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openbench:psu [2007/12/03 16:36]
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openbench:psu [2014/03/26 04:20]
davidcary yet more more-or-less open-source designs for a bench power supply
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    * voltage (for adjustable outputs only)    * voltage (for adjustable outputs only)
    * current (for adjustable outputs only)    * current (for adjustable outputs only)
-   * current limiting active (constant voltage / constant current) (all outputs)+   * current limiting active (constant voltage / constant current) (all outputs) (red LED)
  
 Options: Options:
    * combine to 0-60V / 2A (series)    * combine to 0-60V / 2A (series)
    * combine to 0-30V / 4A (parallel)    * combine to 0-30V / 4A (parallel)
-   * link voltages (can be used for parellel ​mode or symetric ​output)+   * link voltages (can be used for parallel ​mode or symmetric ​output)
  
 +
 +====== comments ======
 +
 +What happens when the power supply output voltage is set to 3.3 V, and I hook that output up to a 12 V battery?
 +Which is better:
 +   * The PSU pulls the voltage down to 3.3 V (or as close as possible until it hits the current limit)? or
 +   * The PSU supplies zero current, letting the voltage float up to 12 V?
 +
 +----
 +
 +Should have a 3.3v fixed output as well as the 5v.  Easy enough to handle. ​ 1A should be good for most purposes on the fixed supplies. ​ Elektor ran a switching PSU module in April that I made some tweeks on and currently as waiting on boards. Galvanically isolating the adjustible supplies is a potential issue. ​ As soon as you hook a meter panel up, the two supplies are tied together. Hack around it by using two MCUs for A/D and transmitting to a third one via optoisolators?​--pstemari
 +
 +====== Further reading ======
 +
 +   * "Bench power supply tutorial"​ https://​www.adafruit.com/​forums/​viewtopic.php?​f=8&​t=24200
 +   * "​Bench-Top Power Supply"​ by James Littlejohn for the Tulsa Electronics Club
 +   * "​Building a digitally controlled bench power supply using an AVR" http://​electronics.stackexchange.com/​questions/​18249/​building-a-digitally-controlled-bench-power-supply-using-an-avr
 +   * DIY Variable bench power supply http://​www.instructables.com/​id/​DIY-Variable-bench-power-supply/​
 +   * DIY PSU into Bench Power supply http://​www.instructables.com/​id/​DIY-PSU-into-Bench-Power-supply/​
 +   * DIY digital bench power supply http://​hackaday.com/​2011/​06/​06/​diy-digital-bench-power-supply/​
 +   * My DIY Bench Power Supply http://​www.swharden.com/​blog/​2012-12-18-my-diy-bench-power-supply/​
 +   * DIY Bench Power Supply http://​www.adwiens.com/​projects/​electronics/​07/​index.html
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