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USB Power Socket With Indicator

This document describes a circuit that uses a USB port to power small electronic devices from a car's cigarette lighter socket. The circuit regulates the 12V supply from the lighter socket down to a stable 5V output using an LM317L adjustable regulator. Resistors set the output to 5V, which is provided to a USB socket. An LED indicates the output status, while a zener diode protects against high voltages. The circuit allows powering USB devices from a car's lighter port.

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USB Power Socket With Indicator

This document describes a circuit that uses a USB port to power small electronic devices from a car's cigarette lighter socket. The circuit regulates the 12V supply from the lighter socket down to a stable 5V output using an LM317L adjustable regulator. Resistors set the output to 5V, which is provided to a USB socket. An LED indicates the output status, while a zener diode protects against high voltages. The circuit allows powering USB devices from a car's lighter port.

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USB power socket with indicator :Today, almost all computers contain logic blocks for implementing a USB

port. A USB port, in practice, is capable of delivering more than 100 mA of continuous current at 5V to the peripherals that are connected to the bus. So a USB port can be used, without any trouble, for powering 5V DC operated tiny electronic gadgets. Nowadays, many handheld devices (for instance, portable reading lamps) utilise this facility of the USB port to recharge their built-in battery pack with the help of an internal circuitry.

Circuit diagram:

Usually 5V DC, 100mA current is required to satisfy the input power demand. Fig. 1 shows the circuit of a versatile USB power socket that safely converts the 12V battery voltage into stable 5V. This circuit makes it possible to power/recharge any USB power-operated device, using indash board cigar lighter socket of your car. The DC supply available from the cigar lighter socket is fed to an adjustable, three-pin regulator LM317L (IC1). Capacitor C1 buffers any disorder in the input supply.

Resistors R1 and R2 regulate the output of IC1 to steady 5V, which is available at the A type female USB socket. Red LED1 indicates the output status and zener diode ZD1 acts as a protector against high voltage. Assemble the circuit on a general-purpose PCB and enclose in a slim plastic cabinet along with the indicator and USB socket. While wiring the USB outlet, ensure correct polarity of the supply. For interconnection between the cigar plug pin and the device, use a long coil cord as shown in Fig. 2. Pin configuration of LM317L is shown in Fig. 3.

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