OLED display, 128x64, 0.96", SSD1306, I2C with PIC12F675. OLED is driven by software (bit banging) I2C. Code includes functions for reading the sensor. Moving the decimal point can be done in software only.
R is calculated for 5V drop at max AC current, R = 5 / I secondary. Trim 10K pot to desired reading. The voltage drop on the diodes doesn't cause an error because the transformer is a current source.
You are free to use the circuit diagram and the software with no
limitations.
Current transformer is normally 5 Amp primary to 10 mA secondary, in that case R is 500 ohm metal film resistor.
10K pot is to trim the PIC input to about 5V peak when the Aac is max.
Caps are for smoothing the rectified current.
470R are for reducing 5V to 3.3V input of the SSD1306.
SOLAR
6-12 VOLT BATTERY CHARGER
The circuit is a high efficiency
charger, it is useful for charging 6 to 12V batteries using small
number of solar cells. The solar cells can be connected in series
or parallel to generate 1 to 12V , cells voltage has to be lower
than battery voltage. When the mosfet is on it charges the coil with energy from the solar
cells, and when the mosfet is off that energy is discharged into the battery.
The 6 inverters CMOS are used
as a free running oscillator.
The MOSFET charges the coil when it's
on, and when it's off the coil dumps its charge via the diode into
the battery.
BS170 can be replaced by equivalent
MOSFET.
The MOSFET and the diode are
capable of charge currents up to 50mA, for higher currents they
can be replaced by higher current components.
23.05.2022 - 09:24 Name: Moty Comment: Hi Djalltra,
The 10 bit ADC reads 0-1023 * by 5 = 5115. To get readings of 5000 use the trimmer. The PIC12F675 doesn't have enough RAM to calculate a float number so we use only integers.
22.05.2022 - 12:49 Name: djalltra Comment: hello moty please i want to ask in this line of the code count=((ADRESH << 8) + ADRESL)*5 where the 5 comes from
05.05.2022 - 12:56 Name: Moty
Comment: Hi Djalltra, You can find the formula to calculate R in the project description above. R=5/secondary current, 208 ohm.
04.05.2022 - 16:21 Name: Djalltra Comment: Hi moty thanks I'm going to be using your approach I also have another CT with 60A/24mA how do I calculate the resistor for this thanks
03.05.2022 - 12:24 Name: Moty Comment: Hi Djalltra,
Your circuit looks at the AC and my circuit convert it to DC before the MCU input.
There are many ways to read CT by MCU, I chose my circuit because I tested it and it works.
03.05.2022 - 07:28 Name: Djalltra Comment: Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11QUGYRtQ_-KimtFILa-bxtL0rYy9-dtQ/view?usp=sharing
03.05.2022 - 07:27 Name: Djalltra Comment: Hi moty thanks for the response please have a lookbat this link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11QUGYRtQ_-KimtFILa-bxtL0rYy9-dtQ/view?usp=sharing it is an inverter using a current transformer but as you can see the way it's connected is quite different from yours the also used two equal resistors to create an offset of 2.5v please am still yet to understand how to use the configuration any help would be appreciated.
01.05.2022 - 19:40 Name: Moty Comment: Hi Djalltra, For your CT you need burden resistor of 100 ohm. It will give 5V at 50A. To read 50.00 instead of 5.000 swap the x value of the decimal point with x value of the second digit.
01.05.2022 - 18:05 Name: Djalltra Comment: Hi moty how did you calculate the value of your burden resistor and can this method be implemented for any current transformer for instance I have a CT of 50A/50mA and I want to be able to read the AC current from my appliances
15.01.2020 - 22:30 Name: rc555n Comment: Thanks
21.11.2017 - 12:59 Name: Suresh Comment: I need some details about 30 watt solar panel and which type of batteries can choose for solar panel. My mail id is gopavarapuvenkatasuresh@gmail.com
17.02.2016 - 11:25 Name: Moty Comment: Hi Seed. There are many discussions on this subject in this forum, you'll be able to get help there. http://www.edaboard.com/forum.php
16.02.2016 - 16:12 Name: seed Comment: I need soalr 12V 5W to 220V
20.11.2015 - 22:17 Name: David Comment: interesting projects I love electronics
05.07.2015 - 23:25 Name: SHOHIDUL Comment: GOOD
31.12.2012 - 19:54 Name: Moty Comment: Hi Helal,
For 12V battery charged at 20 mA you can use the circuit in the project with no changes.
31.12.2012 - 12:41 Name: helal Comment: ineed 20 am 12v SOLAR BATTERY CHARGER
Name: Nick Mercury Comment: What efficiency would you expect from this circuit?
I need a 3.3 to 3.6V battery voltage (which chemical type battery would work best). I've sourced some cheap 3.6V 0.2W cells from ebay. I want to run a trial for a few months to see how it goes. Thanks Nick
Name: Moty Comment: Hi Nick
The efficiency of the charger is about 90% when the charge current is 50mA.
You can use either NiCad or NiMH cells. You will find that solar cells give the full output on a bright sunny day and on cloudy day the output drops to about 5%. The efficiency of converting sun energy to electrical energy by solar cells is about 0.1%.
The cmos 4049B will work at supply voltage of 3.3v but you will need to replace the mosfet with one that has a lower threshold gate voltage, i.e. RFD14N05
Hope you get the results you want.
Name: Santhosh Comment: Hi I have a 2V 80mA solar cell and I need to charge a 7.2V 1200mAH Ni-Mh battery pack.Do I need to make any changes to this circuit.
Name: Moty Comment: Hi Santhosh,
You don't need to make any changes to this circuit for your application. When the cells source 80mA the charge current will be about 20mA.
Name: SANTHOSH Comment: Can I use 220uH inductor instead of 100uH
Name: SANTHOSH Comment: Can I use 220uH inductor instead of 100uH
Name: SANTHOSH Comment: Can I use 220uH inductor instead of 100uH
Name: Moty Comment: Hi Santosh, You can either put 2 coils of 220 in parallel to get 110uH, or change the 100K resistor to 220K to adopt the frequency to the coil.
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