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Oscrllator (E) : Tem Peratu R E-Contro Lled

This document describes a temperature-controlled oscillator circuit. The circuit uses a common silicon diode as a temperature sensor, whose reverse resistance varies with junction temperature. This allows the oscillator's frequency to change based on the temperature measured by the sensor. The circuit can be powered by AA batteries and components include transistors, a diode, capacitor and potentiometer. Applications include using it as a temperature alarm or for educational experiments on temperature-dependent circuits.

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Oscrllator (E) : Tem Peratu R E-Contro Lled

This document describes a temperature-controlled oscillator circuit. The circuit uses a common silicon diode as a temperature sensor, whose reverse resistance varies with junction temperature. This allows the oscillator's frequency to change based on the temperature measured by the sensor. The circuit can be powered by AA batteries and components include transistors, a diode, capacitor and potentiometer. Applications include using it as a temperature alarm or for educational experiments on temperature-dependent circuits.

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Youcan conductinteresting experiments withthis temperature-dependent


Tone
oscillator. pitchdepends upon thetemperature of a sensor. Thesensor
is a commongeneral-purpose silicondiode.The reverseresistance of this
diodeisslight,dependent onthe junctiontemperature.The circuitcanoperate
in a temperature rangetypically
between -20and+100degreesCelsius.

Frequency rangedepends uponCl.Thiscomponent canbealteredina large


rangeof values.Valuesbetween0.01and 0.47 can be substituted
uF to
produce tonesin theaudiorange.
lf youwantto produce"clicks"
witha ratedependent uponthetemperature of
with
the sensor,try capacitors values between 0.47 and1 Metal
uF. film or
ceramiccapacitors canbe usedin thiscircuit.
Pl youcanputtheoscillator
Byadjusting nearthepointwhereit beginsto run.
Then,anytemperature makingit operateas a
risewilltriggertheoscillator,
temperature
alarm.
fromtwoorfourAAcells,andcurrentdrainis low.
Thecircuitcanbepowered
Thesensoris anygeneral-purpose diodecanbeprotected
silicondiode.The
andwater.
againstmoisture
Theschematicdiagramof theTemperature-Controlled is shownin
Oscillator
wirefor
FigureL Thesensorcanbewiredto thecircuitbya longtwisted-pair
remoteoperation.
Components layout,usinga terminalstripas chassis,is shownin Figure2.
forexperimental
Asthecircuitis intended youcanalsomountit on
purposes,
board.
a solderless
ofpolarized
Position suchasthediodeandpowersupply,
components, should
be observed.

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PartsList- Temperature-Contro
Iled OsciIlator
Q1, 2 - 8C548general-purpose
NPNsilicontransistors

Q3 - 8C558general-purpose
PNPsilicontransistor

D1 - 1N914general-purpose
silicondiode

P1 - 1,000,000
ohm potentiometer

R1,2 - 10,000ohm,114W,5%
resistors

R3 - 1,000ohm,1/4W,5%resistor

Cl - 0.047uF ceramicor metalfilmcapacitor

S1 - SPSTtoggleor slideswitch

81 - 3V or 6V - two or fourAA cells

S P K R- 4 o r I o h m s - 2 o r 4 i n . l o u d s p e a k e r

ldeasto Explore
To learnmoreaboutthe circuitor to get betterpedormance:
o By replacing D1withan LDRor phototransistorthe
circuitwilloper-
ate as a light-controlled
oscillator.
o Explainwhy the resistanceof the sensorvarieswithtemperature,
thiscircuit.
controlling
o Replacethediodewitha transistor(conection is madeusingcollec-
tor and emitterterminals).Explainwhythisdevicecan alsobe usedas
a temperaturesensor.

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Scienceprojects
or uncommon
uses:
o Youcan usethis circuitas a biofeedback
deviceby replacingthe
sensorwithtwoelec,trodes.Thesubject,holdingthe sensorin hand,
canlearnhowto controlthetonethroughstressandbreathing man-
agement.The circuitalsooperates
asa liedetectorusingthisconfigu-
ration.
o Anyexperiment involving
temperature
variations
canbeconducted
usingthiscircuit.

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