Saturday, April 6, 2013
120 VAC Dimmer Lamp Circuit
It is a simple design full wave phase control. This circuit is supplied by AC line. In this circuit is there the four diodes provide a full wave rectified voltage to the anode of a SCR. This is the figure of this circuit;
This is a principle work of the circuit. Two small signal transistors are connected in a switch configuration so that when the voltage on the 2.2uF capacitor reaches about 8 volts, the transistors will switch on and discharge the capacitor through the SCR gate causing it to begin conducting. The time delay from the beginning of each half cycle to the point where the SCR switches on is controlled by the 50K resistor which adjusts the time required for the 2uF capacitor to charge to 8 volts. As the resistance is reduced, the time is reduced and the SCR will conduct earlier during each half cycle which applies a greater average voltage across the load. With the resistance set to minimum the SCR will trigger when the voltage rises to about 40 volts or 15 degrees into the cycle. To compensate for component tolerances, the 15K resistor can be adjusted slightly so that the output voltage is near zero when the 50K pot is set to maximum.
Note; Don’t touch this circuit when it is connected with Voltage AC and Current AC.
This is a principle work of the circuit. Two small signal transistors are connected in a switch configuration so that when the voltage on the 2.2uF capacitor reaches about 8 volts, the transistors will switch on and discharge the capacitor through the SCR gate causing it to begin conducting. The time delay from the beginning of each half cycle to the point where the SCR switches on is controlled by the 50K resistor which adjusts the time required for the 2uF capacitor to charge to 8 volts. As the resistance is reduced, the time is reduced and the SCR will conduct earlier during each half cycle which applies a greater average voltage across the load. With the resistance set to minimum the SCR will trigger when the voltage rises to about 40 volts or 15 degrees into the cycle. To compensate for component tolerances, the 15K resistor can be adjusted slightly so that the output voltage is near zero when the 50K pot is set to maximum.
Note; Don’t touch this circuit when it is connected with Voltage AC and Current AC.
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