Low-Cost LED Dimmer using LM3578

Low-Cost LED Dimmer using LM3578

This Low-cost LED dimer project includes two main parts, an LM3578 chip, and a MOSFET. The LM3578 generates a PWM signal, and Q1 MOSFET helps to drive a high current LED. The project also includes current limit feature. Over current trigger point is set to 1.1A. LED intensity can be...

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Cooling Fan Controller Using Temperature Sensor LM35

Cooling Fan Controller Using Temperature Sensor LM35

The project presented here is a low-cost solution for heat management of the heatsink and various equipment that requires automatic control of a cooling Fan. The project is built using a very cheap LM358 OPAMP. LM358 is used as a comparator, and a trimmer PR1 is provided to set the...

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1200V High-Current Half-Bridge using FAN73912

1200V High-Current Half-Bridge using FAN73912

The project presented here is designed for high-voltage and high-speed driving for MOSFETS and IGBTs that operate up to +1200V. The project consists of a FAN73912 gate driver chip and 2 x IGBTs, DC bus capacitors, current sense resistor for current feedback etc. The advanced input...

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High Current Half-Bridge with Over Current & Voltage Feedback for Step Down DC-DC Converter

High Current Half-Bridge with Over Current & Voltage Feedback for Step Down DC-DC Converter

This project enables the user to create a high current DC-DC converter. The project consists of a high current inductor, high current low voltage 2 x MOSFETs, half-bridge driver LT1158 chip, voltage feedback using onboard R9 and R10 resistor dividers, shunt resistor for overcurrent...

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High Current Half-Bridge with Over Current Shutdown

High Current Half-Bridge with Over Current Shutdown

The project presented here is a versatile high voltage Half-Bridge with Over-Current Shutdown. The project is built using LT1158 IC from Analog Devices. It is suited for many applications as listed below. A single input pin on the LT1158 synchronously controls two N-channel power...

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High Current MOSFET Based Power Switch with Gate Driver

High Current MOSFET Based Power Switch with Gate Driver

This power load switch project provides a simple and inexpensive method for power control. It is intended for driving a resistive or inductive load. A TTL logic signal from the system turns the load switch ON and OFF. The project consists of a low ohm N-Channel Power Trench MOSFET...

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PWM Temperature Controlled FAN using TC648 and NTC sensor

PWM Temperature Controlled FAN using TC648 and NTC sensor

The project described here is a switch mode fan speed controller for use with brushed or brushless DC motors. Temperature proportional speed control is accomplished using pulse width modulation (PWM). 10K Ohms NTC is used to sense the temperature. The project is built using TC648 chip...

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Automatic LED Stairway Lighting – Arduino Compatible

Automatic LED Stairway Lighting – Arduino Compatible

This creative idea is suitable for a stairway with 16 stairs, each stair can have a 12V LED. It has two sensors one at the start and one at the end of the stairs and when the sensor trigered at any end it starts a process of lighting each of the steps in a progressive cycle starts....

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