In this post I have explained the construction of a 5000 watt inverter circuit which incorporates a ferrite core transformer and therefore is hugely compact than the conventional iron core counterparts. Block Diagram Please note you can convert this ferrite core inverter to any desired wattage, right from 100 watt to 5 kva or as […]
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4 Automatic Staircase Lamp Controller Circuits Explained
In this post I have explained 4 innovative automatic staircase lamp controller circuits which will automatically switch ON and OFF the staircase lamps in response to an external trigger. We will discuss 4 concepts here, which are as follows: 1) Automatic Staircase Lamp Circuit using PIR The first automatic staircase light circuit describes a simple […]
Making a 10/12 watt LED Lamp with 12 V Adapter
In this post I have explained the construction of a homemade 10 watt LED lamp using ready made 12 V SMPS adapter. The project was successfully built by Mr. Debabrata Mandal. In many of previous posts I have discussed the use of 1 watt white LEDs for making high efficiency LED lamps for implementing in […]
Induction Heater Circuit Using IGBT (Tested)
In this post I will comprehensively discuss how to build a high power 1000 watt induction heater circuit using IGBTs which are considered to be the most versatile and powerful switching devices, even superior to mosfets. Induction Heater Working Principle The principle on which induction heating works is very simple to understand. A magnetic field […]
High Voltage, High Current Transistor TIP150/TIP151/TIP152 Datasheet
The TIP150, TIP151, TIP152 series are high voltage, high current Darlington transistors which can be used for applications involving voltages at mains 120V or 220V levels. The datasheet and other related details can be read in the following article. The typical applications of this transistor could be for high voltage motor control, automotive ignition, inverter […]
2 Simple Induction Heater Circuits – Hot Plate Cookers
In this post I have explained 2 easy to build induction heater circuits which work with high frequency magnetic induction principles for generating substantial magnitude of heat over a small specified radius. The discussed induction cooker circuits are truly simple and uses just a few active and passive ordinary components for the required actions. Update: You […]