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Last Updated on: Thursday, November 30, 2017 01:57 PM

Circuits Designed by Dave Johnson, P.E. :

  • 3 VOLT LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE FLASHER
    This circuit is designed to monitor two alkaline cells (3v) that form the battery often used in portable electronic equipment.  It use an inexpensive IC from Panasonic that is connected to an efficient LED flashing circuit.  When the battery voltage drops below a certain point the circuit flashes the LED.  In the off state the circuit draws only 1uA, while in the active flashing state it draws 20uA.   Published in EDN, Jan 2, 1997
  • 9v Battery Voltage Monitor
    This circuit turns on a LED whenever the voltage of a standard 9v battery connected to the circuit drops below 7.2 volts.  It uses a LTC1440 comparator, which also contains a 1.18v reference diode.  In standby mode, the circuit draws only 4uA. (added 7/06)
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Battery Charger Applications/ AB-32 -  Fairchild Application Notes / (app note added 6/06)

Battery Charger Applications/ AB-33 -  Fairchild Application Notes / (app note added 6/06)

Battery Charger Applications/ AB-34 -  Fairchild Application Notes / (app note added 6/06)

Battery Discharge Monitor -  Here is a battery monitor circuit which disconnects the load when the battery is discharged, preventing a deep discharge which could cause permanent battery damage. The battery is automatically reconnected when a battery charger or other DC source is connected across the load. Select a relay which requires less than 100ma coil current and with contacts capable of handling the load and charging.... (added 5/09)

Battery Equal Charge Indicator -  The circuit below illuminates an LED to indicate unequal charges between two 12 volt lead batteries. It can be used to verify that two batteries are connected in parallel or isolated since the LED will be off when the voltages are equal within a tollerance, or on if the voltage difference is greater than 100 millivolts. Three comparators....(circuit / schematic design added 6/06)

Battery Low Voltage Beeper -  This circuit provides an audible and visual low voltage warning for 12V battery powered devices. Idle current: 6ma Low Voltage Warning current: 15ma….  [Circuit designed by Forrest Cook]

Battery monitor also enables constant power boost converter -  8-Nov-07 Issue of EDN  When powering a microcontroller directly from a battery, it is important to monitor the battery voltage to ensure system integrity.... [Design Idea by Rex Niven, Forty Trout Electronics, Eltham, Victoria, Australia]

Battery Monitor Draws 8 µor Less -  04/13/95 EDN-Design Ideas  The battery monitor in Fig 1 nominally draws 5 µA during normal operation and flashes an alarm indicator when the battery voltage drops below a critical value. The alarm-state current depends on the desired indicator brightness, but you can easily make the current average less than 500 µA.  This monitor was developed as a change-battery warning.... [Design Idea by Arthur W Du Rea Jr, Science Applications International Corp, Oak Ridge, TN]

Battery Monitor Emulates Auto Dashboard -  07/03/97 EDN-Design Ideas   When you use battery-powered scientific-recording equipment, you must know the state of the battery, because an unnoticed battery run-down can lead to loss of data. Several types of warning indicators are available, but all have their drawbacks. Moving-coil indicators, test terminals, and digital flags, for example,.... [Design Idea by TG Barnett and J Millar, University of London, UK]

Battery Monitor in Multiplecell Applications -  Maxim APP 405: May 04, 2001 / (app note added 6/03) -This application note shows the reader how to use the Dallas Semiconductor.... Using the DS2760 or DS2761 Battery Monitor in Multiple-Cell Applications …

Battery Powered Lap Top Computer Power Supply -  DN18  Design Notes (Linear Technology) (app note added 2/06)

Battery Voltage Monitor -  (electronic circuit added 4/05)

Battery-Monitor -  A Very Simple circuit and some Variations. Play with it. All parts are cheap and should be easily obtained…. (design added 10/06)


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