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Lead-Acid Battery Charger Circuit

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This circuit delivers an initial voltage of 2.5V per cell to rapidly charge a car battery. The charging current decreases as the battery charges and when the current drops to 180 mA the charging circuit reduces the output voltage to 2.35 V per cell, leaving the battery in a fully charged state. This lower voltage prevents the battery from overcharching, which will shorten its life.

The LM301A compares the voltage drop across R1 with a 18 mV reference set by R2. The comparator’s output controls the voltage regulator, and produce the lower float voltage when the battery-charging current, passing through R1, drops bellow 180 mA.

Temperature compensation helps prevent overcharging, the LM334 temperature sensor should be placed near or on the battery. Because batteries need more compensation at lower temperatures, change R5 to 30Ω for a tc of -5mV/0C per cell il this circuit will be used at temperatures below – 200C.

The charger’s input voltage must be filtered dc that is at least 3V higher than the maximum required output voltage. Choose a regulator for the maximum current needed: LM371 for 2A, LM350 for 4A, LM338 for 8A. At 250C and with no load, adjust R7 for a Vout of 7.05V, and adjust R8 for a Vout of 14.1V.

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9 Responses to “Lead-Acid Battery Charger Circuit”

  1. henry says: on August 17, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    Isa there no subst for LM301 used in the schematic diagram
  2. henry says: on August 17, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    i want to know if there are other circuit that can be used instead of the above circuit. Please kindly send me a copy to practice.THANKS
  3. thulasiram says: on April 3, 2009 at 12:28 pm

    i want know about the circuit of the charger,since iam an electrical engineer
  4. Max says: on June 11, 2009 at 8:00 am

    i want a fast charger, the one i have cannot quickly charge 200Ah battery as power supply in my country is not regular. can your circuit be modified to charge at 10 -15 A?
  5. John says: on August 20, 2010 at 3:37 am

    Thanks for this interesting charger Admin. I was not able to find the link to “Read the rest” as mentioned above.

    Kind regards.
  6. car battery charger says: on August 21, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Thanks for the great article, I will track it and perfect it.
  7. Leyroy says: on December 10, 2012 at 12:00 am

    Would it be possible to modify the above circuit to produce a 14.3v charge and 13.5v float to charge a gel cell battery? Any help appreciated. Thanks, Leyroy.

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