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In this post we will discuss a relatively simple triac controlled automatic mains voltage
stabilizer circuit, which uses logic ICs and a few triacs for controlling the voltage levels.
Discover the whole construction procedure of this unique, solid state mains voltage
stabilizer.
The proposed circuit of a triac controlled AC voltage stabilizer will provide an excellent 4
step voltage stabilization to any appliance at its output.
With no moving parts involved its efficiency is further enhanced. Find out more of this
silent operator: power guard.
The proposed idea though not tested, looks pretty convincing, and if the critical
components are properly dimensioned, should work as expected.
As usual the circuit has been exclusively designed by me. It is able to control and
dimension the input AC mains voltage accurately through 4 independent steps.
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The use of triacs make it sure that the changeovers are quick (within 2 mS) and with no
sparks or transients usually associated with relay type of stabilizers.
Also since no moving parts are employed, the entire unit becomes completely solid state
and almost permanent.
CAUTION:
EACH AND EVERY POINT OF THE CIRCUIT PRESENTED HERE MAY BE AT AC
MAINS POTENTIAL, THEREFORE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO TOUCH IN SWITCHED
ON POSITION. UTMOST CARE AND CAUTION IS ADVISED, USE OF A WOODEN PLANCK
UNDER YOUR FEET IS STRICTLY RECOMMENDED WHILE WORKING WITH THIS DESIGN
.... NEWBIES PLEASE KEEP AWAY.
Circuit Operation
The functioning of the circuit may be understood through the following points:
Transistors T1 to T4 are all arranged to sense the gradual rise in the input voltage and
conduct one after the other in sequence as the voltage rises and vice versa.
Gates N1 to N4 from IC 4093 are configured as buffers. The outputs from the transistors
are fed to the inputs of these gates.
All the gates are interconnected to each other in such away that the output of only a
particular gate remains active at a given period of time according to the level of the input
voltage.
Thus, as the input voltage rises the gates respond to the transistors and their outputs
subsequently become logic hi one after the other making sure that the previous gate’s
output is shut OFF and vice versa.
The logic hi from the particular buffer is applied to the gate of the respective SCR which
conducts and connects the relevant “hot” line from the transformer to the external
connected appliance.
As the voltage rises, the relevant triacs subsequently select the appropriate “hot” ends of
the transformer to increase or decrease the voltage and maintain a relatively stabilized
output.
It is pretty obvious that the person who is attempting to make this circuit knows a bit
more than just the basics of electronics.
Things may go drastically wrong if there is any error in the final assembly.
You will require an external variable (0 to 12 volts) universal DC power supply for setting
up the unit in the following way:
Assuming that an output supply of 12 volts from TR1 corresponds to 225 volts input
supply, through calculations we find that it will produce 9 volts at an input of 170 volts, 13
volts will correspond to 245 volts and 14 volts will be equivalent to an input of
approximately 260 volts.
Adjust the external universal power supply to 12 volts and connect its positive to the point
“B” and negative to the common ground of the circuit.
Now adjust P2 until LD2 is just switched ON. Reduce the voltage to 9 and adjust P1 to
switch ON LD1.
The setting procedure is now complete. Remove the external supply and join points “AB”
together.
The whole unit may now be connected to the mains AC so that it can start working right
away.
You may verify the performance of the system by supplying a varying input AC through an
auto transformer and checking the output using a digital multimeter.
This triac controlled AC voltage stabilizer will shut OFF at voltages below 170 and above
300 volts.
Parts List
You will require the following parts for the construction of this SCR control ac voltage
stabilizer:
All resistors are ¼ Watt, CFR 5%, unless otherwise stated.
R5, R6, R7, R8 = 1M ¼ watt,
All Triacs are 400 volts, 1KV rated,
T1, T2, T3, T4 = BC 547,
All zener diodes are = 3 volts 400 mW,
All Diodes are = 1N4007,
All presets = 10K linear,
R1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 = 1K ¼ watt,
N1 to N4 = IC 4093,
C1 and C3 = 100Uf/ 25 volts,
C2 = 104, ceramic,
Power Guard Stabilizer Transformer = “Made to order” having 170, 225, 240, 260 volts
output Taps at 225 volts input supply, or 85, 115, 120, 130 volts taps at 110 AC input
supply.
TR1 = Step down transformer, 0 – 12 volts, 100 mA.
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Comments
Abdus Salam says
sir,please tell me ,in this diagram where the terminals go to from written as ” TO IC SUPPLY”.
please tell me hurry up sir.
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Hi Abdus, The gates shown as N1—-N4 are from the IC 4093, so the points mentioned as ” TO
IC SUPPLY” will go the the Vcc and Vss pins of the IC 4093.
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Abdus says
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Abdus, I have updated the IC 4093 gate pinout, you can check it
Abdus, I have updated the IC 4093 gate pinout, you can check it
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U C Patnaik says
I feel use of triacs in place of relays may be un-reliable as accidental output short circuit will
damage the triacs and if by any chance they get shorted as a result, the transformer will burn.
Shall appreciate if any hardware tested circuit is published in place of an untested design.
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you can try the following concept with relays, this was successfully tried by one the readers:
https://www.homemade-circuits.com/5-kva-to-10-kva-automatic-voltage-stabilizer-
circuit/ (https://www.homemade-circuits.com/5-kva-to-10-kva-automatic-voltage-
stabilizer-circuit/)
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Hi,Am Edward, Thank you for the circuit. I have the following questions:
1. I want to do 50kva 3ph.what do I need to do on the circuit to handle this.
2. My voltage surges to 600v ph-ph.what windings and transformer do I need?
Advice,
Edward
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https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/diagram-shows-rather-simple-voltage.html
(https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/diagram-shows-rather-simple-voltage.html)
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D'Patil says
Dear Swagatam,
I had followed the stab as per your given design except triac control is done by optoisolated 3041
mooce IC and arduino.The individual switching is done very good. but when I connect all traic put
together the output is no more as sequence.
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Dear D’Patil,
Since you are doing it through an Arduino I will not be able to interpret functioning and
troubleshoot the design, I might be able to help only if the circuit is built exactly as given in the
article.
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D'Patil says
thanks for prompt reply, Arduino side has no issue i had put led to indicate the trigger, it is
according to adc increase due to ip voltage.The problem is when all traic are connected the
output follow exactly like input.i.e. input increases, op increase and vice versa. individual
switching of traic is there, but how this collectively happen can’nt trace.can you just a though
over it for my help. when I connect indiv. traic and Xmer connection it works exactly.but in all
over it for my help. when I connect indiv. traic and Xmer connection it works exactly.but in all
traic connected it won’t while traic switching is also correct.Pls…
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Only one triac should be ON at a given instant, is this happening correctly in your design? If
only triac is conducting at a given instant, then that particular tap must power the load with
the specified voltage…so I am not able to figure out how the procedure is giving trouble?
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thanks aminu, yes definitely you can use a single trafo with a separate 0-12 winding for
operating the circuit
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Sir,
Sir,
Mai apse baat karna chahta Hun.pls.mere mob.num.07258035390,anitchittu@gmail.com par den.
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Cyril says
Dear swagatam,
How can I stabilize the frequency to 50 Hz with this circuit ? Which component can be able to do it
?
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this circuit will stabilize the voltage conditions only, frequency cannot be stabilized with this
circuit
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Kurniawan says
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it's an auto-transformer design…you can Goggle the same for more info
it's an auto-transformer design…you can Goggle the same for more info
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Kaledawit (https://www.blogger.com/profile/01960019432264383213) says
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Hello Imran,
I am not very sure about the winding data, however you can do one thing, you can take a
readymade 5amp transformer and unwind the primary section and count how many winding it
had in it. Then you can rewind it by adding 100 turns more to it.
You can take out taps at regular intervals from the last 150 turns to get a range of 170, 190,
210, 225, 240, 260, 280, 300V
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Imran Khan (https://www.blogger.com/profile/03339682590544553830) says
Hello, Sawagatam, thanks for your circuit, I guess you do not have good idea about the
transformer winding and design, I can make the transformer for you here, i need tow thins here I
want to add one more tap and 5kv load so what have to change the triacs? I will draw the pcb and i
will send here for all users.
thanks
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Thank you Imran, I appreciate your help. The only difficult part with an autotransformer is the
number of turns, core dimension and the wire gauge, but making it can be actually easy, it's just
about winding one long single continuous winding with taps removed at appropriate points
across the length of the winding.
For 5kv you can upgrade the tracs with BTA41/600 it will be strong enough to handle 5kva
easily
I'll make sure it gets posted in the above article, as soon as you send me the mentioned details
best regards.
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HELLO, SWAGATAM, THANKS FOR THIS CIRCUIT, I WILL MAKE THE PCB AND POST IT HERE AND
I CAN DESIGN THE AUTOTRANSFORMER FOR THIS PROJECT, SO I NEED THE MORE LOAD I MEN
5 KV THEN WHICH TRIACS I HAVE TO USE.
THANKS
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José Simões (https://www.blogger.com/profile/14566042664970916196) says
Hello Friend !
Nice Job !
But I have a question !
Can i use your project to do this :
In – 85 ~ 240 vac
Out – always 225vac
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Hello Jose,
yes it is possible but that might require the inclusion of more number of triac stages, may be up
to 10 or 12, and corresponding numbers of tapping from the stabilizer transformer.
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Ow sure !
Thank you that was prompt ! And how about the Resistors in base & emitter of all the
transistors(T1-T4) ? I know they are not crucial, so can I pick 10k 1/4w value ?
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the transistor resistors can be left as is, they won't require any change, in fact the entire design
the transistor resistors can be left as is, they won't require any change, in fact the entire design
will be exactly the same, only the stages will need to be repeated more number of times as per
the specifications. This will require more number of ICs to be included along with the
corresponding transistor and the triac stages.
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Yes I understand that it is not necessary to change the circuit. But you do not quote the values
of
resistors between base and emitter .
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yes 10K will do, and 1uF for the capacitor, the diode can be a 1N1448 or a 1N4007
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…sorry I thought you were asking about the triac gate configuration, …anyway 10k for the
transistor bases is perfect, no issues.
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sir, can u tell me where should i connect the terminal of tapping transformer with the triac
sir, can u tell me where should i connect the terminal of tapping transformer with the triac
terminals. i have done all the things and the sensor circuit is working accurately but i couldn't get
the output., and the entire tapping transformer connection
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Sandeep, the load should be between the MT1 of all triacs and ground, that is between the left
leads and the common ground, however it seems this could pose some problems, I'll try to
correct it soon if possible within two days.
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thanks for your concern sir, please correct it as soon as possible for you.
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you can do one thing, connect the load in series with the common mains input of the
transformer.
suppose your transformer has 5 wires, one out of these will be the common "cold" input wire
and other will be the "hot" ends…connect these hot ends with the triacs as shown in the
diagram and connect the load in series with the common or the "cold" wire
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if we do like this then we get 2-3V across triac but we have connected one of the wire of the
if we do like this then we get 2-3V across triac but we have connected one of the wire of the
transformer(say 135v) to the triac.we can not step up this voltage to 220V. if we take same
common it will effect the circuit because one side is electronic circuit and other side electrical
circuit, if we take same common the entire circuit changes abruptly and its behaviour changes.
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Sandeep sharma (https://www.blogger.com/profile/14419647202967328889)
says
sir, my transformer has 4 hot wire(tapping) 1 common terminal and 1 output wire. and i have
done all the thins as u mentioned in the diagram but still the circuit is not working and we are not
getting the output as desired. sensor part is working properly, if we connect the transformer
according to the diagram we are not gettng the output. please help us.
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if yes, then you can confirm whether the triac corresponding to the illuminated LED is
conducting or not….short the MT1, MT2 of the triac with a wire manually this should actuate the
load, if it doesn't then probably there could be some problem with the triac…. check it as per its
datasheet…if not then the trafo configuration could be assumed to be incorrect and not as per
the shown diagram…
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LEDs are working sequentially and triacs too. sir, we have 3 terminals of the triac. MT1 is shorted
with ground. gates are trigeering. MT2 are connected with 4hot wires(tapping) of transformer.
and load is connected according to the diagram. what is the meaning of this 0V? we have
connect load across i/p voltage and output of the transformer(say 220v, taken 0V as 220v). still
problem is same,
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0V refers to the first tap which may be near most to the "hot tap" assigned with the minimum
volts, in the diagram its the 170V tap
if your triacs are connected in the manner you have specified then they must conduct, and if
any one of the triac conducts, the input entering through the load has to pass through the triac
and reach the other end of the mains through MT1 to MT2…and since the load is connected in
series with this mains line it has no other option but to switch ON.
as I mentioned before, try shorting the MT1/MT2 of the triac which has its gate LED
illuminating, this should toggle the load ON/OFF, confirm this manual operation. if this happens
would indicate towards a non-conducting triac….this could be due to a insufficient gate
voltage/current, reduce the gate resistor value and recheck…
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sir we have already done it. theoratically it is correct but practically it is not giving the output. sir,
have u done it practically? this project belongs to our final yr project and we have to submit it
within 1 week and we dont know what to do. we went through all the possibilies but result is still
zero. practically u have done it na sir.
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Sandeep, the theoretical part that you are confused with is a simple electrical wiring, since you
have reached and successfully built the complex section of the circuit, troubleshooting this
simple electrical issue should not be a problem at all according to me, the triacs are just acting
like switches, so replace the triac MT1/MT2 with a manual short as I mentioned earlier to
identify and trace the electrical path.
I have not checked it practically but as you have tested it yourself the circuit sections actually
work as explained, it's only a simple electrical path that you are not able troubleshoot, imagine
a design without the circuit rather only with the trafo, the load and switches, simulate it
practically and then replace it with triacs to check the results, you can seek an experts help if
you finally fail to troubleshoot the fault
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I have reassessed the transformer wiring/triac/load and I think I have understood the problem,
I'll correct it and try to update it soon…
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Swagatam (https://www.blogger.com/profile/13783312838408713408) says
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this circuit should work because previously the load was in series with the main input. we can
not get the constant output voltage across load.
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actually sir we have a holiday of 3 days. so college is closed and we dont have the required
equipments. i will do it on monday and i will tell u the result.
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OK, no problem!
OK, no problem!
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Thanks!
You will require a variable DC power supply for setting up the relay activation thresholds, there's
no other way.
https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/how-to-make-accurate-7-stage-op-amp.html
(https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/how-to-make-accurate-7-stage-op-amp.html)
https://homemade-circuits.com/2013/08/make-this-10-step-battery-voltage.html
(https://homemade-circuits.com/2013/08/make-this-10-step-battery-voltage.html)
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Hi Anil, you will need an appropriately designed autotransformer with outputs ranging from 90 to
450V for tacking this issue, then use this transformer with the following circuit the automatic
changeover actions.
https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/how-to-make-accurate-7-stage-op-amp.html
(https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/how-to-make-accurate-7-stage-op-amp.html)
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