In this project, I will show you a 6V 1A Power Supply Circuit using a 7806 Voltage Regulator. It only requires an input 230V AC supply, and the circuit gives its output positive 6V 1A DC Max. Let's make it!
7806 Voltage Regulator Features
The IC 7806 Voltage Regulator has some good features they are,
- IC 7806 +6V 1A regulator
- The operating voltage is dc 5v to 18v
- Output current maintains 1 Ampere
- Internal Short Circuit Current Limiting
- Internal Thermal Overload Protection
- Internal Safe–Area Compensation
- Output Voltage Tolerance is 2% to 4%
- Temperature Range of –40°C to +125°C
7806 Voltage Regulator Power Supply Circuit Diagram
The schematic of 6v 1amp power supply circuit using a 7806 voltage regulator is shown below.
The following components are required to make this power supply circuit.
| S.no | Components | Value | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voltage Regulator (U1) | IC 7806 | 1 |
| 2 | Step-down Transformer (TR1) | 230V /9V, 1A | 1 |
| 3 | Diode Bridge (BR1) | 1N7004 | 4 |
| 4 | Polar Capacitor (C1) | 2200uF, 25V | 1 |
| 5 | Non-polar Capacitors (C2, C3) | 330nF, 100nV | 1, 1 |
| 6 | Aluminium Heat Sink | - | 1 |
| 7 | Breadboard /Veroboard | - | 1 |
| 8 | Connecting Wires | - | - |
Working of 7806 Voltage Regulator Power Supply Circuit
The main component of this regulated power supply circuit is a positive voltage regulator IC 7806, a monolithic integrated circuit designed for 6V fixed–voltage. The working principle of this 6V power supply circuit is easy.
When the circuit gets input ac 230V to the primary of a transformer (T1), step down the voltage to ac 9v 1amp on its secondary. Next, the step-down ac voltage rectifies and converts ac-dc voltage using a full bridge rectifier (BR1) circuit. A capacitor C1 smoothing and filtering the dc voltage. This 9V dc voltage is regulated by the voltage regulator IC (U1) to a constant 6V dc, extra voltage covert in heat (a suitable aluminium heat sink recommended). The capacitors (C2, C3) are used in the circuit the reducing the ripple noise. Thus this power supply circuit gives 6v 1amp dc output.
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