replace relay with Mosfet transistor

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mah

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i want to replace a relay to switch Ac load that will draw about 20 Amps . i used IRFP250 and bridge rectifier as in the picture . i still didn't simulate or do it . the voltage gate come from a plc (programmable logic controller) 24 Volt positive or negative .
will this circuit need any thing else ? will the mosfet need heat sink to act as a switch ?
if i replaced all of this with a triac will it work?
 

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MaxHeadRoom

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You appear to be switching an AC induction motor from DC?
Usually no can do!
Use an off the shelf Opto, such as Opto22 type.
Or Triac if needed, the Opto22 gives isolation.
Max.
 
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mah

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i don't want to use SSR because i need some thing small and cheaper . what is thee problem with this circuit?
 

MaxHeadRoom

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i don't want to use SSR because i need some thing small and cheaper . what is thee problem with this circuit?
You show AC motor, a simple 1ph induction motor does not run on DC.
If a Universal motor, it will run on AC/DC.
A triac circuit should power it off AC.
Max.
 

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mah

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You show AC motor, a simple 1ph induction motor does not run on DC.
If a Universal motor, it will run on AC/DC.
A triac circuit should power it off AC.
Max.
i would use it to turn on ac heater not specifically motor but i didn't find a heater in proteus if this is the problem.
 

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mah

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would you recommend a triac and the gate voltage will be +-24 v ? will it be a simple triac connected in series with the heater ? . i want the triac gate to operate on negative or positive voltage from the plc .
 
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mah

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it is 24 volt dc .the output differs related to programming so i want the circuit to be flexible with both positive and negative 24 v if required. positive and negative won't happen at the same time so i think i will need invert gate to operate the triac in both directions
 

tcmtech

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i don't want to use SSR because i need some thing small and cheaper . what is thee problem with this circuit?
But thats what you are making and a poor one at that. :oops:

Your IRFP250 is only rated for 200 volts and your schematic shows it running from a 220 VAC power source of which already has a peak voltage of around ~320 volts.
On top of that the device has a 30 amp peak rating of which most any DC motor that takes 20+ amps at 310 volts is likely to have a huge startup current way way past 30 amps.

Cost and size wise an basic SSR that will exceed your current schematics capacities is a round. $5.37 including shipping and Smaller than a deck of cards.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250V3-32VDC...074?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ce9f7b602

$1.02 more ($6.39) gets you a 50 amp unit from china.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Solid-Sta...370?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a8f20bc22

it is 24 volt dc .the output differs related to programming so i want the circuit to be flexible with both positive and negative 24 v if required. positive and negative won't happen at the same time so i think i will need invert gate to operate the triac in both directions
Any random turn on SSR can do phase angle shift voltage/power control just by varying which part of each half of the cycle it turns on at. Highly effective and very reliable.
 
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mah

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But thats what you are making and a poor one at that. :oops:

Cost and size wise. $5.37 including shipping and Smaller than a deck of cards.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250V3-32VDC...074?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ce9f7b602



Any random turn on SSR can do phase angle shift voltage/power control just by varying which part of each half of the cycle it turns on at. Highly effective and very reliable.
but this SSR working on just positive 3-32 v but i need it to be flexible with also negative input .
 

tcmtech

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but this SSR working on just positive 3-32 v but i need it to be flexible with also negative input .
Umm?????????????? What???????????:eek:

Obviously you're way in over your head.


I am backing away now. :(
 

MaxHeadRoom

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would you recommend a triac and the gate voltage will be +-24 v ? will it be a simple triac connected in series with the heater ? . i want the triac gate to operate on negative or positive voltage from the plc .
I don't get it?
If it is a heater element, why do you need bi-directional current control ?
Also what is the exact nature of the PLC output that has a +- output?
Max.
 

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mah

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the heater is working on AC so if i used just half cycle it will work with half power but i need full power. the plc output differs from plc to another, some plcs output is positive another type is negative i want the circuit to work on both of them.;)
but what triac gate will operate on 24 volt?!
 
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mah

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ok , recommend a triac for this application , i will connect the ac source in series wirh bridge rectifier and optoisolator on the gate of triac as in the last picture . so the gate will work on +ve and -ve cycles but the plc will control this on/off operation.
 

tcmtech

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Anyone else thinking absolutely none of this adds up from one end to the other? o_O

First it's a motor then it's a heater but a solid state relay is too expensive although they proposed cheap circuit is a solid state relay anyway but will not work for any of the parameters listed on the schematic. Next the PLC's are both power source and power sink type and the ......... Heck I give up. :confused:
 
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