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High Voltage Battery Charger Circuit

Last Updated on August 24, 2021 by Swagatam 43 Comments

The post details a simple automatic High Voltage Battery Charger Circuit which can be used for an automatic charging control of any preferred high voltage battery bank such as a 360V battery bank. The idea was requested by "resonance".

Circuit Objectives and Requirements

  1. I found all your circuit and projects interesting but please I need a special assistance.
  2. I want to build a Low and high battery full cutoff that can handle about 360VDC (30 Batteries in series) such that when battery is full at 405VDC charging Voltage will cutoff and when battery drop to like 325VDC it also cutoff battery low.
  3. Please, do share this experience with me.

Circuit Diagram

The Design

The figure above shows a straightforward configuration for achieving the proposed automatic high voltage battery charger circuit in the order of 360V.

The idea is based on the standard opamp based comparator principle, which is also implemented in many of the earlier 741 based battery charger circuits.

The circuit functionality can be understood as explained below:

The 360V is achieved by adding 30 nos of 12V batteries in series, which constitutes 430V level as the full charge threshold, and 330V as the full discharge level threshold.

The battery bank voltage needs to be controlled within these limits for ensuring a safe charging environment for the batteries.

The opamp circuit is configured for implementing the above mentioned high voltage charging control as indicated in the diagram.

The 360 V is stepped down to a suitable proportional level for the opamp sensing input at its inverting pin#2 applied via a 10 k preset. This is done through a potential divider network using a 220 k and a 15 k resistor.

The non-inverting pinout of the opamp is clamped at 4.7 V through a zener diode for providing a reference to its complementing pin#3 sensing input.

The operating supply voltage for the opamp pin#7 is extracted from one of the batteries associated with the negative line of the system.

Preset Adjustment

The preset is adjusted such that the opamp output pin#6 just becomes high and triggers the transistor when the battery voltage reaches at around 430V.

The above action forces the relay to operate and cuts off the supply charging voltage to the battery bank.

As soon as this happens, the battery voltage tends to go down a bit which normally prompts the opamp to trigger back the relay ON, however the presence of the feed back resistor connected across pin#6 and pin#3 holds the opamp situation, and prevents this from happening.

This is also called the hysteresis resistor which temporarily latches the opamp to a certain voltage range depending on the value of this resistor (Rx).

Here it must be selected such that the opamp stays latched until the voltage of the battery bank drops to about 330V, after which the opamp could be expected to restore the relay back in its N/C position initiating the charging process for the batteries.

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  1. WCH63 says

    Hi Swagatam

    I am wanting to charge large battery bank and want to use this circuit.

    My question's are what/how is value/formula for the Hysisterious (Rx) and what part number/type of relay.

    thanks Wayne

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Hi WCH63,

      I'll have to figure it out with some thinking, however the easiest possible method is to find it out practically by using a pot across the feedback link, and then adjust this pot until the lower break point is identified

      Reply
    • WCH63 says

      Thanks for the feed back.

      I apologize for the double post wasn't sure I post the first time.

      would that be 10k pot?

      Thanks Wayne

      Reply
    • Irfan Haider says

      I want to charge 12V 2.5 amp lead acid battery using arduino..it should control over charge and also attach load to it..if battery is under charged then the same circuit should disconnect from load.. please guide

      Reply
      • Swagatam says

        Presently I do not have this circuit with me. If I get it, I will let you know.

        Reply
  2. WCH63 says

    Hi Swagatam

    I have really enjoyed this site and the various circuits. This will be my first circuit build so I need basic help with this please.

    I am wanting to charge large battery bank and want to use this circuit.
    I will have access to 12 volts form this bank.
    Charger max 10 amps at 120 volts

    My question's are what/how is value/formula for the hysteresis (Rx) and what
    part number/type of relay.

    thanks Wayne

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Thanks Wayne,

      the formula you are expecting can be learned from this article:

      http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/tidu020a/tidu020a.pdf

      the easiest way is to do it by using a variable resistor for Rx….and then vary this resistor until the lower cut off point is achieved or identified, once identified then this point of the variable resistor or the preset could be sealed.

      Reply
    • Swagatam says

      relay can be any 400 ohm, 12V SPDT type

      Reply
  3. WBPM3Tesla says

    hi swagatam
    i love your site, so let me explain about my problem at my final project to pass the university.
    can i charge the battery lipo with feature cc and cv and controlled by arduino? my battery is 16.8 volt when full charge and 5200mAh. so i want charge it with cc at max 1C but adjustable with arduino and fix 4.2 volt. my battery have 4 cells, which each cell is 4.2volt when full charge. please help me. this is my final project to pass. PLEASE :(((

    regard

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Thanks Tesla,
      CC and CV is recommended for all types of batteries so it's fine for Lipo also.

      For me it could be difficult to get it done using an Arduino, still I'll try and see if it's possible or not and let you know.

      Reply
  4. abioye says

    sir if i want to use above circuits to charge a 178volt 1200amps lithium pack what are the changes that need to be made to the circuit
    The charging amps for the pack is 100amps through a 5kva transformer and 100amp bridge with alternator diodes

    Reply
    • Swag says

      Abioye, you can use this circuit to charge your battery, but you will have to change the relay with a 150 amp relay, and to control this relay you will need to replace the shown transistor with a TIP 122 transistor, the base zener can be replaced with an LED for indicating the charging and shut off operations

      Reply
  5. Engr Bashir says

    sir i have 16v,4amp charger and 15.80v lithium battery can i use this circuit to set my full charge cutoff???

    Reply
    • Swag says

      Hi Bashir, you can use it by suitably removing the resistive divider stage shown at the left side of the diagram

      Reply
  6. Engr Bashir says

    ok sir but the resistive divider in the circuit is 15k and 220k. am i correct??

    Reply
    • Swag says

      yes that’s right, eliminate the entire stage.

      Alternatively You can try the following concept instead

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/make-6v-4ah-automatic-battery-charger/

      Reply
  7. ENGR BASHIR says

    thank sir but i like this circuit most
    https://www.homemade-circuits.com/opamp-low-high-battery-charger/ can i do it instant of this circuit

    Reply
    • Swag says

      yes you can use it, it is more accurate

      Reply
  8. Engr Bashir says

    Thankx you sir i really appreciate

    Reply
  9. Jeo says

    sir do you have any schematic for a 12v/24V 50/100/150AMP battery charger with automatic cut off when the battery is fully charged and resume charging when the battery drops down to 6v if its 12v battery or 12v if working with 24v?

    Reply
    • Swag says

      Jeo, you can try the last circuit shown in the following article:

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/high-current-10-to-20-amp-automatic/

      Reply
  10. Favour says

    Hello sir, I want to ask that the DC voltage produced by a rectified voltage from 48v step down transformer, is it the same as 48v DC supply from battery.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Hello Favour, Both are DC but rectified DC will have a lot of ripples.

      Reply
      • Favour says

        Thanks sir, please how best to filter the rectified DC

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          You will need large capacitor after the bridge, more details are furnished here:
          https://www.homemade-circuits.com/calculating-filter-capacitor-for/

          Reply
  11. David Walsh says

    This circuit is close to what I need, but not quite!
    I would like to charge a battery pack consisting of 72 SAFT VL41M LiPo cells wired in series (operational voltage ~270V). Charge time non critical, preferred current <5A, to be charged from 240V AC.
    Do you have a circuit diagram that would suit?
    Great site by the way.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      I think the above concept will work exactly as per your requirement. You may only have to tailor the input supply with respect to your battery specs. However, this circuit will not balance charge the batteries separately, instead charge the entire series block together, therefore it may be essential to first ensure all the cells in the series have exactly identical specs in terms of voltage, current, health, age etc.

      Reply
      • David Walsh says

        Thanks for the fast response. I am aware of the problems of individual Li-Ion cell ageing (in one or more of the 72 SAFT cells); that said do you have a battery charging circuit that will produce ~270V starting from 230V AC? Thanks.
        Great site, very impressive!

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          Thanks, yes I have a related circuit which you find in the following link

          https://www.homemade-circuits.com/220v-lithium-ion-battery-bank-charger/

          But please beware that the circuit is not isolated from mains AC, so it is extremely dangerous to touch while it is powered.

          Reply
  12. renaldo says

    Hello I l’ve ben looking for a few months for a high voltage charging system and had no luck until now and love your build. This is my situation, I have a ups station 192vdc input 3ph 120/240AC output (12.1kva 10kw). I want to build a off grid system but need a way to charge the batteries with a low voltage cut off and over voltage protection. also with 3 stage because in using sealed led acid battery(170ah 12v) 16 in series my source will be pma alternator.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Glad you found the right design for your application. A 3 stage may make the design very complicated, so I wouldn’t recommend that. You can build the same design as explained above, and get the required results effectively. For 3 phase to DC conversion, you will need a 6 diode bridge rectifier which will covert the 3 phase into the required DC for charging the batts. Just make sure the alternator output is not rated more than 20 amps

      Reply
      • Renaldo says

        Thanks for your reply, okay well I don’t think the batteries would ever be at the point for trickle charging anyway, just bulk Charging because the inverter will be in use 24/7. So I just need a charger with a high enough output to charge the batteries back at the same time supplying dc power to the ups.

        Reply
        • Swagatam says

          The charger supply must be correctly rated as per the battery specifications, otherwise the batteries can get permanently damaged. Or may be a current limiter could be added to the circuit to ensure the batteries are charged safely under any circumstances.

          Reply
          • renaldo says

            Okay, lets say I just want to go with this for right now, what do I need to change/add in your circuit diagram to charge my bank back to full 192vdc from 240vac input source.

            Reply
            • Swagatam says

              First you will need to set the preset, in the following manner:

              Initially keep the preset slider to ground position.
              Remove Rx resistor.
              Connect 192V DC from the battery side (across 220K end and ground line)
              Connect a separate 12V across pin7 and ground line.
              Slowly adjust the preset until the RED LED just lights up and the relay clicks.

              That’s all your circuit is set for the 192V cut off.

              Finally join the Rx across the points, this could an arbitrarily selected 100K resistor or may be a precisely calculated value

              Reply
  13. Joar says

    Hi!

    I’m supposed to design a charger for a formula1 car that has a 600vdc battery at 80kW.
    The charging input is 230V and 16A.
    Do you have any circuit examples or designs on that? I cant find any.
    The charger should have AMS, Temperature, Shutdowncircuit and a manual shutdown button

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Hi, that looks almost impractical. Because, first the 230V will be boosted 600+V, which will reduce the current to less than 7 amps. Now charging a 80kW battery with 7amps may take weeks to get it fully charge…so I don’t it may sensible to use the specified source for charging…nonetheless I will try to present an article on this soon with all the possible details.

      Reply
  14. Oladimeji says

    Gud evening ,I am very interested in your work,pls I need your assistance for project.i want to design a an automatic battery charger voltage 110vdc charging voltage.pls how do I do it cos I want the battery to stop charging or cut off when reach 115vdc and star charging when voltage drop below 110Vdc. and the charger circuit be of high current capacity.though I have three phase transformer 7.5kva pls help me out

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Hi, the above circuit will do exactly what you are looking for. The Rx resistor will have to be experimented to get the lower threshold charging initialization.

      Reply
  15. Vee says

    Dear Swagatam
    Thanks for all your guidance for solving my circuit issues.
    I have made a 10 mins to one hour timer using 555 IC for my toilet exhaust fan & is working well. Since it is understood not to exceed the capacitor value to more than 1000mfd,using a 555 IC, I request you to give me a circuit for a 10 min to 2 hour timer which i want to use for my phone charger to avoid it getting overcharged.
    I appreciate your kind reply and thank you
    Regards
    Vee

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      Dear Vee, can you please post this question under a related article? As you can see the above article is about high voltage battery and not a timer. You can repeat the same question under the following article:

      https://www.homemade-circuits.com/interesting-timer-circuits-using-ic-555-explored/

      I will surely help you!

      Reply
  16. Francis Lephton cell 998735349 says

    l want to know if it is possible to generate high voltage electricity from feaces.

    Reply
    • Swagatam says

      From where did you get this idea?

      Reply

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