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PTC
Joined: 23 Jul 2002
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 12 Aug 2002 0:08 Need boat battery charger schematic |
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Like said in the subject, I would be very thankfull to anyone who could give me or point me to a schematic for a charger for 12V 35 Ah boat battery. The source is the 10hp outboard engine that gives ~9-~17 V AC current, varying on the power applied.
Thanks very much!
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shanren
Joined: 12 Oct 2001
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| 12 Aug 2002 4:54 |
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hi,what you must do is:
1:first of all,change the ac to dc,you can use a full bridge reguulator,get a 11v-22v around DC voltage;
2:if you want to charge the bat in 11v,you must change it to a 13.5v voltage(i think mostly your bat is lead-acid one).you can get the voltage by:a sepic converter,ot a flyback or a forward converter.maybe the current is a little big,so a forward converter is a good choice;
3:you can build a current limit forward converter with a output of 13.5-13.8v to charge you bat;
4:if this is a little diffcult for you,you can use a stepdown converter to get a 13.5v charger,but only can use above about 14-15v;if so ,you can visit http://www.linear.com
for some info
the most simple way is just a LM317 with a current limit of about 1.5a,but it is bad efficiency.
hope this can help you.
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PTC
Joined: 23 Jul 2002
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| 12 Aug 2002 8:13 |
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Shanren, thank you very much for you reply. But I'm not "at home" with electronics so I believe making my own schematics is out of the question. I know how to put together an existent circuit, but making my own would be too much for me (like I said, I don't know much about electronics).
So, I would very much appreciate schematics.
Thanks!
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meax98
Joined: 25 Nov 2001
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| 12 Aug 2002 23:48 |
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Find something usefull:
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This high-performance charger quickly charges lead-acid batteries, and turns off at full charge. At first, the charge current is held at 2 A, but as battery voltage rises, current decreases. When current falls to 150 mA, the charger automatically switches to a lower float voltage to keep from overcharging. When you hit full charge, transistor Ql lights the LED to indicate that status.
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Adjust by setting the 500 ohm resistor while attached to a fully charged battery.
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An LM317HV regulator is used as a current-limited charger. If current through R4 exceeds 0.6, Ql is biased on, which pulls the ADJ terminal of the LM317 HV to ground and reduces the battery- charging current. This one is for 6V, but you can adjust resistors for 12V.
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