Experiment Report on

UNINTERUPTABLE VARIABLE DC POWER SUPPLY (2V-12V)

BSEE 3-2
September 2, 2014
Project Summary
The study is about assembling an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) which is
variable from 2-volts to 12 V. The UPS had its built-in 12-volts, 7Ah back-up battery
with an analog volt-meter.

Figure 1Uninterruptable Variable DC Power Supply

Introduction
An uninterruptable power supply is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency
power when the input source fail. The UPS gives an output power and
simultaneously charges the back-up battery when the power source is up. This
electrical apparatus is prevents the damage that can be caused by a sudden power
disruption.

Purpose

The study intends to discover the principles behind an uninterruptable power supply
and also how the electronic components in it works. This is study was done also to
challenge the skills and knowledge of the researcher in analyzing and connecting
electronic components in the circuit. This study is also a great help in preventing
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data loss on devices, such as computers, and problems caused by sudden power
interruption.

Scope

The study limits itself in assembling an uninterruptable power supply which is

variable to 2 V to 12 V DC. It is not intended in providing power for desktop and
laptop computers or even charging a cellphone and other electronic gadgets for it
may give up too much current that the battery of those devices cannot manage to
handle. But instead, this study is for research and experiment purposes which needs
a DC supply of 2 V to 12 V. The output voltage seems to be above or below the
supply voltage.
Discussion

Figure 2 UPS Schematic Diagram

Methodology

The project before being done have gone series of steps and have used different
components.
Table 1| Components used in the experiment
QUANTITY
5 pcs
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc

MATERIALS
1N4007
2200F 25V Electrolytic Capacitor
220 Resitor
1k Resistor
Yellow LED Light

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2 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc
1 pc

143K Ceramic Capacitor

10F electrolytic Capacitos
L7805CV Voltage Ragulator
10K Potentiometer
Resettable Circuit Breaker
12V 7AH Battery
12V-0V-12V Center Tap Transformer
0V-20V DC Voltmeter
Universal Printed Circuit Board
Chassis

Procedure
The design had undergone series of process.
1. Collect the components needed
2. Test the components
3. Assemble the circuit on the breadboard according to the schematic

Figure 3 UPS on the breadboard

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Place the circuit on the universal printed circuit board

Check the connections of each of the components
Solder the components on the universal PCB
Connect the jumper wires to the output terminals
Connect jumper wires to the potentiometer
Connect to the battery

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10. Test the voltage output

Figure 4 UPS supplied by the back-up battery

Figure 5UPS supplied by the back-up battery

11.Connect to the center tap transformer
12.Connect to the power source
13.Test the output voltage

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Figure 6 UPS supplied by AC power source

Figure 7UPS supplied by AC power source

14.Assemble in the chassis

Test and Evaluation

Based on the series of sampling and testing of the uninterruptable power supply, it
gives the values:
Table 2| Sampling and testing data sheet

Multitester

Voltage Output

Digital Multi-meter

(Connected to Power

(Interrupted Power)

Source)
2.282 V

2.232 V

9.46 V

8.14 V

(UPS set to the lowest

voltage)
Multitester

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(UPS set to the highest

voltage)
References
100nF Capacitor, (September 1, 2014), Retrieve from:
[http://www.usefulcomponents.com/main_contents/projects/choccy_block_trf_radio/b
om

_pages/bom_cap_ceramic_100n.html].

IC7805 Capacitor, (August 31, 2014), Retrieve from:

[http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/8121/capacitor-sizes-for7805-regulator].
IC7805 Pin-out, (August 31, 2014), Retrieve from:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterruptible_power_supply].
Simple UPS Schematic Diagram, (August 25, 2014), Retrieve from:
[http://www.circuitstoday.com/simple-ups-construction].
Uninterruptable Power Supply, (September 1, 2014), Retrieve from:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterruptible_power_supply].

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