Elektor Special: Power Supplies and Batteries (PDF)

Description

Whatever the methods or even then financial means you have to make your circuits work, the power supply should rank high if not Number One in your considerations. The design block simply called “power supply” is hugely underrated both in electronics creation and repair. Yet, the “PSU” has enormous diversity and comes in wildly differing guises like AC/DC, generator, battery (rechargeable or not), PV panel, benchtop, linear or switch-mode, to mention but a few. The output ranges are also staggering like nano-amps to kiloamps and the same for voltages.

This special covers the features and design aspects of power supplies.

Contents

Basics

  • Battery Management
    What to be aware of when using (Lithium) batteries.
  • Fixed-Voltage Power Supply using Linear Regulators
    The best result right after batteries.
  • Light Energy Harvesting
    A small solar panel is used in an energy harvesting project to manage and charge four AAA cells.
  • Mains Powered Adapter Design
    Basic circuits and tips for transformers, rectification, filtering and stabilization.
  • LM317 Soft Start
    The high inrush current pulse should be avoided.
  • Controllable Rectifiers
    Some suggestions to keep the power loss in the linear regulator as low as possible.

Components

  • Worksheet: The LM117 / LM217 / LM317 Voltage Regulators
  • Supercaps
    Low voltage but lots of current… or not?

Reviews

  • JOY-iT RD6006 Benchtop Power Supply Kit
  • Siglent SDL1020X Programmable DC Electronic Load

Projects

  • Balcony Power Plant
    DIY solar balcony = speedy payback!
  • DIY LiPo Supercharger Kit
    From handcrafted to mass market
  • Dual-Anode MOSFET Thyristor
    Faster and less wasteful than the old SCR
  • Battery Juicer
    Do not throw away, squeeze!
  • High-Voltage Power Supply with Curve Tracer
    Generate voltages up to 400 V and trace characteristics curves for valves and transistors
  • High Voltage Supply for RIAA
    For RIAA tube preamps and other applications.
  • MicroSupply
    A lab power supply for connected devices
  • Phantom Power Supply using Switched Capacitors
    Voltage tripler using three ICs
  • The SMPS800RE Switch-Mode Supply for the Elektor Fortissimo-100
    Reliable, light and affordable
  • Soft Start for PSU
    Be nice to your power supply – and its load
  • UniLab 2
    0-30 V, 3 A compact switch-mode lab power supply

Tips

  • Soft Start for Step-Down Switching Regulators
  • Low Loss Current Limit
  • Powerbank Surprise
  • A Virtual Ground
  • Battery Maintainer
  • Battery Pack Discharger
  • Connecting Voltage Regulators in Parallel
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    SKU: 20512
    Language: English
    Pages: 116
    Format: PDF

    Description

    Whatever the methods or even then financial means you have to make your circuits work, the power supply should rank high if not Number One in your considerations. The design block simply called “power supply” is hugely underrated both in electronics creation and repair. Yet, the “PSU” has enormous diversity and comes in wildly differing guises like AC/DC, generator, battery (rechargeable or not), PV panel, benchtop, linear or switch-mode, to mention but a few. The output ranges are also staggering like nano-amps to kiloamps and the same for voltages.

    This special covers the features and design aspects of power supplies.

    Contents

    Basics

    • Battery Management
      What to be aware of when using (Lithium) batteries.
    • Fixed-Voltage Power Supply using Linear Regulators
      The best result right after batteries.
    • Light Energy Harvesting
      A small solar panel is used in an energy harvesting project to manage and charge four AAA cells.
    • Mains Powered Adapter Design
      Basic circuits and tips for transformers, rectification, filtering and stabilization.
    • LM317 Soft Start
      The high inrush current pulse should be avoided.
    • Controllable Rectifiers
      Some suggestions to keep the power loss in the linear regulator as low as possible.

    Components

    • Worksheet: The LM117 / LM217 / LM317 Voltage Regulators
    • Supercaps
      Low voltage but lots of current… or not?

    Reviews

    • JOY-iT RD6006 Benchtop Power Supply Kit
    • Siglent SDL1020X Programmable DC Electronic Load

    Projects

    • Balcony Power Plant
      DIY solar balcony = speedy payback!
    • DIY LiPo Supercharger Kit
      From handcrafted to mass market
    • Dual-Anode MOSFET Thyristor
      Faster and less wasteful than the old SCR
    • Battery Juicer
      Do not throw away, squeeze!
    • High-Voltage Power Supply with Curve Tracer
      Generate voltages up to 400 V and trace characteristics curves for valves and transistors
    • High Voltage Supply for RIAA
      For RIAA tube preamps and other applications.
    • MicroSupply
      A lab power supply for connected devices
    • Phantom Power Supply using Switched Capacitors
      Voltage tripler using three ICs
    • The SMPS800RE Switch-Mode Supply for the Elektor Fortissimo-100
      Reliable, light and affordable
    • Soft Start for PSU
      Be nice to your power supply – and its load
    • UniLab 2
      0-30 V, 3 A compact switch-mode lab power supply

    Tips

    • Soft Start for Step-Down Switching Regulators
    • Low Loss Current Limit
    • Powerbank Surprise
    • A Virtual Ground
    • Battery Maintainer
    • Battery Pack Discharger
    • Connecting Voltage Regulators in Parallel

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    R
    Régis S.
    Numéro intéressant, mais...

    Numéro spécial très intéressant, de prime abord.
    Cependant, j`y ai retrouvé plusieurs articles que je connaissais déjà (en français de surcroît...).
    Un tout petit regret supplémentaire est que deux ou trois schémas soient restés dans la langue de Goethe.

    Mais reste le plaisir, à chaque fois renouvelé, de découvrir une nouvelle compilation.

    J
    Jean Y.
    Power Supplies and Batteries

    Ce serais parfait ci il était disponible en Français

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