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High voltage LED indicator 40-1000 VDC without additional power supply
High Voltage Power Supply DesignBackup power supply with ledLED Strip Light - Power supply issuesPrecision High Voltage Power Supply Design?High Voltage Indicator based on specific threshold valueLED Strip setup on stairs. Unsure which power supply will work for 1200 LEDsPowering high power LEDs without resistorsPowering 3.3v-5V LED strip with 18650 batteriesHow supply or flash a LED with a low power solar cell?Power indicator for circuits with voltages much higher than LED forward voltages (say 15-48V)
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I would like to make an indicator to show that DC bus (700VDC) capacitors are charged (be careful!).
What is the best way to make a LED indicator, which will work for a long time from 40VDC to 1000VDC without additional power supply and with minimum power losses?
led high-voltage hvdc
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I would like to make an indicator to show that DC bus (700VDC) capacitors are charged (be careful!).
What is the best way to make a LED indicator, which will work for a long time from 40VDC to 1000VDC without additional power supply and with minimum power losses?
led high-voltage hvdc
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"work with" how? What is the intention?
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at what? constant current?
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it should show us that DC bus capacitors are charged
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ie. you need to supply measureable specs for the LED indicator current and perhaps you want to specify OVP too for 1kV on 700Vdc caps and max. power for this load
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I would like to make an indicator to show that DC bus (700VDC) capacitors are charged (be careful!).
What is the best way to make a LED indicator, which will work for a long time from 40VDC to 1000VDC without additional power supply and with minimum power losses?
led high-voltage hvdc
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I would like to make an indicator to show that DC bus (700VDC) capacitors are charged (be careful!).
What is the best way to make a LED indicator, which will work for a long time from 40VDC to 1000VDC without additional power supply and with minimum power losses?
led high-voltage hvdc
led high-voltage hvdc
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"work with" how? What is the intention?
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– Eugene Sh.
8 hours ago
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at what? constant current?
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
8 hours ago
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it should show us that DC bus capacitors are charged
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– Nikolay
8 hours ago
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Welcome to EE.SE! Keep in mind that questions about optimization (i.e., "What is the best ...?") require a definition about what problem dimensions are to be optimized for your application, such as size, speed, energy consumption, user experience, etc. Since these can't be optimized all at once, you need to have a good idea of which ones are most important to you, and be able to articulate that clearly to us.
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– Dave Tweed♦
8 hours ago
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ie. you need to supply measureable specs for the LED indicator current and perhaps you want to specify OVP too for 1kV on 700Vdc caps and max. power for this load
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"work with" how? What is the intention?
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– Eugene Sh.
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at what? constant current?
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
8 hours ago
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it should show us that DC bus capacitors are charged
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Welcome to EE.SE! Keep in mind that questions about optimization (i.e., "What is the best ...?") require a definition about what problem dimensions are to be optimized for your application, such as size, speed, energy consumption, user experience, etc. Since these can't be optimized all at once, you need to have a good idea of which ones are most important to you, and be able to articulate that clearly to us.
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– Dave Tweed♦
8 hours ago
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ie. you need to supply measureable specs for the LED indicator current and perhaps you want to specify OVP too for 1kV on 700Vdc caps and max. power for this load
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
8 hours ago
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"work with" how? What is the intention?
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– Eugene Sh.
8 hours ago
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"work with" how? What is the intention?
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– Eugene Sh.
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at what? constant current?
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
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at what? constant current?
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
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it should show us that DC bus capacitors are charged
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it should show us that DC bus capacitors are charged
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Welcome to EE.SE! Keep in mind that questions about optimization (i.e., "What is the best ...?") require a definition about what problem dimensions are to be optimized for your application, such as size, speed, energy consumption, user experience, etc. Since these can't be optimized all at once, you need to have a good idea of which ones are most important to you, and be able to articulate that clearly to us.
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Welcome to EE.SE! Keep in mind that questions about optimization (i.e., "What is the best ...?") require a definition about what problem dimensions are to be optimized for your application, such as size, speed, energy consumption, user experience, etc. Since these can't be optimized all at once, you need to have a good idea of which ones are most important to you, and be able to articulate that clearly to us.
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– Dave Tweed♦
8 hours ago
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ie. you need to supply measureable specs for the LED indicator current and perhaps you want to specify OVP too for 1kV on 700Vdc caps and max. power for this load
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
8 hours ago
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ie. you need to supply measureable specs for the LED indicator current and perhaps you want to specify OVP too for 1kV on 700Vdc caps and max. power for this load
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Connect a moving coil analog voltmeter across the power bus.
Either a voltmeter as shown with internal series resistor or an external resistor
and scale calibrated for the desired range. Photo from this useless site.
Old-school suppliers such as Crompton should be able to supply a meter with the markings you need, if not a turnkey solution.
answered 7 hours ago
Spehro PefhanySpehro Pefhany
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GMTA .........great alike
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Something else to consider is to build a relaxation oscillator using a diac, capacitor, LED, couple of resistors.
Diacs are still readily available, although Digikey wants to sell them in full reels. They can be found at most electronic suppliers as well as places like eBay, aliexpress, banggood, deal extreme.
The advantage of using a relaxation oscillator rather than driving the LED with a large-value resistor is that the LED remains visible (flashing) with low voltages applied. It will stop flashing when the input voltage drops below the sum of the diac trigger voltage and the LED forward voltage,
answered 6 hours ago
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Probably the best solution. Only maybe R1 should be 10 M or even more, and the cap under 1uF. Also there are LEDs with 100X light output than the listed one, so R2 can be increased too, which would save power.
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– Ale..chenski
5 hours ago
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I normally use very-high-brightness LEDs. The part number on my schematic is simply what the built-in CAD package has as a default.
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You have to keep the discharge current high enough to ensure that the diac switches cleanly from conducting to not conducting. In other words, R2 has to remain fairly low value. But higher brightness is better anyway.
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example of a reliable economical no-power-supply (< $10) indicator solution that does not cost > $200 like the other meters. :(
Since this coil draws 50uA full scale it is equivalent to 10V/50uA= 200kOhm. and thus at 1kV the R load is 50 mW full scale with 1kV/50uA = 20MOhm 1% or +/-200kOhm.
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
It also draws the least current and is readily available.
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Another potential option is to use a neon bulb or lamp. The common neon indicator that I used to use is the NE-2H - this has fairly-wide current capability and would be able to handle the current range of caused by the supply voltage changing from less than 100V up to 1000V.
The downside is that a neon indicator does not match your requirement of indicating down to 40 Vdc. The NE-2H extinguishes (after being lit) at about 60 Vdc.
NE-2 & NE-2H indicators are still readily available. There are also much larger neon bulbs and lamps but they may not be readily available any longer. But you can check.
Final downside of a neon indicator is that they do die after an extended time. You have to weigh the consequences of the indicator failing some time in the future. Do note that they fail "gracefully" - they don't fail completely at one time, but rather, degrade. You would use that degradation as an indication that the lamp needs to be replaced.
answered 7 hours ago
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I had considered this but discarded it due to the V range must be <<1mA with 1M series R is barely visible at 50uA , but then when it wears out you can reverse it and use the other electrode to illuminate. ha.
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6 hours ago
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I had considered suggesting a simple neon relaxation oscillator but the downside is that the minimum operating voltage would be about 90 Vdc. But it doesn't get much simpler than that - and remains quite visible even with low supply voltage.
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6 hours ago
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Will the neon work on DC power?
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– Harper
1 hour ago
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Yes. Neon works well on DC supply. However, only one electrode illuminates. Neon relaxation oscillator works only with DC power. But minimum operating voltage for relaxation oscillator is the firing voltage of the neon bulb - about 90 Vdc for NE-2H.
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Connect a moving coil analog voltmeter across the power bus.
Either a voltmeter as shown with internal series resistor or an external resistor
and scale calibrated for the desired range. Photo from this useless site.
Old-school suppliers such as Crompton should be able to supply a meter with the markings you need, if not a turnkey solution.
answered 7 hours ago
Spehro PefhanySpehro Pefhany
213k5162429
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GMTA .........great alike
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Connect a moving coil analog voltmeter across the power bus.
Either a voltmeter as shown with internal series resistor or an external resistor
and scale calibrated for the desired range. Photo from this useless site.
Old-school suppliers such as Crompton should be able to supply a meter with the markings you need, if not a turnkey solution.
answered 7 hours ago
Spehro PefhanySpehro Pefhany
213k5162429
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1
$begingroup$
GMTA .........great alike
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Connect a moving coil analog voltmeter across the power bus.
Either a voltmeter as shown with internal series resistor or an external resistor
and scale calibrated for the desired range. Photo from this useless site.
Old-school suppliers such as Crompton should be able to supply a meter with the markings you need, if not a turnkey solution.
answered 7 hours ago
Spehro PefhanySpehro Pefhany
213k5162429
$endgroup$
Connect a moving coil analog voltmeter across the power bus.
Either a voltmeter as shown with internal series resistor or an external resistor
and scale calibrated for the desired range. Photo from this useless site.
Old-school suppliers such as Crompton should be able to supply a meter with the markings you need, if not a turnkey solution.
answered 7 hours ago
Spehro PefhanySpehro Pefhany
213k5162429
edited 7 hours ago
answered 7 hours ago
Spehro PefhanySpehro Pefhany
213k5162429
answered 7 hours ago
Spehro PefhanySpehro Pefhany
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answered 7 hours ago
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Something else to consider is to build a relaxation oscillator using a diac, capacitor, LED, couple of resistors.
Diacs are still readily available, although Digikey wants to sell them in full reels. They can be found at most electronic suppliers as well as places like eBay, aliexpress, banggood, deal extreme.
The advantage of using a relaxation oscillator rather than driving the LED with a large-value resistor is that the LED remains visible (flashing) with low voltages applied. It will stop flashing when the input voltage drops below the sum of the diac trigger voltage and the LED forward voltage,
answered 6 hours ago
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Probably the best solution. Only maybe R1 should be 10 M or even more, and the cap under 1uF. Also there are LEDs with 100X light output than the listed one, so R2 can be increased too, which would save power.
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– Ale..chenski
5 hours ago
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I normally use very-high-brightness LEDs. The part number on my schematic is simply what the built-in CAD package has as a default.
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– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
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You have to keep the discharge current high enough to ensure that the diac switches cleanly from conducting to not conducting. In other words, R2 has to remain fairly low value. But higher brightness is better anyway.
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– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Something else to consider is to build a relaxation oscillator using a diac, capacitor, LED, couple of resistors.
Diacs are still readily available, although Digikey wants to sell them in full reels. They can be found at most electronic suppliers as well as places like eBay, aliexpress, banggood, deal extreme.
The advantage of using a relaxation oscillator rather than driving the LED with a large-value resistor is that the LED remains visible (flashing) with low voltages applied. It will stop flashing when the input voltage drops below the sum of the diac trigger voltage and the LED forward voltage,
answered 6 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
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Probably the best solution. Only maybe R1 should be 10 M or even more, and the cap under 1uF. Also there are LEDs with 100X light output than the listed one, so R2 can be increased too, which would save power.
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– Ale..chenski
5 hours ago
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I normally use very-high-brightness LEDs. The part number on my schematic is simply what the built-in CAD package has as a default.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
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You have to keep the discharge current high enough to ensure that the diac switches cleanly from conducting to not conducting. In other words, R2 has to remain fairly low value. But higher brightness is better anyway.
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– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Something else to consider is to build a relaxation oscillator using a diac, capacitor, LED, couple of resistors.
Diacs are still readily available, although Digikey wants to sell them in full reels. They can be found at most electronic suppliers as well as places like eBay, aliexpress, banggood, deal extreme.
The advantage of using a relaxation oscillator rather than driving the LED with a large-value resistor is that the LED remains visible (flashing) with low voltages applied. It will stop flashing when the input voltage drops below the sum of the diac trigger voltage and the LED forward voltage,
answered 6 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
$endgroup$
Something else to consider is to build a relaxation oscillator using a diac, capacitor, LED, couple of resistors.
Diacs are still readily available, although Digikey wants to sell them in full reels. They can be found at most electronic suppliers as well as places like eBay, aliexpress, banggood, deal extreme.
The advantage of using a relaxation oscillator rather than driving the LED with a large-value resistor is that the LED remains visible (flashing) with low voltages applied. It will stop flashing when the input voltage drops below the sum of the diac trigger voltage and the LED forward voltage,
answered 6 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
answered 6 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
answered 6 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
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answered 6 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
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Probably the best solution. Only maybe R1 should be 10 M or even more, and the cap under 1uF. Also there are LEDs with 100X light output than the listed one, so R2 can be increased too, which would save power.
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– Ale..chenski
5 hours ago
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I normally use very-high-brightness LEDs. The part number on my schematic is simply what the built-in CAD package has as a default.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
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You have to keep the discharge current high enough to ensure that the diac switches cleanly from conducting to not conducting. In other words, R2 has to remain fairly low value. But higher brightness is better anyway.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Probably the best solution. Only maybe R1 should be 10 M or even more, and the cap under 1uF. Also there are LEDs with 100X light output than the listed one, so R2 can be increased too, which would save power.
$endgroup$
– Ale..chenski
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
I normally use very-high-brightness LEDs. The part number on my schematic is simply what the built-in CAD package has as a default.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
You have to keep the discharge current high enough to ensure that the diac switches cleanly from conducting to not conducting. In other words, R2 has to remain fairly low value. But higher brightness is better anyway.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Probably the best solution. Only maybe R1 should be 10 M or even more, and the cap under 1uF. Also there are LEDs with 100X light output than the listed one, so R2 can be increased too, which would save power.
$endgroup$
– Ale..chenski
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Probably the best solution. Only maybe R1 should be 10 M or even more, and the cap under 1uF. Also there are LEDs with 100X light output than the listed one, so R2 can be increased too, which would save power.
$endgroup$
– Ale..chenski
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
I normally use very-high-brightness LEDs. The part number on my schematic is simply what the built-in CAD package has as a default.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
I normally use very-high-brightness LEDs. The part number on my schematic is simply what the built-in CAD package has as a default.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
You have to keep the discharge current high enough to ensure that the diac switches cleanly from conducting to not conducting. In other words, R2 has to remain fairly low value. But higher brightness is better anyway.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
You have to keep the discharge current high enough to ensure that the diac switches cleanly from conducting to not conducting. In other words, R2 has to remain fairly low value. But higher brightness is better anyway.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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example of a reliable economical no-power-supply (< $10) indicator solution that does not cost > $200 like the other meters. :(
Since this coil draws 50uA full scale it is equivalent to 10V/50uA= 200kOhm. and thus at 1kV the R load is 50 mW full scale with 1kV/50uA = 20MOhm 1% or +/-200kOhm.
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
It also draws the least current and is readily available.
answered 5 hours ago
Sunnyskyguy EE75Sunnyskyguy EE75
70.6k226103
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example of a reliable economical no-power-supply (< $10) indicator solution that does not cost > $200 like the other meters. :(
Since this coil draws 50uA full scale it is equivalent to 10V/50uA= 200kOhm. and thus at 1kV the R load is 50 mW full scale with 1kV/50uA = 20MOhm 1% or +/-200kOhm.
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
It also draws the least current and is readily available.
answered 5 hours ago
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example of a reliable economical no-power-supply (< $10) indicator solution that does not cost > $200 like the other meters. :(
Since this coil draws 50uA full scale it is equivalent to 10V/50uA= 200kOhm. and thus at 1kV the R load is 50 mW full scale with 1kV/50uA = 20MOhm 1% or +/-200kOhm.
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
It also draws the least current and is readily available.
answered 5 hours ago
Sunnyskyguy EE75Sunnyskyguy EE75
70.6k226103
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example of a reliable economical no-power-supply (< $10) indicator solution that does not cost > $200 like the other meters. :(
Since this coil draws 50uA full scale it is equivalent to 10V/50uA= 200kOhm. and thus at 1kV the R load is 50 mW full scale with 1kV/50uA = 20MOhm 1% or +/-200kOhm.
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
It also draws the least current and is readily available.
answered 5 hours ago
Sunnyskyguy EE75Sunnyskyguy EE75
70.6k226103
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answered 5 hours ago
Sunnyskyguy EE75Sunnyskyguy EE75
70.6k226103
answered 5 hours ago
Sunnyskyguy EE75Sunnyskyguy EE75
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answered 5 hours ago
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Another potential option is to use a neon bulb or lamp. The common neon indicator that I used to use is the NE-2H - this has fairly-wide current capability and would be able to handle the current range of caused by the supply voltage changing from less than 100V up to 1000V.
The downside is that a neon indicator does not match your requirement of indicating down to 40 Vdc. The NE-2H extinguishes (after being lit) at about 60 Vdc.
NE-2 & NE-2H indicators are still readily available. There are also much larger neon bulbs and lamps but they may not be readily available any longer. But you can check.
Final downside of a neon indicator is that they do die after an extended time. You have to weigh the consequences of the indicator failing some time in the future. Do note that they fail "gracefully" - they don't fail completely at one time, but rather, degrade. You would use that degradation as an indication that the lamp needs to be replaced.
answered 7 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
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I had considered this but discarded it due to the V range must be <<1mA with 1M series R is barely visible at 50uA , but then when it wears out you can reverse it and use the other electrode to illuminate. ha.
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
6 hours ago
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I had considered suggesting a simple neon relaxation oscillator but the downside is that the minimum operating voltage would be about 90 Vdc. But it doesn't get much simpler than that - and remains quite visible even with low supply voltage.
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– Dwayne Reid
6 hours ago
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Will the neon work on DC power?
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– Harper
1 hour ago
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Yes. Neon works well on DC supply. However, only one electrode illuminates. Neon relaxation oscillator works only with DC power. But minimum operating voltage for relaxation oscillator is the firing voltage of the neon bulb - about 90 Vdc for NE-2H.
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– Dwayne Reid
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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Another potential option is to use a neon bulb or lamp. The common neon indicator that I used to use is the NE-2H - this has fairly-wide current capability and would be able to handle the current range of caused by the supply voltage changing from less than 100V up to 1000V.
The downside is that a neon indicator does not match your requirement of indicating down to 40 Vdc. The NE-2H extinguishes (after being lit) at about 60 Vdc.
NE-2 & NE-2H indicators are still readily available. There are also much larger neon bulbs and lamps but they may not be readily available any longer. But you can check.
Final downside of a neon indicator is that they do die after an extended time. You have to weigh the consequences of the indicator failing some time in the future. Do note that they fail "gracefully" - they don't fail completely at one time, but rather, degrade. You would use that degradation as an indication that the lamp needs to be replaced.
answered 7 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
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I had considered this but discarded it due to the V range must be <<1mA with 1M series R is barely visible at 50uA , but then when it wears out you can reverse it and use the other electrode to illuminate. ha.
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
6 hours ago
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I had considered suggesting a simple neon relaxation oscillator but the downside is that the minimum operating voltage would be about 90 Vdc. But it doesn't get much simpler than that - and remains quite visible even with low supply voltage.
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– Dwayne Reid
6 hours ago
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Will the neon work on DC power?
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– Harper
1 hour ago
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Yes. Neon works well on DC supply. However, only one electrode illuminates. Neon relaxation oscillator works only with DC power. But minimum operating voltage for relaxation oscillator is the firing voltage of the neon bulb - about 90 Vdc for NE-2H.
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– Dwayne Reid
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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Another potential option is to use a neon bulb or lamp. The common neon indicator that I used to use is the NE-2H - this has fairly-wide current capability and would be able to handle the current range of caused by the supply voltage changing from less than 100V up to 1000V.
The downside is that a neon indicator does not match your requirement of indicating down to 40 Vdc. The NE-2H extinguishes (after being lit) at about 60 Vdc.
NE-2 & NE-2H indicators are still readily available. There are also much larger neon bulbs and lamps but they may not be readily available any longer. But you can check.
Final downside of a neon indicator is that they do die after an extended time. You have to weigh the consequences of the indicator failing some time in the future. Do note that they fail "gracefully" - they don't fail completely at one time, but rather, degrade. You would use that degradation as an indication that the lamp needs to be replaced.
answered 7 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
$endgroup$
Another potential option is to use a neon bulb or lamp. The common neon indicator that I used to use is the NE-2H - this has fairly-wide current capability and would be able to handle the current range of caused by the supply voltage changing from less than 100V up to 1000V.
The downside is that a neon indicator does not match your requirement of indicating down to 40 Vdc. The NE-2H extinguishes (after being lit) at about 60 Vdc.
NE-2 & NE-2H indicators are still readily available. There are also much larger neon bulbs and lamps but they may not be readily available any longer. But you can check.
Final downside of a neon indicator is that they do die after an extended time. You have to weigh the consequences of the indicator failing some time in the future. Do note that they fail "gracefully" - they don't fail completely at one time, but rather, degrade. You would use that degradation as an indication that the lamp needs to be replaced.
answered 7 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
answered 7 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
answered 7 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
answered 7 hours ago
Dwayne ReidDwayne Reid
18.1k21949
18.1k21949
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I had considered this but discarded it due to the V range must be <<1mA with 1M series R is barely visible at 50uA , but then when it wears out you can reverse it and use the other electrode to illuminate. ha.
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
6 hours ago
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I had considered suggesting a simple neon relaxation oscillator but the downside is that the minimum operating voltage would be about 90 Vdc. But it doesn't get much simpler than that - and remains quite visible even with low supply voltage.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
6 hours ago
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Will the neon work on DC power?
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– Harper
1 hour ago
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Yes. Neon works well on DC supply. However, only one electrode illuminates. Neon relaxation oscillator works only with DC power. But minimum operating voltage for relaxation oscillator is the firing voltage of the neon bulb - about 90 Vdc for NE-2H.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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I had considered this but discarded it due to the V range must be <<1mA with 1M series R is barely visible at 50uA , but then when it wears out you can reverse it and use the other electrode to illuminate. ha.
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
I had considered suggesting a simple neon relaxation oscillator but the downside is that the minimum operating voltage would be about 90 Vdc. But it doesn't get much simpler than that - and remains quite visible even with low supply voltage.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
6 hours ago
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Will the neon work on DC power?
$endgroup$
– Harper
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Yes. Neon works well on DC supply. However, only one electrode illuminates. Neon relaxation oscillator works only with DC power. But minimum operating voltage for relaxation oscillator is the firing voltage of the neon bulb - about 90 Vdc for NE-2H.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
1 hour ago
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I had considered this but discarded it due to the V range must be <<1mA with 1M series R is barely visible at 50uA , but then when it wears out you can reverse it and use the other electrode to illuminate. ha.
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
I had considered this but discarded it due to the V range must be <<1mA with 1M series R is barely visible at 50uA , but then when it wears out you can reverse it and use the other electrode to illuminate. ha.
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
I had considered suggesting a simple neon relaxation oscillator but the downside is that the minimum operating voltage would be about 90 Vdc. But it doesn't get much simpler than that - and remains quite visible even with low supply voltage.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
I had considered suggesting a simple neon relaxation oscillator but the downside is that the minimum operating voltage would be about 90 Vdc. But it doesn't get much simpler than that - and remains quite visible even with low supply voltage.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
6 hours ago
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Will the neon work on DC power?
$endgroup$
– Harper
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Will the neon work on DC power?
$endgroup$
– Harper
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Yes. Neon works well on DC supply. However, only one electrode illuminates. Neon relaxation oscillator works only with DC power. But minimum operating voltage for relaxation oscillator is the firing voltage of the neon bulb - about 90 Vdc for NE-2H.
$endgroup$
– Dwayne Reid
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
Yes. Neon works well on DC supply. However, only one electrode illuminates. Neon relaxation oscillator works only with DC power. But minimum operating voltage for relaxation oscillator is the firing voltage of the neon bulb - about 90 Vdc for NE-2H.
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– Dwayne Reid
1 hour ago
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"work with" how? What is the intention?
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– Eugene Sh.
8 hours ago
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at what? constant current?
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
8 hours ago
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it should show us that DC bus capacitors are charged
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– Nikolay
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Welcome to EE.SE! Keep in mind that questions about optimization (i.e., "What is the best ...?") require a definition about what problem dimensions are to be optimized for your application, such as size, speed, energy consumption, user experience, etc. Since these can't be optimized all at once, you need to have a good idea of which ones are most important to you, and be able to articulate that clearly to us.
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– Dave Tweed♦
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ie. you need to supply measureable specs for the LED indicator current and perhaps you want to specify OVP too for 1kV on 700Vdc caps and max. power for this load
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– Sunnyskyguy EE75
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