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High voltage/low current Power supply
H713:
Capacitive dropping would also allow you to use a relatively small 60Hz transformer designed for a 240V input. Such transformers can be quite small.
Zero999:
--- Quote from: H713 on April 08, 2020, 07:13:15 pm ---Capacitive dropping would also allow you to use a relatively small 60Hz transformer designed for a 240V input. Such transformers can be quite small.
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Be careful. A mains transformer is inductive, especially when lightly loaded and connecting a capacitor in series with it won't necessarily drop the expected voltage. The wrong value will form a resonant circuit with the transformer, causing a high current to flow, a high voltage across the transformer, some sparks and smoke.
Red_Micro:
I was also looking into off-line-switchers like this approach: ti.com/tool/PMP11302
jbb:
So 600V L-L...
+20% for high line
*sqrt(2) for rectifier
= 1018V DC
This might be doable with a 1700V SiC (Silicon Carbide) MOFET flyback converter. Several companies make parts exactly for low power flyback work. Despite the high peak voltage stress, flyback is a strong contender because it can be designed for really wide input voltage range.
I expect that someone, somewhere makes a suitable product already.
Options:
* Make your own: you'll learn a lot but it will take ages
* Can you go single phase to neutral?
* Maybe you can find a wide input range DC DC converter (they make them for PV equipment) and deploy your own rectifier?
Red_Micro:
--- Quote from: jbb on April 09, 2020, 12:48:12 am ---So 600V L-L...
+20% for high line
*sqrt(2) for rectifier
= 1018V DC
This might be doable with a 1700V SiC (Silicon Carbide) MOFET flyback converter. Several companies make parts exactly for low power flyback work. Despite the high peak voltage stress, flyback is a strong contender because it can be designed for really wide input voltage range.
I expect that someone, somewhere makes a suitable product already.
Options:
* Make your own: you'll learn a lot but it will take ages
* Can you go single phase to neutral?
* Maybe you can find a wide input range DC DC converter (they make them for PV equipment) and deploy your own rectifier?
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Flyback is a good approach for handling wide input voltage range. But the fact that I may not strictly need isolation, and considering the high price of SiC FETs, made me think about a buck converter like this TI App Note (ti.com/tool/PMP11302). Unfortunately, I can't go single phase to neutral. Just Line to Line in this application.
And of course, this will be a good a experience where I expect to learn a lot.
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