12V BATTERY MONITOR

EM Battery
N. SHARMA LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED5 LED6 LED7 LED8 LED9 LED10 D1
1N4007 +ve
TESTED
Sourabh Kapoor
Here is a circuit which makes it posible 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
to monitor the charging process of a
battery to a higher level. After complet- IC1
ing the circuit final adjustsments are LM 3914
simple and the only thing needed is a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
digital voltmeter for the necessary
accuracy. Connect an input voltage of
12.65 volt between the positive and R4
56K
negative connections of the circuit and R1
adjust the VR1 (10K trimmer) until Led 150K R3
5.6K
10 lights up. Lower the voltage and in
sequence all other Led's will light up. C1 R2 VR1
47µ 18K 10K
Check that Led 1 lights up at approxi- C2
25V Battery
mately 11.85 volts. At 12.65 volt and 0.1µ —ve
higher the battery is fully charged, and
at 11.85 is considered 'empty'. Led8,
Led9 and Led10 indicate that the bat- needs by making small modifications. be adjusted up or down by choosing a
tery capacity is more than 50%, Led4- This circuit is set for 'DOT' mode, mean- different value for the 5K6 resistor
Led7 indicate a capacity of 30% - 50% ing only one Led at a time will be lit. If connected at pin 6 and 7. The diode
and Led1-Led3 indicate less that 30%. you wish to use the 'BAR' mode, then 1N4007 was included to protect the
This circuit, with the components connect pin 9 to the positive supply rail, circuit from a wrong polarity connec-
shown, uses less than 10mA. Ofcourse but obviously with increased current tion. It is recommended to connect the
you can adapt this circuit to your own consumption. The LED brightness can monitor directly to the battery.