5V power supply with overvoltage protection


Posted on Feb 5, 2014

For circuits using TTL ICs the supply voltage is a great concern and a slight increase in supply from the rated 5V may damage the IC. Using fuses alone does not solve the problem because a fuse may take several milliseconds to blow off and that`s enough time for the IC to get damaged. In this circuit a crowbar scheme is used in which a triac short


5V power supply with overvoltage protection
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circuits the power supply and burns the fuse. The burning time of the fuse is not a concern because the power supply is already shorted by the triac and the output voltage will be zero. When the output voltage exceeds 5. 6 volts the zener diode D2 conducts and switches ON the triac T1. Now T1 acts as a closed switch, shorting the circuit. The output voltage drops to zero and fuse gets burned off. Since the switching of triac takes place within few micro seconds there will be no damage to the TTL ICs or any other such voltage sensitive components in the load circuit.




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