short circuit protection for balanced


Posted on Feb 4, 2014

This circuit was designed to protect a dual rail power supply from shorts across the two rails. It uses an optocoupler to monitor each supply rail, with the internal LEDs powered from ZD2 and ZD3 and the associated resistors. While the LEDs are on, the optocouplers internal transistors are both turned on which ensures that transistor Q1 is on and


short circuit protection for balanced
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relay RLY1 is energised. If either rail is short-circuited, the associated optocoupler is turned off, robbing Q1 of base current and the relay then drops out to disconnect the supply rails. Operation is restored by pressing the reset button. The value of ZD1 and the associated resistor should be chosen to suit the supply and relay coil voltages.




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