MANUAL_CONTROL_FOR_HEATER

Published:2009/6/24 3:53:00 Author:Jessie | From:SeekIC

Built around an LM339 quad comparator, this circuit provides manual control of the output of a resistive heater or other load with a long time constant. The circuit's design uses minimal parts, thus it's inexpensive, and generates very low RFI.Comparators a,b, and c form a low-frequency pulse-width modulator. Sections a and b form a sawtooth oscillator (of approximately 0.25 Hz), with capacitor C1 being charged through RI and dis-charged through section a's open collector output. R2 and R3 set the upper voltage limit for the saw-tooth wave. The hysteresis means that C1 is discharged to nearly 0V, creating a voltage swing that is identical to the adjustment range of R3.Comparator c, in conjunction with potentiometer R3, converts the sawtooth wave form to a vari-able duty-cycle drive for the silicon-controlled rectifier.Increasing voltage at R3's wiper means increasing the on time. Section d holds the SCR gate low if the line voltage is above approximately 3.5 V, preventing turn on at mid-cycle and ensuring low RFI.The oscillator frequency is roughly determined by 1/0.7R1C1 Resistance R1 must be greater than 4R2 or the oscillator will lock up. ReducingR1 will increase the lower voltage limit of the sawtooth; in-creasing it might cause lock-up.



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