Automatic Temperature Controlled Fan

Here is a circuit through which the speed of

automatically, depending on the room temperatur
uses thyristors for power control. Alternatively,
automatic temperature controlled AC power cont
sensor used is an NTC thermistor, i.e. one having
The value of thermistor resistance at
Op-amp A1 essentially works as I to V (current
temperature variations into voltage variations. To
to change in temperature, instrumentation ampli
A4 is used . Resistor R2 and diode D2 combinat
voltage as we want to amplify only change
temperature. Op-amp A741 (IC2) works as
comparator is the output from the instrumentatio
the stepped down, rectified and suitably attenua
negative going pulsat- ing DC voltage. It will
temperature, pin 2 of IC2 goes more and more n
positive going output pulses (at pin 6) increases
IC2 functions as a pulse width modulator in
comparator is coupled to an optocoupler, whic
delivered to fan (load). The circuit has a high sen
(across load) can be varied from 120V to 230V
and hence wide variations in speed are available.
and not in steps. Besides, since an op
circuit is fully isolated from power circuit, thus p
any given temperature the speed of fan (i.e. volt
a desired value by adjusting potmeters VR1 an
should be initially kept in its mid position to real
the instrumentation amplifier. It may be subse
linear variation of the fan speed.

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