3. INTRODUCTION
OP AMP is a dc coupled high gain electronic voltage amplifier with a
differential input and usually a single ended output.
OP AMP was invented by KARL.D.SWARTZEL JR in 1941.
OP AMP has revolutioned the analog electronic field with
its wide variety applications .
First it was used in analog computers for arithmatic and logic
operations.
5. SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION
V+ : Non inverting input
v- : Inverting input
vout : Output terminal
V+ : Non inverting input
v+ : Positive power supply
v- : Negative power supply
6. Current Limiting is the practice in electronic circuits of
imposing an upper limit on the current that may be delivered
to a load with the purpose of protecting the circuit generating
or transmitting the current from harmful effects due to
a short-circuit or similar problem in the load.
The simplest form of current limiting for mains is
fuse. A circuit breaker is another device for mains current
limiting.
LIMITING CIRCUITS
7. CONTINUED..
Classic 2 NPN transistor current limiter
NPN + op amp current limiter
Mosfet current limiter
8. CHARGER WITH LIMITING CIRCUIT
The charger circuit is fundamental unit to any battery which
makes use of limiting circuits.
So, an charging circuit has been designed using a op amp and
hence an application of op amp is developed.
It basically consists of an LM741 op amp
and a transistor along with resistors and to reduce the input
voltage to required value.
10. WORKING
This circuit uses a potentiometer and an op-amp to make a 0
- 160 mA adjustable constant current source. A transistor is
used to boost the output current of the op-amp.
The current flowing through the transistor is limited only by
the control signal from the op-amp.
R5 is not a current limiting resistor. R5 is a sense resistor.
R5 is far too small and lets far too much current through
before it starts to limit current.
Divide the voltage drop across R5 to get charging current.
1 ohm or 10 ohms or 100 ohms for the value of R5. This
makes for very easy calculation.