Micro Power Circuits
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In this circuit, a 74HC14 hex Schmitt trigger inverter is used as a square wave oscillator to drive a small signal transistor in a class C amplifier configuration. The oscillator frequency can be either fixed by a crystal or made adjustable (VFO) with a.... -
In the ADM666A application note, you can find detailed explanation about this low cost battery charger circuit such as Maximum output voltage, Charge termination voltage calculation, monitoring the battery voltage level, maximizing the circuit efficiency,.... -
This circuit was industrial to power an AVR microcontroller from a 12 opposed to run-acid battery. The watchdog itself draws solitary 14 µA. Of avenue, at hand are dyed-in-the-wool ICs, in lieu of model from Linear machinery or else Maxim, which can subsist.... -
This circuit produces clean logic pulses while drawing very low current. This circuit is designed to produce short 2mS pulses at a rate of one per second while drawing only 1 micro amplifier from a 9 volt battery... -
If you have a power source which will provide 2. 5Vdc at 10uA this circuit should drive a pager motor. It turns on the motor at 2. 3 to 2. 5Vdc and switches off at 1. 2 to 1. 5Vdc. Both Steve and I have built ( bread boarded or haywired) the business end of.... -
Protect your expensive batteries from discharge damage with this mini-sized electronic cutout switch. It uses virtually no power and can be built to suit a wide range of battery voltages. Back in May 2002, we (Silicon Chip) presented the "Battery Guardian",.... -
In this circuit, a 74HC14 hex Schmitt trigger inverter is used as a square wave oscillator to drive a small signal transistor in a class C amplifier configuration. The oscillator frequency can be either fixed by a crystal or made adjustable (VFO) with a.... -
The ICM7226 is a fully integrated Universal Counter and LED Display driver. It combines a high frequency Oscillator a decade timebase Counter an 8-decade data Counter and Latches a 7-segment decoder, digit multiplexer and segment and digit drivers which CAN.... -
Introduction The SP6648 integrated synchronous boost Regulator is a compact circuit that provides a ultra- high efficiency drive current for an LED flashlight using a LuxeonTM I light source. The circuit shown below is configured to provide 350mA constant.... -
Protect your expensive batteries from discharge damage with this mini-sized electronic cutout switch. It uses virtually no power and can be built to suit a wide range of battery voltages.... -
This is basically a crystal radio with an audio amplifier which is fairly sensitive and receives several strong stations in the Los Angeles area with a minimal 15 foot antenna. Longer antennas will provide a stronger signal but the selectivity will be worse.... -
Back in May 2002, we (Silicon Chip) presented the "Battery Guardian", a project designed specifically for protecting 12V car batteries from over-discharge. This unit has proven to be very popular and is still available from kit suppliers. This new design.... -
The LT3473/LT3473A are micropower step-up DC/DC converters with integrated Schottky diode and output disconnect circuitry in low profile DFN packages. The small package size, high level of integration and the use of tiny SMT components yield a solution size.... -
The LT3483/LT3483A are micropower inverting DC/DC converters with integrated Schottky and one resistor feedback. The small package size, high level of integration and use of tiny surface mount components yield a solution size as small as 40mm2. The devices.... -
The LT3494/LT3494A are low noise boost converters with integrated power switch, Schottky diode and output disconnect circuitry. The parts use a novel* control technique resulting in low output voltage ripple as well as high ef ¬ciency over a wide load.... -
The LT3495/LT3495B/LT3495-1/LT3495B-1 are low noise boost converters with integrated power switch, feedback resistor and output disconnect circuitry. The parts control power delivery by varying both the peak inductor current and switch off-time. This novel*.... -
The LTC1754 is a micropower charge pump DC/DC converter that produces a regulated output. The input voltage range is 2V to 4. 4V for 3. 3V output and 2. 7V to 5. 5V for 5V output. Extremely low operating current and a low external parts count (one flying.... -
The LTC3221 family are micropower charge pump DC/DC converters that produce a regulated output at up to 60mA. The input voltage range is 1. 8V to 5. 5V. Extremely low operating current (8 A typical at no load) and low external parts count (one fl ying.... -
The LTC ®3525-3/LTC3525-3. 3/LTC3525-5 are high efficiency synchronous step-up DC/DC converters with output disconnect that can start up with an input as low as 1V. They offer a compact, high efficiency alternative to charge pumps in single cell or dual cell.... -
The RH1078M is a micropower dual op amp in the standard 8-pin configuration. This device is optimized for single supply operation at 5V. Specifications for ±15V are also provided. Linear Technology offers many demo boards free of charge to qualified.... -
The micropower circuit provides shutdown, power-up, and low-battery lockout functions automatically, without the need for software or operator control.... -
This battery-powered metal detector uses four exclusive-OR gates contained in the 4030 CMOS integrated circuit. The gates are wired as a twin-oscillators and a search coil serves as the inductance element in one of the oscillators. When the coil is brought.... -
In this circuit, a 74HC14 hex Schmitt trigger inverter is used as a square wave oscillator to drive a small signal transistor in a class C amplifier configuration. The oscillator frequency can be either fixed by a crystal or made adjustable (VFO) with a.... -
A schematic diagram of a micropower single-supply instrumentation amplifier circuit is shown below. This circuit only need 15µA of current and can give over.... -
This is a schematic diagram of a micropower voltage-controlled oscillator circuit. This circuit can generate square and triangle wave outputs and only need.... -
A micro power solar engine has been a goal since my introduction to BEAM Robotics. I believe that if there wasn`t one before, I there is one now. What I`m presenting to you looks very similar to one of the circuits found in Steven Bolt`s web pages. As you.... -
The purpose of this report is to provide background and findings or our senior project. We will discuss four steps that we used to complete our final project. The four steps of our project were research and development, design, construction, and test &.... -
This circuit provides symmetrical ±output voltages, both equal to one-half the input voltage (one 9-V battery in this case). The output voltages are referenced to pin 3 (output common). The circuit will operate with other battery voltages. If the battery....
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This project fits more for custom made battery casing that can have more space to hide things inside. This switch with few alterations can be used for any other project as well but is designed based on e-bike needs! This project use a clever functionality of.... -
The circuit described here uses ultrasonic oscillations and operates based on the propagation velocity of these oscillations in the air. Thus, we can easily determine the distance of two points if the time within which the wave travels this distance is.... -
Sometimes the precious metals are hidden too deep and are not detected except with complicated devices. In many cases, however, small pieces of precious metal buried near the surface can be detected by relatively simple means. Everyone is very attractive to.... -
Many times for various reasons we forget or can not water the plants that we have in our homes. And many humidity sensors units just notify us with a beeping sound or with a flashing light, that the pot needs watering. But what if we are away from home? This.... -
The principle behind a metal detector is really very simple. Proof of this is the circuit that follows, in which it proves that the construction of a metal detector can be done in the minute, with few components that we find very easily everywhere. With the.... -
The sub-harmonic bass generator is a sound producing unit for guitars. The sound it produces looks very much like that of the bass guitar. The octave generator is sometimes quite unusual since it does not produce any of the usual ways of coloring the sound,.... -
In the past the sounding (sea bottom measurement) was done with the "bullet", that is, with a heavy lead object that the seamen plucked into the sea hung from a calibrated rope. As soon as the "bullet" reached the bottom, the depth appeared directly from the.... -
This Amplifier was designed to have the following specifications: Distortion less than 0.1% at full power of 100W even at 20KHz. Power has to be attributed to an extended bandwidth. The output transistors must be protected against short circuits. The power.... -
A series of LEDs serve to alert the gardener when plants need water. Using two conventional digital integrated LEDs and a series of LEDs, we make a very useful device for gardening. The device detects the amount of water in the pot and alerts the grower.....
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