Fan rotation speed controlling device
A fan rotation speed controlling device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and at least one heat dissipation fan. The first transistor receives a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal. The second transistor and the third transistor amplify the PWM signal. The fourth transistor receives the amplified PWM signal and changes its own working state according to the amplified PWM thereby controlling the magnitude of an output voltage. Consequently, the heat dissipation fan changes its rotation speed according to variation of the output voltage. The fan rotation speed controlling device is applicable to and can control the rotation speeds of a plurality of electrically connected fans which are of different specifications.
1. A fan rotation speed controlling device, comprising:
a first transistor for receiving a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal, the first transistor having a first end, a second end, and a third end, wherein the first end of the first transistor receives the PWM signal, and the third end of the first transistor is grounded;
a second transistor and a third transistor for amplifying the PWM signal, the second transistor having a first end, a second end, and a third end, wherein the first end of the second transistor is directly electrically connected to the second end of the first transistor, and the second end of the second transistor is directly electrically connected to a power source, the third transistor having a first end, a second end, and a third end, wherein the first end of the third transistor is directly electrically connected to the second end of the first transistor, the second end of the third transistor is grounded, and the third end of the third transistor is directly electrically connected to the third end of the second transistor;
a fourth transistor for receiving the amplified PWM signal such that a working state of the fourth transistor is changed according to the amplified PWM signal to thereby control a magnitude of an output voltage, the fourth transistor having a first end, a second end, and a third end, wherein the first end of the fourth transistor receives the amplified PWM signal, and the third end of the fourth transistor is directly electrically connected to the power source; a first resistor, a second resistor, and a first diode, wherein the first resistor has a first end directly electrically connected to the first end of the first transistor and a second end directly electrically connected to a cathode of the first diode, the second resistor has an end directly electrically connected to the first end of the first resistor and has an opposite end grounded, and the first diode has an anode for receiving the PWM signal; and
at least one heat dissipation fan connected to the second end of the fourth transistor such that a rotation speed of the heat dissipation fan is changed according to variation of the output voltage.
2. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 1 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are bipolar junction transistors.
3. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 2 , wherein the first end, the second end, and the third end of each of the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are a base, a collector, and an emitter respectively.
4. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 1 , wherein the fourth transistor is a field-effect transistor.
5. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 4 , wherein the first end, the second end, and the third end of the fourth transistor are a gate, a drain, and a source respectively.
6. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 1 , further comprising a third resistor and a fourth resistor, wherein the third resistor has an end connected to the third end of the second transistor and the third end of the third transistor and has an opposite end connected to the first end of the fourth transistor, the fourth resistor has an end connected to the second end of the first transistor, the first end of the second transistor, and the first end of the third transistor, and the fourth resistor has an opposite end connected to the power source.
7. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 1 , further comprising an inductor, a second diode, a capacitor, and a fuse, wherein the inductor has an end connected to the second end of the fourth transistor and has an opposite end connected to a positive end of the capacitor and an end of the fuse, the second diode has a cathode connected to the second end of the fourth transistor and has an anode connected to a negative end of the capacitor, the negative end of the capacitor is grounded, and the fuse has an opposite end connected to the heat dissipation fan.
8. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 1 , further comprising a light-emitting diode (LED) and a fifth resistor, wherein the LED has a cathode connected to the heat dissipation fan and has an anode connected to an end of the fifth resistor, and the fifth resistor has an opposite end connected to the power source.
9. The fan rotation speed controlling device of claim 1 , wherein the fourth transistor is integrated in an integrated circuit, and the integrated circuit further includes a third diode, a fourth diode, and a fifth diode, wherein the third diode has a cathode connected to a cathode of the fourth diode and has an anode connected to the first end of the fourth transistor, the fourth diode has an anode connected to the third end of the fourth transistor, and the fifth diode has an anode connected to the second end of the fourth transistor and has a cathode connected to the third end of the fourth transistor.