#4 03-01-2009, 05:27 AM Join Date: Jan 2009 jj_alukkas Location: Ernakulam,Kerala,India (+5.

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Allright here it goes...

#5 03-01-2009, 06:13 AM

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A MOV is a Metal Oxide Varistor; it's designed to break down at a certain voltage - in this case, 240V. They're used to protect devices from overvoltage. As your circuit exists, there are no provisions for output voltage regulation; the 4047 simply has complementary outputs. Also, there is no "dead time", which may create a problem with a phenomenon known as "flux walking" if the duty cycle isn't precisely 50/50. Google "Flux Walking" to find out more about it. Off the top of my head, one way to fix the problem would be to use a comparator that turns off the appropriate MOSFET when the output reaches the correct voltage, or the 4047 outputs change states (whichever occurs first) - but that's going to be more complex than you have in mind. __________________ General info: If you have a question, please start a thread/topic. I do not provide gratis assistance via PM nor E-mail, as that would violate the intent of this Board, which is sharing knowledge ... and deprives you of other knowledgeable input.

#6 03-01-2009, 08:20 AM Join Date: Jan 2009 jj_alukkas Location: Ernakulam,Kerala,India (+5.5) Senior Member Posts: 695

Thanks a lot for the reply. Learning new things I didn't know. Well I think I'll leave the design as is as its only gonna drive a small charger for now. And what would that VR1 of 100K do in that circuit? Seems like it controls the oscillation of 4047 say frequency?? When I put the 390k resistor, the tolerance resulted in a final value of around 420k.. so i omitted the 100k variable to test the circuit.. And would adding a MOV be safe for the time being on the output?

#7 03-01-2009, 02:39 PM Join Date: Jul 2007 SgtWookie Location: Orlando, FL USA Senior Member Posts: 19,833

Quote: Originally Posted by jj_alukkas What would that VR1 of 100K do in that circuit? Seems like it controls the oscillation of 4047 say frequency?? When I put the 390k resistor, the tolerance resulted in a final value of around 420k.. so i omitted the 100k variable to test the circuit. R2 and C2 set the minimum time period, VR1 allows increasing the time period. According to the datasheet, the time period is calculated by: 4.4RC Since R2=420k and C2=0.01uF, the time period is 0.01848, and the frequency would then be 1/0.01848 = 54.11255 Hz. This is approximate, of course; capacitors rarely measure exactly what they're marked. If C2 was exactly 0.01uF and R2 measured 455k, the nominal output frequency would be 50Hz. As the original schematic was drawn, the adjustment range would be roughly 46.4Hz to 58.3Hz with ideal components.

Quote: And would adding a MOV be safe for the time being on the output? It would certainly "square off" the output! Any voltage over the MOV's rating would result in it conducting, dissipating the excess power as heat. I suspect that it would at least get very hot, very quickly - and likely burn to a crisp. __________________ General info: If you have a question, please start a thread/topic. I do not provide gratis assistance via PM nor E-mail, as that would violate the intent of this Board, which is sharing knowledge ... and deprives you of other knowledgeable input.