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- From: v064mb9k@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (NEIL GANDLER)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: A much better power inverter design
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- Date: 11 Sep 92 01:41:00 GMT
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- I am a sophomore engineering student and have been researching and
- trying to develop a new type of car amplifier that runs cooler and
- the taim was at the power supply. 12v simply is not enough voltage
- to power speakers to large amounts of power unless multiple amps
- and speakers are used. So most manufactuers use mosfet power supplies
- that step up the 12vdc to higher levels by first providing a 60hz
- oscillating signal and using power mosefets to switch the 12v power
- to a step up power transformer which results in a larger square wave ac
- voltage output. This is rectified and the result is a dual polarity
- high voltage dc power supply for power amplifiers. But the mosfets although
- amazing devices have internal resistances that cause them to heat up a lot
- under heavy current loads. So I tried a mechanical method using 2 high
- speed quality relays. The design amazingly worked with little problems,
- like noise from the 60-hz modulated relays, a small amount of magnetic
- intereference which can be solved and slightly warm relays. The only
- major problem I can see is reliabilty. How many cycles can a relay take
- before they burn out, thats the only question. I must do more work and
- improve on this. Another small problem is irregularity, relays are not
- perfect bounceless switches and spikes and irregularities on the scope
- show up frequently on the square wave ac output. I have yet to try
- this with a power amplifier. Overall the major advantage is cost including
- no expensive mosfets, no large metal heatsinks and little waste and its
- small size makes it perfect for a car. The only real source of heat is in
- the step up transformer. I am not an enginneer yet and I doubt that I
- found something new. I am open to any questions, opinions and comments
- and would like to know if I have something here. Thankyou
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- Neil Gandler
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