Do you want a constant current source for LED? To builds a power supply for a battery charger circuit.
Why should we use these circuits?
I built a minimal LED driver circuit using a LM317LZ and a 12 Ohm resistor between OUT and ADJ (identical to e.g. Understanding this LM317 LED Driver circuit). According to the datasheet this shoul. Using The LM317T With LED Lighting The lifetime of LED bulbs (now available in the REUK Shop) is strongly influenced by the amount of current passing through them. Though typically rated for 100,000 hours of use, if the current used is double that recommended the LED bulb lifetime. The classic 'LM317' is cheap, but the dropout is even higher - 3.5 volts total in this mode. I was looking the for a constant current LED driver circuit the other.
Imagine your load needs fixed current like LED. We cannot power it over 20mA. It may damage the LED.
LED needs to have a constant current and voltage. As usual, we provide the current limiting resistor to it.
But in some cases, we can not use it. Because the input voltage changes all the time. We should make a constant current through the LED.
Other events when you charge a battery. Normally it requires a fixed current only. You need these circuits too.
If you do not understand.
Let’s get started to learn in 7 circuits below.
1# FET Constant current drivers for LED display using BF256
Lm317 Led Driver Circuit Designs
This is a FET Constant current drivers circuit for drive LED display which can use FET-BF256 instead resistor so well.
Normally when you use LED display in any circuits often use a resistor for limit LED current. Because easy and cheap.
But it is not best, this way is ideal for the stable voltage source only. When we change voltage source, the current that flow through the LED will also changes, causes LED not stable brightness. It may be damaged, it must be a constant current flowing through it.
Such as in digital logic probe circuit, which we need to test to TTL type that use 5-volts only, and a CMOS type that wide voltage of 3-volts to 16-volts. When we need to have the LED that stable brightness all voltage source.
I have a good way. A “ FET” is requirement because when we connect Gate and Source together, then put it instead the resistor. They are similar as Figure below.
I use number : BF256 normally it is used as N-channel RF amplifier (in VHF/UHF frequency) , it is small size FET to-92 type. Use in voltage under 30-volts. And see a position lead (Gate,Source and Drain lead) or BF256 Pinout in Figure.
Lm317 Led Driver Circuit Tester
And I test it on a breadboard as video below. I use the power supply is … Adjustable dc voltage regulator circuit using ic-7805. which have voltage output of 5V to 22V as we need. (TTL and CMOS voltage)
Firstly I adjust voltage at 5V (see on meter above) At the same time, I measure current that flow through LED have 4.22mA only.(see on meter right) But LED is normal brightness. Normally LED has current required of 15mA.
Then, I adjust voltage up, while the current is stable about 5mA only and the LED also stable brightness as we need…happy circuits.
2# Constant current circuit using LED
This is Constant current circuit using LED. Normally the voltage drop across LED while forward bias will be about 1.2 to 1.4 volts depend on type of LED by has the temperature coefficient is -1.5 mV per degree Celsius. Which similar to the temperature coefficient of junction. between a base and emitter of silicon transistors.
From this relationship can the constant current circuit that no temperature coefficient as show in Figure 1.
Constant current circuit using LED
From in the Figure current I flowing through the value.
(U LED – U BE) / R
And since the temperature coefficient of transistor and LED fully offset.
Thus, Temperature occurs It does not affect the current flowing yet.
3# 7805 current constant circuit
We use also a 7805 regulator to build a constant current circuit. It is a simple charger circuit.
Recommended: 7805 datasheet and sample circuits
Or the current regulator using IC-7805.
Basic current constant or current regulator using 7805
In the datasheet, if using a resistor-R1 pass current from a pin output of IC to load.
Then, it gets the current output to pin ground, too.
The circuit inside 7805 can keep the output current is solid status.
Even we change any input voltage. But do not forget it run well over 5V input.
Read more: about how to find R1 in any case.
4# Precision LED Regulator using LM337T
Here is alternatively use LED with power supply many the level Voltage.
Look at the circuit.
The LED1 will get a stable current. Some called Precision LED Regulator Circuit using LM337T.
The Pros of this circuit is using a few parts.
And you should use input voltage from -5V to -37V. Because this IC is a negative voltage regulator.
Change R2 to control the trend (Adjustable (+/-)15%).
For R1: if get from I LED1 = 1.5V / R1, R2 such as ILED1 = 15mA , R1 = 100 ohms.
5# Stabilised Current Battery Charger using LM723
Normally battery Charger Circuit, will use the way gives Stabised Current or stable current. For this circuit also the integrated circuit LM723 and electronic parts a few with follow the circuit appraise R1 = 11ohm for fix current at 60mA.
We can seek the value R get from R = 700/I and The transistor 2N3055 add keep for enlarge current the paramour at LM723 , durable get , make have the wastage of power to electricity work about 1.6Watt only. For voltage output be valuable about 7.5V then choose use battery voltage low get only. The detail is other, Friends see in the circuit has please yes.
6# The Safe constant current source
Look at the circuit below. It is a Safe constant-current source circuit, how it works?
A CMOS op-amp (number ICL 7611) controls the input current through a P-channel Hexfet power transistor (No. IRF 9520), then to keep up a constant voltage across the R1.
As they are connected in a serial form, so use the together current by I = VREF / R1, while the Vref to be defined by the IC2 is 1.25V.
The advantage of this outline are:
1. The load current is limited by R1 when the load is too heavy.
2. The op-amp and Hexfet there is the overhead voltage very low.
7# Precision current sink circuit
This is a current sink circuit that uses a transistor, Jfet and LM101 IC op-amp, so there is high precision.
The 2N5457 Jfet and PN2222 bipolar have normally high output impedance.
The R1 is used as a current sensing resistor, to provide feedback to the LM101 op-amp that it supplies a large amount of loop gain for negative feedback, to enhance the real current sink nature.
The value of Iout is Vin/ R1, by Vin more than 0V.
For low current values, the 10K resistor and PN2222 may be clear out, if the source of the Jfet is connected to R1.
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