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Offline sherbyTopic starter

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DC-DC Converters
« on: July 13, 2013, 03:48:04 PM »
Is there any DC-DC Converter for step up, ie low to high voltage to convert 9v to 12v?
I know about 7805 and lm317, but they convert from high to low.
Thanks for the help!'


also i came across LM2622, is there any guide on using it?
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Re: DC-DC Converters
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2013, 05:39:19 PM »
DC-DC Converter for step up is called boost converter
One of it is LM2577

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=200&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=lm2577&_sop=15

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Re: DC-DC Converters
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2013, 05:54:17 PM »
Thanks for the reply, also i had a question regarding current.
If the i/p is 9V 1A, so i am guessing with the pot i can change outpt to desired(this case 12v), then what would be the current at the o/p?

will it just be calculated from power conservation P=VI, so 9*1=12*outcurent
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Re: DC-DC Converters
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2013, 06:28:22 PM »
The Boost converter had efficiency about 80% to 90%

calculated from power conservation P=VI, so 9*1=12*outcurent * 0.8

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Re: DC-DC Converters
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2013, 07:22:13 PM »
Thanks you guys for all the help!  :)

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Re: DC-DC Converters
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2013, 02:04:05 PM »
FWIW, Pololu.com has a nice selection of step-up, step-down, and even step-up-down converters for use on robots. Some of them have up to 95% efficiency under the right conditions.

 


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