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Battery Level Indicator

This document describes a simple battery level indicator circuit using LEDs and an LM3914 IC. The circuit uses 10 LEDs (red, yellow, green) connected to the IC to display the battery level in dot or bar form similar to a phone battery indicator. It can monitor batteries from 10V to 15V and works even with batteries as low as 3V. The circuit allows users to easily see the remaining capacity of batteries for devices like cars or inverters.

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Battery Level Indicator

This document describes a simple battery level indicator circuit using LEDs and an LM3914 IC. The circuit uses 10 LEDs (red, yellow, green) connected to the IC to display the battery level in dot or bar form similar to a phone battery indicator. It can monitor batteries from 10V to 15V and works even with batteries as low as 3V. The circuit allows users to easily see the remaining capacity of batteries for devices like cars or inverters.

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BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR

ABSTRACT

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In this project, will show you how to design a simple Battery Level Indicator Circuit
using easily available components.

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Normally , in mobile phone the battery level is shown in dot or bar form

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This lets you easily recognize the battery level

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Battery level indicator indicates the status of the battery just by glowing LED’s.
For example six LED’s are glowing means battery capacity 60% remains.

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This article explains you how design battery level indicator. You can use this circuit
to
check car battery or inverter.
Circuit Diagram
COMPONENTS USED

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LM3914 IC
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LED’s -10 (Red – 3, Yellow – 4, Green – 3)
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SPST Switch
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Resistors – 18KΩ, 4.7KΩ, 56KΩ
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Potentiometer – 10KΩ
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12V Battery (to test)
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Connecting wires
EXPLANATIO
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In this circuit LED’s (D1-D10) displays the capacity of the battery in either dot mode or display
mode

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This mode is selected by the external switch sw1 which is connected to 9th pin of IC. 6th
and 7th pins of IC are connected to the ground through a resistor. This resistor controls the
brightness of LED’s.

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Here resistor R3 and POT RV1 forms potential divider circuit. Here pot RV1 is used
for calibration. There is no need of any external power supply to this circuit.

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The circuit is designed to monitor 10V to 15V DC. The circuit will work even if the
battery
voltage is 3V.

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The operating voltage of this IC is 3v to 25v DC. Lm3914 drives led’s, LCDs and
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vacuum fluorescents. The IC contains adjustable reference and accurate 10-steps divider.

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This IC can also acts as sequencer.
APPLICATION
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We can use this circuit to measure car battery level.
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This circuit is used to calibrate inverter status.
ADAVANTAGES
• Having a battery-level indicator on your cordless screwdriver is like having a fuel
gauge on your car. Knowing when the battery is about to run means you can prepare
for it, rather than being caught off-guard when the tool stops in the middle of a task.
THANK YOU

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