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How should I come up with a power supply for 5 motors, one micro-controller (ESP32) and one microprocessor (Jetson Nano) for an object sorting arm
I am trying to design a power supply for a robotic arm with 5 servo motors(2 are MG90S and 3 1501MG motors). I'm planning to use an ESP32 microcontroller and Jetson Nano.
I have the option of using ...
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LTspice AC/DC converter with DC/DC boost converter
So this is my first time using LTspice and I need to convert my (AC) Vin 11.5V to DC and then boost DC voltage to Vout 22.5V. I have a few givens and some I needed to calculate. I am struggling to ...
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DC-DC design with STUSB4761
I am designing a powered USB HUB (UFP) which can provide power to the host through USB PD. This means I need a PD controller which supports DR_Swap and it seems that STUSB4700/STUSB4710 cannot be used ...
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AC and DC inputs to a Power Supply
I am studying about power supplies and I need some help with the following. I have a power supply with a 12 V DC output to power the lower power controller electronics. This power supply has two ...
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UL ratings and power supplies (DC transformer)
I read somewhere that if you sell a product that you plan to be UL certified, this means its power supply must be UL certified as well.
This means that if you supply power via a transformer (external ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of feeding DC into an SMPS?
Can I feed DC into an SMPS to get a regulated output? If yes, why? and What are the advantages and disadvantages?
For example, I would like to input 200VDC to an SMPS with an input range of 100-230VAC....
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XL4016e1 maximum input current
I have an XL4016e1 dc-dc converter circuit,
the output of the circuit is 12V 6 A .
What should be the current value of the power supply to obtain this current?
thanks
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AC\DC misbehaving when DC\DC converter connected as a load
I am feeding the output of an isolated ACDC converter (this one) into a DCDC converter (that one), and the ripple out of the ACDC supply jumps by a factor of 5 when the DCDC converter is connected - ...
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How do I calculate the number of turns or inductance while designing a transformer?
I was trying to design a transformer for a SMPS but can’t find any resource to calculate the number of turns and the core area. I know that the turns ratio has dependency with the signal frequency. If ...
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Connect rectifier to DC power source? [closed]
I'm thinking about DC appliances and energy efficiency.
A common appliance like an air conditioner has a rectifier to convert 230V AC into 50V DC. If I connect the appliance directly to 50V DC instead ...
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Power for 1 Device, 1 MCU, and 2 modules
I have four things I need to get power to. The first is a device that needs 48V and 30W. The other three include an MCU and two modules. Each have various pins that need either 3.3V or 1.2V. I’ve ...
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Why aren't non-isolated DC-DC converters made for high wattage applications?
I am new to electronics. I am presently studying DC to DC converters.
One thing I noticed is that most of the people are using isolated stepdown converters like half bridge, full bridge, or resonant ...
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Is DC-to-DC (24 V to 12 V) buck conversion typically more efficient than AC-to-DC (110 V to 12 V) conversion? [closed]
While building an online UPS system, I'm basing the choice to eliminate as many AC inverters from the system as possible because of the assumption that DC-to-DC conversion is more efficient than AC-to-...
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300VDC to 24VDC voltage converter - Cheapest implementation
In an application, 100+, 100W 24V halogen lamps need to be individually controlled and run simultaneously. They stay on for a few seconds at a time and need to have very constant irradiation.
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Design an AC/DC Nonisolated Switching Mode Power Supply
I'm designing a fifth generation pcb for my project and yet I stumbled across another design problem. First of all, the circuit and all components are enclosed from the environment and users (because ...
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