Simplest Single Phase Preventor Circuit for Three Phase Motor Potection

 For a 3-phase induction motor,Lit is necessary that all the three phases of supply are present while it is on load.
When any one of the fuses goes out, or a phase is missing, the motor will continue to run with two phases only, but it will start drawing a huge current for the same load.

This high current may ruin the motor, unless switched off immediately. A single phase preventor circuit avoids such a mishap. With this circuit the motor will not run, unless all the three phases are present. In a 3-phase supply, the voltages are 120 degrees apart from each other. Thus the addition of three phases gives zero voltage. lf any one of the phase goes, voltage present at the summing point equals half the line voltage. ‘ In this circuit, the three phases (R, Y, B) are connected to line neutral, which in turn is connected to the ground of the   circuit.

When all three phases are present, voltage at point D is zero. So potential at pin 3 of 1C 741 is also zero, but voltage at pin 2 is nearly 4V. Here 741 is used as a comparator and the voltage at pin 6 is zero. Hence the relay cannot operate. When a phase goes out, voltage at point D goes up to about halt the line voltage. This voltage is divided by 150k and 50k resistors. The voltage at pin 3 is about 8V when 50k potentiometer is properly adjusted. The voltage at pin 6 is about 12V. This base voltage can drive the relay into operating condition. So, the relay would operate when any of the phases goes out.  This relay, when used in the control circuit of the 3-phase motor, or with a circuit breaker, would switch the power oft on operation.

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Single Chip Theremin Circuit Diagram

This schematic diagram show a single chip Theremin circuit.  Theremin is an electronic music instrument which sense hand movement to control the tones/frequency.  This Theremin circuit uses two separate Colpitts LC oscillators to produce a beat frequency. 

The frequencies of  two Colpitts LC oscillators are mixed and then rectified. This rectification  demodulate the mixed signal to get the beat frequency which is in audible range. This beat frequency or difference is the real  Theremin’s output. The oscillator is operated at high frequency (inaudible) to get wide audible frequency range of beat frequency when two oscillator output is mixed.  This circuit uses a 4011 quad gate to construct the high frequency oscillator operating at 250kHz. Here is the schematic diagram of the circuit.

Single Chip Theremin Circuit Diagram

The metal probe that is used to sense your  hand produces only small frequency shift in term of percentage of original frequency, that’s why we need to derive the beat frequency to get wide audible frequency range as the result of  high frequency shifting. The IC2, an LM741 is used to amplify the mixed signal before rectification. 

The D1 will  rectify the mixed signal to detect the audio (the beat frequency).  This audio signal is then filtered by an adjustable bandpass filter IC3. The further audio amplification before power amplifier IC5  is done by IC4. The metal toilet-tank float  is used for the hand probe since is has better sensitivity than a simple wire antenna, but any conductive material will work.

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