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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: z.s.tar.gz on January 15, 2010, 04:06:32 PM
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In this next chapter of my seemingly never ending quest to use solar charging with lifepo4 batteries, I need to make my own sepic converter circuitry.
I've been reading all the sites I can find on google, and I pretty much understand how they work, but I still have a few questions.
1. What do you use for the switcher? There are IC's for it, but they're all surface mount (which I don't have to tools to work with). Wikipedia also mentions using a mosfet transistor, but I don't understand how that can do switching.
2. Where is a good place to get formulas so I can calculate what parts I need? Lots of sites talk about the theory behind it, but don't actually give how to calculate for one.
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mosfet, h bridge tutorial says how they work.
do you get transistors?
a mosfet is a transistor. at least in effect.
basicly a current on the input (collector)pin drops the risistance, and lets current flow through the device(base and emitter pins)
horrible math/physics/chemistry stuff behind it, but don't bother with that ;)
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Ok, I get how the transistor works now (or at least I think)
This just leaves the eqations...
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Hi,
1. There are IC's for it, but they're all surface mount (which I don't have to tools to work with).
I linked you to a through hole SEPIC-able switcher IC a while ago!
Wikipedia also mentions using a mosfet transistor, but I don't understand how that can do switching.
They're used as the power switch, driven by a switch mode IC.
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That works for sepic too?
I thought it was only a linear regulator...
Well now I just feel like a noob. :P
Edit: I was looking at the wrong post... Facepalms all around.
the LT1513 is exactly what I needed, thank you very much. (even if it took forever for me to realize it)