Mobile Battery Charging Circuit: Deepak Gupta
Mobile Battery Charging Circuit: Deepak Gupta
Mobile Battery Charging Circuit: Deepak Gupta
Mobile
Battery Charging Circuit
Mobile phones have become an integral part of
ones life. Today everyone can be seen carrying one
or two mobile phones. The life of your phone
depends on the Battery. Once the battery goes
down, your phone becomes dead. Imagine the
same happens with you and there is no charging
socket to charge your phone or you forget to bring
your charger. Then what?
A portable charger can be build using AA cells. It
replenishes the cellphone battery within two to three
hours. Basically, the charger is a current-limited
DEEPAK GUPTA
SANJAY KUMAR
Q1
R7
C2
S1
R4
R1
5
C1
2
VCC
TR
R3
DC 7
BATTERY
R2
CV
B1
GND
R6
U?
D0
TH
P1
PQT
ME555
D1
D2
P2
PQT
C3
R5
[CIRCUIT IDEAS]
Threshold pin 6 is supplied with a voltage set by P1
and trigger pin 2 is supplied with a voltage set by
P2. When the discharged cellphone battery is
connected to the circuit, the voltage given to trigger
pin 2 of IC1 is below 1/3Vcc and hence the flip-flop
in the IC is switched on to take output pin 3 high.
When the battery is fully charged, the output
terminal voltage increases the voltage at pin 2 of
IC1 above the trigger point threshold. This switches
off the flip-flop and the output goes low to
terminate the charging process. Threshold pin 6 of
IC1 is referenced at 2/3Vcc set by P1. Transistor Q1
is used to enhance the charging current. Value of
R3 is critical in providing the required current for
charging. With the given value of 39-ohm the
charging current is around 180 mA. The circuit can
be constructed on a small general-purpose PCB.
For calibration of cut-off voltage level, use a
variable DC power source. Connect the output
terminals of the circuit to the variable power supply
set at 7V. Adjust P1 in the middle position and slowly