Summary of Simple automatic car battery charger
This article describes a modified automatic car battery charger designed for improved performance and stability. The system is based on an LM311 comparator and utilizes a 2 × 12V 4A transformer, with all components being commonly available in the market.
Parts used in the Simple Automatic Car Battery Charger:
- LM311 comparator
- 2 × 12V 4A transformer
Simple Automatic Car Battery Charger
This is modified version of commonly available automatic car battery charger system. I obtain original layout of this charger from one of the commercially available Chinese car battery charger and modified some of the sections of original schematic to improve the performance and stability of the system. This charger is mainly based on LM311 comparator and 2 ×12V 4A transformer.

All the components of this car battery charger are commonly available in the market.
For more detail: Simple automatic car battery charger
- What is this project?
This is a modified version of a commonly available automatic car battery charger system. - How was the original layout obtained?
The original layout was obtained from one of the commercially available Chinese car battery chargers. - Why were modifications made to the schematic?
Some sections of the original schematic were modified to improve the performance and stability of the system. - What component is the charger mainly based on?
The charger is mainly based on the LM311 comparator. - What type of transformer is used in the design?
A 2 × 12V 4A transformer is used in the design. - Are the components difficult to source?
All the components of this car battery charger are commonly available in the market.
