Stepping up Voltage
Stepping up Voltage
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Mech. Engineer so not too much electrical circuit knowledge. My question is what the easiest (cheapest) way to step up DC voltage 12v to 24V in ranges?
Thank You
William
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William
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RE: Stepping up Voltage
There are many switch mode power supply ICs from companies like National Semiconductor, Maxim IC, Linear Technologies, Texas Instruments, Micrel, Microchip, that can do this with the addition of a handful of inductors, capacitors, resistors, and perhaps a schottky rectifier and MOSFET that can provide anywhere from a watt or so to several hundred watts.
A quick and dirty method is to make a square wave (a 555 timer and some resistors and capacitors can do that) and then a voltage doubler (two diodes and two capacitors) will get you a low current supply a volt or two shy of 24 volts.
RE: Stepping up Voltage
E.g. http://www.powerstream.com/dc24.htm
Many more. Google: 12 volts to 24 volts converter
Even if you're designing a new product that requires a circuit design, then it might still be worthwhile to order a few commercial examples for "competitive analysis."
RE: Stepping up Voltage
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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