LM723 POWER SUPPLY TRAINER

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Aim : To study lm723 power supply & to find out the Load regulation in percentage.

Apparatus: LM723 power supply trainer.

Theory: Power supply trainer using 723 IC. The ac supply from transformer is applied to the
bridge rectifier. The rectified dc supply is unregulated; it is then filtered with capacitor filter.
Then unregulated DC supply is further applied to IC 723 for regulation. IC with certain external
components. IC with output pass transistor to raise the current with 1A. The power supply 0-
30v, 1A varied with voltage control potentiometer. The IC uses current and voltage sensing pins
, it is closed loop control. The IC compares the input unregulated voltage with respect to output
regulated DC with predetermined setting voltage and currents.

The details study of the IC 723 is given below.

Description

The LM723/LM723C is a voltage regulator designed primarily for series regulator applications.
By itself, it will supply output currents up to 150 mA; but external transistors can be added to
provide any desired load current. The circuit features extremely low standby current drain, and
provision is made for either linear or fold-back current limiting.

The LM723/LM723C is also useful in a wide range of other applications such as a shunt
regulator, a current regulator or a temperature controller.

The LM723C is identical to the LM723 except that the LM723C has its performance ensured
over a 0°C to +70°C temperature range, instead of −55°C to +125°C.

Features

 150 mA Output Current Without External Pass Transistor

 Output Currents in Excess of 10A Possible by Adding External Transistors

 Input Voltage 40V Max

 Output Voltage Adjustable from 2V to 37V

 Can be Used as Either a Linear or a Switching Regulator

Internal Block Diagram

 723 Voltage Regulator Internal Block Diagram

The internal working can be explained by dividing it into two blocks, the reference voltage
generator and the error amplifier. In the reference voltage generator, a zener diode is being
compelled to operate at fixed point (so that zener output voltage is a fixed voltage) by a
constant current Source which comes along with an amplifier to generate a constant voltage of
7.15V at the Vref pin of the IC.

As for the error amplifier section, it consists of an error amplifier, a series pass transistor Q1
and a current limiting transistor. The error amplifier can be used to compare the output voltage
applied at Inverting input terminal through a feedback to the reference voltage Vref applied at
the Non-Inverting input terminal. These connections are not provided internally and so has to
be externally provided in accordance with the required output voltage.
The conduction of the transistor Q1 is controlled by the error signal. It is this transistor that
controls the output voltage.

Pin Out – 723 Voltage Regulator:

V+ and V-

These are the supply voltage terminals of the IC. V+ is the positive terminal and V- is the
negative terminal. The voltage difference between these terminals should be between 9.5V to
40V.

Non Inverting Input

This is the non inverting input of the error amplifier whose output is connected to the series
pass transistor. We usually give reference voltage or a portion of it to the non inverting input.

Inverting Input

This is the inverting input of the error amplifier whose output is connected to the series pass
transistor. We usually give output voltage or a portion of it to the inverting input. This makes
the output voltage constant.

Vref

It is the reference voltage output of the IC. It is the output of voltage reference amplifier. Its
output voltage is about 7.15V.
Vout

It is the output terminal of the IC. Usually output voltage ranges from 2 to 37V. This pin can
provide up to 150mA current.

Current Limit

It is the base input of the current limiter transistor. This pin is used for current limiting or
current fold back applications.

Current Sense

This is the emitter of current limiting transistor. This terminal is used with current limiting and
current fold-back applications.

Vc

This is the collector input of the series pass transistor. It is usually directly connected to the
positive supply voltage if an external transistor is not used.

Freq. Comp

Frequency Compensation: This pin is used to connect a capacitor which bypasses high
frequency noises. It is the output of error amplifier. The capacitor is connected between this pin
and inverting input of the error amplifier. The prescribed value of this capacitor varies for
different types of regulators. Please refer the datasheet for that.

Vz

It is the anode of the zener diode whose cathode connected to the output terminal. It is usually
used for making negative regulators.
Schematic:
J?

2 TP1
1
+ C?
CAP POL
TP6 Q3 Q4
DC 25V SL100 2N3055 ON HEAT SINK
TP2
TP3
U?

11
R14

VC
12 0R1
V+ 10
VOUT
TP4 6 2
VREF ILIM R6
TP5 5 3 500R
IN+ ISENSE R13
5K 4 OUT +
POT IN-
C7 0R5 + C9 J?
7 13 100PF 100UF
V- COMP R3 1
R2 330R GND 2
390R LM723
R7
OUTPUT

1K

Precautions:

1. Please be careful while operating the trainer.

2. Keep away conducting materials from trainer.
3. Do not short circuit the output terminals.
4. Before doing the experiment assure the potentiometer is at minimum position.
5. Don’t touch the transistors mounted on heat sink unnecessarily.

PROCEDURE OF LOAD REGULATION:

1. Connect the voltmeter as shown above. Ammeter is internally connected in series with
load.
2. Switch on the trainer.
3. Vary voltage using POT voltage control. Observe the output voltage on the voltmeter.
4. Observe and record the readings of no load voltage in the Voltmeter.
5. Note down the full no load Rated voltage.
6. Use the external rheostat 100ohm 2A, Note down the readings of the voltage and
current at different load settings.
7. Load the full rated voltage with maximum rated current 1A by varying the rheostat
knob. Record the readings of voltage & current in the observation table at full load.
8. Observe the various voltages on the pins of 723 .
9. Calculate the percentage (%) of load by below given formula.
The variation of dc output voltage output as a function of dc load current is
called regulation. Percentage regulation is given as
𝑽𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅 – 𝑽𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅
% regulation = x100
𝑽𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅

Observation table:

Sno. NO LOAD VOLTAGE FULL LOAD VOLTAGE FULL LOAD CURRENT

IN VOLT IN VOLTS
1
2
3

Connection diagram:
 Prodouct Code:
DC POWER SUPPLY USING LM723 IC TRINER AL-E471
2N3055 DIGITAL AMMETER DIGITAL VOLTMETER
POWER

200V
ON
2A
FUSE

BR1010 CONTROL AND FEEDBACK SECTION OUTPUT SECTION

TP1
TP2 TP3 A
AC

RECTIFIER
FILTER
V LOAD
VOLTAGE CONTROL

TP4
1N5408

TP5 TP6 GND