ChatDiagram
Circuit · Power Electronics

12V Lead-Acid Battery Charger

A classic constant-voltage battery charger built around a full-wave bridge rectifier (four 1N4007 diodes) and an LM317 adjustable linear regulator. The 2200 µF filter capacitor smooths the rectified DC, and the resistor divider sets the output to ~14.4 V.

Tipo Schema elettricoStandard IEEE Std 315 / ANSI Y32.2Motore schematex-circuitAggiornato 27/05/2026
12V Lead-Acid Battery Charger
Drawing preview
Lo scenario

A technician building a workbench charger needs a documented schematic for a reliable linear-regulated 12V charger.

Cosa contiene questo disegno

Leggi le decisioni che ne stanno alla base.

01

Full-wave bridge provides both half-cycles, reducing ripple vs. half-wave design.

02

2200 µF filter capacitor smooths to acceptable ripple at 60 Hz.

03

LM317 Radj/Rfb values set Vout ≈ 14.4 V for proper lead-acid float charging.

Adjust resistor divider values for different target voltages; replace LM317 with LM338 for up to 5 A charging current.

Sfoglia tutti i modelli di tipo schema elettrico →