Category: Power

18650 LiPo Battery Manager for Remote Applications
The 18650 LiPo battery manager comes with a fuel gauge and a dual-rail power supply. The dual-rail power provides a 5V rail along with a 3.3V rail dedicated to powering the microcontroller and the display ports of the system. It is termed as an “all-in-one single-cell LiPo battery...
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60V Input – 5V @ 50mA Output High Voltage Fixed Output Regulator
This is a high voltage regulator project that provides 5V regulated output with a load capacity of 50mA from input supply 10V to 60V. The project is based on the ZXTR1005K4 regulator which is fully integrated into a TO252 package. We have tested this project with 60V DC input, but the...
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MPS taps EPC for 48V GaN DC-DC converter
The combination of MPS (Monolithic Power Systems) controllers with ultra-efficient eGaN® FETs from EPC (Efficient Power Conversion) enable best-in-class power density of 1700 W/in3 in high efficiency, low cost LLC DC-DC Conversion Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS), a leading...
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App note: Digital inrush controller
App note from IXYS about their unique digital inrush controller using Zilog’s 8-bit Z8F3281 MCU. Digital control allows distinctive solutions to control inrush current in typical AC-DC rectifier with capacitive load by limiting capacitor pre-charge current to a predetermined value at...
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High voltage Half-Bridge with Current Feedback using L6390
The project presented here is a versatile high voltage Half-Bridge with current feedback. The board is built using L6390 IC from ST Semiconductor. It is suitable for DC-DC converters, EHT drivers, induction heater drivers, battery chargers, LED drivers, DC motor speed controller and...
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Power Integrations’ New MinE-CAP IC Reduces Volume of AC-DC Converters by Up to 40%
Power Integrations , the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, announced the MinE-CAP™ IC for high power density, universal input AC-DC converters. By halving the size of the high-voltage bulk electrolytic capacitors required in...
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Free Elektor Project: Inrush Current Limiter (Soft Starter) for AC and DC Loads
Inrush current/Switch-ON surge is the maximal instantaneous input current drawn by an electrical device when first turned on. Inrush current is much higher than the load’s steady-state current and that’s the source of many problems such as fuse blowing up, load failure, load’s...
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Paralleling linear regulators made easy
Various configuration of linear regulator for parallel operation discussed in this technical article from Analog Devices. Linear regulators provide a simple, low noise solution for dc-dc regulation. However, at higher VIN-VOUT differentials the low efficiency and high power dissipation...
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