Hello guys-
I just had a question about my charging circuit.
I used pspice simulator to design a simple full bridge rectified circuit that charges a capacitor, as shown in the attached pic, thinking that I will see it charge up incrementally to a very high voltage, since it will be just charging the capacitor. However, as you can see from the simulation readouts, the value doesn't rise above a certain voltage value. (I am hoping to see it rise to 15+ V, but it just stays at around 1.2 max, after 500ms)
Seeing that there is an initial rise in voltage, it means up to a certain value, the capacitor charges, but after that it saturates to a value and cannot go above it.
What do I have to change in this circuit to make the charge accumulate continuously without limit?
Some things I were thinking of that might be the reason and additional questions that came to mind were-
1. If the problem is that I am tying the charge circuit to ground, then how would i be able to simulate this circuit without supplying a ground?
2. is it that the capacitor I am using for this model is not a polarized one? If so, I couldn't find the polarized model- would it make a difference?
Thanks for your help in advance- you guys have been very helpful in the forums, and I appreciate it. Please be patient with me if my mistakes and comments sound elementary to you all.
I just had a question about my charging circuit.
I used pspice simulator to design a simple full bridge rectified circuit that charges a capacitor, as shown in the attached pic, thinking that I will see it charge up incrementally to a very high voltage, since it will be just charging the capacitor. However, as you can see from the simulation readouts, the value doesn't rise above a certain voltage value. (I am hoping to see it rise to 15+ V, but it just stays at around 1.2 max, after 500ms)
Seeing that there is an initial rise in voltage, it means up to a certain value, the capacitor charges, but after that it saturates to a value and cannot go above it.
What do I have to change in this circuit to make the charge accumulate continuously without limit?
Some things I were thinking of that might be the reason and additional questions that came to mind were-
1. If the problem is that I am tying the charge circuit to ground, then how would i be able to simulate this circuit without supplying a ground?
2. is it that the capacitor I am using for this model is not a polarized one? If so, I couldn't find the polarized model- would it make a difference?
Thanks for your help in advance- you guys have been very helpful in the forums, and I appreciate it. Please be patient with me if my mistakes and comments sound elementary to you all.
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