Please i am having this issues with transformerless power supply.
Diagram 12v 1 amp transformerless power supply.
This capacitor drops the voltage and gives the low output voltage.
Each time i intend to use transformerless power supply to power microcontroller 8051 atmega328p and even a dc fan of 12v 1 4a i notice that they never get powered even though the power supply has been tested to produce the required 12v or 5v dc as the case may be.
The bleeder resistor r2 is used to remove the stored current from the capacitor when the circuit is detached.
Voltage drop in the mains severely affects the output current in a transformerless power supply.
As you see in the circuit diagram the transformerless power supply has a series non polarized capacitor 225j 400v.
It is cost effective lighter and smaller.
Let s learn the dangers of a capacitor fed power supply.
In normal circuit with the load connecting the output voltage of capacitor fed power supply only drops to 12v or 35v.
What is the output voltage.
I want to makr a transformerless power supply to gain 12v 1 2a dc.
So 1 2w or up is good.
The 1n4004 that can handled a rms reverse voltage of 280v selected is a good selection.
Dangers of capacitor fed power supply.
Here in the above circuit 230v ac supply can be dropped by using 225k 400vx rated capacitor.
12vdc to 9vdc converter.
12v to 9v dc converter posted apr 20 2013 at 12 21 pm to get a more precise output voltage replace zener diode z1 with 10v and r1 with.
Power dissipated by the diode vi minimal.
It is better to use a high value capacitor like 2 2µf if the load requires more than 50ma current.
7 maximum power dissipated by zener diode without load vi 12 0 0146 w 0 1752w.
Before designing a transformerless power supply some facts about ac dropping through a capacitor or resistor are to be considered.
And how it works.
But when the load is removed the supply rises to 180v or 311v or 340v.
Use 1 watt or above 5w rating resistor especially resistor r4.
Otherwise it will burn after some time.
8 the specifications selected for the smoothing electrolytic.
A compact 12v 5 amp power supply can be built using an smps only no other method is recommended.
Voutput 12v 0 6v 11 4v.
The following diagram suggests a correctly configured version of the above which can be expected to operate as per the expectations.
They are usually thicker than usual resistor.
If a circuit requires very low current of a few milliamperes transformerless power supply is an ideal solution.
Figure 1 transformerless 5 volt power supply circuit diagram.
Now you may say that why we used a series capacitor not a resistor as the resistor also can drop the voltage.
12vdc transformerless power supply.
This is a simple transformer less power supply circuit.
Resistive type power supply on the other hand dissipates more heat so the power loss is quite high.
The components of the power supply will also consume some current.