220VAC to 28VDC Rectifier Circuit with Transformer

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Firat Dagkiran 1

Joined Oct 24, 2016
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Hello
I am trying to design 220VAC to 28VDC Buck Boost controller. First I try to lower the 220VAC to level around 28VAC, then full bridge rectifying to around 28VDC.
Here is the circuit. ( circuit.PNG ) Only the first part.
And Result (r1.PNG )
But my actual load is 3.14ohm. When I change load to 3.14 result become like that (r3.PNG) Is that expected output or something wrong ?
Thanks...
 

AlbertHall

Joined Jun 4, 2014
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If the transformer secondary voltage is 28V RMS then the rectified voltage with no load will be around 38V.
With a 3.14 ohm load the output current will be around 10A and then 1000uF is nowhere near big enough to give low ripple.
 

mvas

Joined Jun 19, 2017
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I think, the waveform that you are seeing with the 3.14 Ohm Load is called RIPPLE.
9 Amps = 28 Volts / 3.14 Ohms

Is that amount of ripple OK for you?
You may need to design your Power Supply to deliver more than 9 amps (peak) to prevent Voltage Sag ( ripple ) during the zero crossings.

Instead of using one larger capacitor, try adding several "Low ESR" Capacitors in parallel.
 
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crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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Note that the transformer RMS current rating must be derated when feeding a diode-capacitor filter combination.
Typically that's at least 60%, so for a 9A output, the transformer should be rated for 9A/ 0.60 = 15Arms.

An approximate formula for the ripple voltage at the rectifier output is ΔV = 0.7 * I /(C * F), so you select a capacitor value to get the desired maximum ripple voltage ΔV.
 

AlbertHall

Joined Jun 4, 2014
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An approximate formula for the ripple voltage at the rectifier output is ΔV = 0.7 * I /(C * F), so you select a capacitor value to get the desired maximum ripple voltage ΔV.
Is that 'F' the frequency of the mains or the ripple frequency (twice the mins frequency)?
 
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