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Generator Mains Power Booster Circuit

Last Updated on February 17, 2018 by Admin 33 Comments

The post describes an alternator or generator power booster circuit, Let's find out more about the .

 

Generator Mains Power Booster Circuit
Circuit Justification

The circuit seems to be a straightforward AC voltage booster. The main part which can be to blame for providing the excess power is the high voltage capacitor C1 which charges up with each AC cycle and reverts the power by means of the switching triac into the linked load.

The load thus gets added power due to the switching high voltage capacitor by way of the triac.

The triac is usually a BTA41/600A, which replies and switches ON the moment the diac fires. The minimum voltage necessary for the diac to fire is around 30 volts.

The above idea may also be used with the following circuit which happens to be less complicated than the above and is also very much cheaper.

 

The capacitor ratings might be altered and tried as per the load, and individual choices.

However this circuit can be utilized only for heater applications such as irons, heaters, geysers, ovens, toasters, blowers, dryers, hot air gun etc.

 

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Tagged With: Booster, Generator, Mains, Power

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Comments

Godswill century says:
September 2, 2020 at 2:00 am

I Made that second one its working, but i think the output was dc
but the voltage was up to 250v.
i have not test it with any appliances,
please should i go ahead
an test it?

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Admin says:
September 4, 2020 at 12:39 pm

yes it will be DC but 2 times more than the input AC. You can use it with resistive loads sch heaters, soldering iron, and also for electronic items such as LED bulbs but only during mains brownouts.

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Christopher says:
November 25, 2019 at 12:02 pm

The circuit diagram some components values are missing pls can u help us out

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EmmsTech says:
July 9, 2019 at 10:38 am

Hi admin, I connected the second circuit and when I measured the output voltage I onlg received a reading only for a second. I think the capacitor I sonly charging from just a half circle. I also tested the diodes and they were working perfectly. Pls what should I do

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Admin says:
July 15, 2019 at 11:11 am

check it with a 25 watt AC lamp and see the brightness…it will be a lot brighter compared to when it is connected to AC without this circuit..

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Dada Samuel says:
January 21, 2019 at 12:35 am

Please the second circuit how would I know the wire that will go to life point and neutral point.

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Kenneth says:
January 8, 2019 at 3:49 am

What kind of capacitors should I use to make the second circuit.

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Admin says:
January 12, 2019 at 4:15 pm

Metallized PPC

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joel says:
May 11, 2018 at 1:40 am

Pls can I use 105j /400v for the first circuit?

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Admin says:
May 12, 2018 at 7:22 pm

I am not sure about it

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Thomson says:
October 16, 2020 at 11:33 am

How can I get the value of the unknown?

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okachi Johnson says:
February 21, 2018 at 5:03 pm

plz how can i use transformers to boost current,any circuit for it

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Admin says:
February 22, 2018 at 9:35 pm

if you boost current, voltage will go down and vice versa

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Jonathan Oba says:
November 6, 2017 at 1:41 am

What are the numbers of unknown triac and diac on the first diagram?

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Admin says:
November 7, 2017 at 1:40 pm

you can use any triac and any diac as per your load specs…

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mordian says:
July 18, 2017 at 8:51 pm

hello admin, ive tried building the first circuit diagram and didnt get any result. please can you explain how i can really achieve this

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Admin says:
July 19, 2017 at 10:39 pm

hello mordian, the first circuit was drawn from an obscure broken sample by one of the hobbyists, so we don’t know whether it was copied correctly or not, however the second circuit was tested OK, and could be used for boosting any AC resistive load, by appropriately dimensioning the capacitor values

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Chris says:
May 6, 2017 at 5:15 am

Pls any idea on A circuit which can be used

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Admin says:
May 6, 2017 at 9:15 pm

a transformer is the only thing which can be used for boosting voltage or current…

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Chris says:
May 5, 2017 at 1:21 pm

Pls can the first circuit be used to boost voltage for a big refrigerator which can’t just be powered by a small generator set

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Admin says:
May 5, 2017 at 9:37 pm

Not sure. but most probably it cannot be used for inductive loads

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Emmanuel says:
March 31, 2017 at 12:07 am

Can a 650watts generator be boosted to power a refrigerator?

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Admin says:
March 31, 2017 at 1:33 pm

a 650 watt generator can be directly used for powering a refrigerator….why does it need to be boosted

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