Shunt regulator monitors battery voltage

by Vladimir Rentyuk, Modul-98 Ltd, Zaporozhye, Ukraine; Edited by Martin Rowe and Fran Granville, EDN, Sep 18 2008

Focus:
Adding a few external components to a TL431 shunt regulator enables it to function as a Schmitt trigger and serve as a battery monitor that illuminates an LED when battery voltage rises above the programmed threshold voltage.

What you’ll learn:

• How to monitor battery voltage using a shunt regulator

Notes:
An EDN Design Idea

View this Source (requires a PDF Viewer installed on your device)

• Return to Search Result
• Start Another Search
• How2Power Home
• How2Power Full Website