode
- 1 pc of Zener 12V diode
- 1 pc 470 uF capacitor with 25V rating
- 1 pc 10 uF capacitor with 25V rating
- 1 pc of 10 uF capacitor with 16v rating
- 1 pc of 1.2Kohms resistor with 1/4w rating
- 1 pc of 240ohms resistor
- 1 pc of 1ohm resistor
- 1 pc of LED
- 1 pc of LM317
- 1 pc of 10Kohms potentiometer
- 1 pair of banana jack
- 1 pc of power switch
- 1 pc of fuse holder
- 1 pc of power cord
- 1 pc of rubber grommet
- Casing
- Heatsink
II. How does it work?

- The source of the circuit is 240VAC 60Hz or 220VAC 50 Hz and

the component that will collect the power from the source is the
transformer. After collecting the power, the transformer will reduce the
voltage level from 240VAC to 15VAC which is the needed power by the
circuit. It is advisable to put heatsink on transformer because it will deal
much heat that can cause damage to the whole circuit. From the
transformer, series of diodes which are the rectifier will convert the AC
voltage into pulsating DC voltage. This pulsating DC voltage will pass
through capacitors and resistors to become stable. After that, the voltage
regulator or LM317 will collect the stable DC voltage and will regulate it to
the desired voltage. Potentiometer is connected to the regulator to have
an adjustable voltage. Then after that the regulated DC voltage will pass
through a capacitor, a resistor and a Zener to get the desired value of
voltage and ampere which is 0v-12v and 2A.