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Offline AlgoryThmTopic starter

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DC DC step up converter with Square Wave input
« on: July 02, 2021, 03:55:53 pm »
Hello! Well, I have a moped with a charging system that barely gives 13V at idle rpm and goes up to 13.2V at full rpm. The consequence of this is that the battery charges very slowly and I end up being stuck with a dead battery quite often, since the discharge rate is much higher than charging rate. Instead of replacing the whole rectifier, can I use a cheap DC-DC step up converter to provide the battery with constant 13.8V-14V from a 13V-13.2V input? If it was pure DC I wouldn't ask this question, but the output signal of the rectifier is something like a chopped AC, it looks more like square wave output.
 

Offline Terry Bites

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Re: DC DC step up converter with Square Wave input
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2021, 05:24:59 pm »
Get the charging system fixed properly- you may find there's an adjustment in the regulator. Or just find a replacement. A boost converter is not the solution.
 

Offline AlgoryThmTopic starter

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Re: DC DC step up converter with Square Wave input
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2021, 05:38:32 pm »
Hmm this is sad since I have to work a lot more on the moped than I first thought. But just for the sake of argument, in general can I use pulsed wave input to a DC DC converter?
 


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