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A battery charger is basically a circuit that applies electrical energy to a battery in order to
restore its power once the battery has been discharged. In this paper, we create a simple charger
using SCR as its main component.
Control Circuit
Figure 1
A typical battery charger are composed of a transformer, limiting circuit and a control circuit
as shown in Figure 1. Transformer lower the input voltage, which is usually an AC, to the value required
by the battery. Then the lowered voltage is rectified to convert it into DC voltage. The limiting circuit will
ensure the required amount of voltage and/or current for the battery charger. The control circuit will set if
the battery if it is charging or discharging. In this paper, we design the rectifier, limiting circuit and the
control circuit.
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The last part of the circuit is the limiting circuit. It is a series of resistors to limit
the current and voltages needed for the battery charger. For this circuit a 4.2 V is needed to charge the
battery.
Simulation
As you can see when the voltage of the battery is 0V (low charge) the LED is turned on which means that
the battery is charging. It will remain ON until it does not reach the voltage (4.2V – full charge) where it
would stop charging.
Based on the simulation results, the circuit will continuously charge the battery until the voltage
of the battery is 4.2V.