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Super capacitors and getting same current burst out every time using boost converter?
I need to use a supercapacitor to power a circuit for short pulses evenly. So with the same current out every pulse. To do this, I thought to use a boost converter to get a constant current out every ...
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How can I simulate a super capacitor in LTspice?
I am trying to simulate a super capacitor in LTspice but it is not giving me the correct discharge time as it should be theoretically.
Has anyone also faced this issue? Please let me know how to ...
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Boost converting 0.5V PV output to charge a super capacitor
I want to charge three 2.5V 700F super capacitors in series (7.5V total) to a precise 6V so that I avoid overcharging a single capacitor in the string. (Conservative 80% voltage to avoid having to ...
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How to fully discharge supercapacitor?
My biggest problem is when I discharge a supercapacitor, let's say 100F 2.7V, I use a boost converter, but all boost converters have a minimum input voltage of about 0.9V. But the capacitor still has ...
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DIY 3 V -16 V, 300 watt boost converter for ultracapacitors
I am trying to build a power supply for a portable Tesla coil project using 6 × 3000 farad supercapacitors in series (16.2 V @ 500 F). I am trying to maximize the usability of the supercapacitor ...
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Will this Arc Lighter Circuit Work?
I am attempting to build a really cool thing (at least I think).
The goal is to build an arc lighter that I can shake to charge (kinetic power).
It's a circuit that combines an arc lighter circuit ...
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What is the use of BOOST converter in this circuit?
Here is a circuit in which a supercapacitor is in parallel with the battery to manage the high pulse current requirement without stressing the battery. What is the use of boost converters here?
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Supercaps and discharge
I know that capacitors discharge quickly, but it seems like there has to be a way to replace deep cycle batteries. A capacitor with a constant current source that is rated to drain the cap slowly, ...
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Analysis of a Bi-directional DC-DC converter
I'm building a bi-directional DC-DC converter that will be used to charge and discharge a supercapacitor stack. The design we came up with uses a 4-quadrant chopper, to allow buck-boost both ways. I'...
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Supercapacitor Emergency Power Supply UPS
I'm considering hiring an electrical engineer to design an emergency power supply for use in embedded devices. This power supply only needs to hold ~15 seconds of charge (enough time to safely shut ...
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Capacitor Powered Vehicle Project
I'm working on a project to design and build a 1/10th scaled ultra-capacitor powered electric car. I'm a Mechanical Engineer & I really want to focus on the the building and testing of the vehicle ...
