I have an IoT project to monitor battery voltage. The battery is nominally 12V (car battery) and my IoT board accepts 5V input. I previously powered it just using a 5V regulator but that is not efficient and it is getting too hot. I would like to switch to something more efficient. Would something like this DC-DC converter (Mean well SPU01M-05) be what I am looking for?
I would guess I need to add some over voltage protection for the input side since the battery is charged at 13.6V and teh DC-DC converter is limited to 13.2V.
Would this be more efficient than a TO220 package regulator?
I would guess I need to add some over voltage protection for the input side since the battery is charged at 13.6V and teh DC-DC converter is limited to 13.2V.
Would this be more efficient than a TO220 package regulator?