PWM with adjustable current and voltage

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aleaman

Joined Oct 12, 2023
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Hello to all,
I have a school project where I need to study the effects of frequency, voltage, and current on an electrolysis cell. I also need to consider the resonance frequency of water, which is 42.8 kHz and its harmonics. So, I would like to build a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) circuit that can provide pulses at a chosen frequency and allow me to adjust both the current (0-3A) and voltage (0-12V). Can you help me with some advices and a schematic?
 

Alec_t

Joined Sep 17, 2013
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Welcome to AAC!
Since this is your school assignment, please post your best effort at a design so that we can give guidance where needed.
 

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aleaman

Joined Oct 12, 2023
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I will try,but it takes me too much to find the suitable components. It is better for me too see a scheme and to try to understand how it works. You asked me for a higher level. Thx anyway
 
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Danko

Joined Nov 22, 2017
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I have a school project where I need to study the effects of frequency, voltage, and current on an electrolysis cell. I also need to consider the resonance frequency of water, which is 42.8 kHz and its harmonics. So, I would like to build a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) circuit that can provide pulses at a chosen frequency and allow me to adjust both the current (0-3A) and voltage (0-12V). Can you help me with some advices and a schematic?
I recommend you to read with attention this 3-pages thread:
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/...cuit-op-amp-mosfet-driver.166021/post-1464183
It is almost exactly your case, only frequency is 30 kHz.
 
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dcbingaman

Joined Jun 30, 2021
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Hello to all,
I have a school project where I need to study the effects of frequency, voltage, and current on an electrolysis cell. I also need to consider the resonance frequency of water, which is 42.8 kHz and its harmonics. So, I would like to build a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) circuit that can provide pulses at a chosen frequency and allow me to adjust both the current (0-3A) and voltage (0-12V). Can you help me with some advices and a schematic?
What 'chosen' frequencies do you need in your design?
I would recommend starting with a block design. That is create a 'high level' abstraction of the circuit. You can then break the problem down to smaller chunks.

Here is the basic idea:

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MrAl

Joined Jun 17, 2014
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Hello to all,
I have a school project where I need to study the effects of frequency, voltage, and current on an electrolysis cell. I also need to consider the resonance frequency of water, which is 42.8 kHz and its harmonics. So, I would like to build a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) circuit that can provide pulses at a chosen frequency and allow me to adjust both the current (0-3A) and voltage (0-12V). Can you help me with some advices and a schematic?
Hello there,

This is interesting, although I have to defer any advice at the moment I will help in the future if I can.

But first, this is interesting because I have never heard about any specific resonant frequency of water, or is it that you are working with a given volume of water for every experiment.
 

Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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Hello there,

This is interesting, although I have to defer any advice at the moment I will help in the future if I can.

But first, this is interesting because I have never heard about any specific resonant frequency of water, or is it that you are working with a given volume of water for every experiment.
I've never heard of a resonance frequency of water either. Can the TS provide any references for this phenomenon?
 

Ian0

Joined Aug 7, 2020
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Various random places on the internet give it as 1.1x10^14Hz, which for something as titchy as a water molecule sounds an awful lot more likely than 42kHz.
 

Danko

Joined Nov 22, 2017
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