In this post I will explain how to use this active PFC calculator for calculating high current, high PFC designs. In our example we will be using 230 VAC input and 3 kW output and Vout equal to around 390 V, and we will try to see how each resistor and capacitor gets calculated in […]
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How to Design a Bench Power Supply Circuit
In this post I have explained how an effective and efficient, yet very cheap, and stabilized bench power supply can be designed by any electronic hobbyist for safely testing all types electronic projects and prototypes. The main features that a bench power supply must have are: Audio/Video Representation General Description The majority of the power […]
Simple SG3525 Sine Wave Inverter Circuit Explained
In this post we will discuss two methods of designing pure sine wave inverter circuits using 555 IC based SPWM processing. In the first concept we connect the 555 processors directly with the SG3525 outputs and do the sine wave conversion directly at the MOSFET gates. In the second concept we do it externally and […]
4 Simple Transformerless Power Supply Circuits Explained
In this post I have explained 4 easy to build, compact simple transformerless power supply circuits. All the circuits presented here are built using capacitive reactance theory for stepping down the input AC mains voltage. All the designs presented here work independently without any transformer, or no transformer. The Transformerless Power Supply Concept As the […]
Power Factor Correction (PFC) Circuit – Tutorial
In this post I have explained the different methods of configuring a power factor correction circuit or a PFC circuit in SMPS designs, and explains the best practice options for these topologies so that it complies with the modern PFC restriction guidelines. Designing efficient power supply circuits have never been easy, however in the course […]
How To Use Triac For AC Power Control
Here we are talking about controlling things like lamps, motors, heaters, and other similar electrical loads. The devices we use for this purpose are called thyristor and triac, OK? Both these devices, thyristor and triac, they can actually do this job like simple switch ON/OFF or they can also adjust the power given to these […]