LOW INPUT VOLTAGE CONVERSION.

Abstract

The design of the unregulated converter circuit was optimized. Peak efficiencies as high as 81.5% to 85% were obtained with input voltages in the range of 1.0 to 1.5 volts. The converter circuit was capable of furnishing 50 watts of output power at 68% to 83.5% efficiency in the same range of input voltage. It was found that to achieve high efficiencies at very low input voltages, it was necessary to use a larger output transformer with very large wire sizes to reduce the IR drop in the circuit. The converter showed that peak efficiencies from 80% to 84% were attainable with input voltages from 0.6 volts to 1.0 volts respectively. It was capable of 50 watts output power with as low as 0.75 volts input. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0423190

Entities

People

  • John T. Lingle
  • Sheldon D. Heaner
  • Torval Sundvor

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conversion
  • Converters
  • Efficiency

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  • Electrical Engineering