What options are there for a novice such as me, to design (or take existing design) and build a power control box module with current limiting.
The power will come from a 12V led acid battery 8Ah
I would like to control (limit) 5 different loads on the same battery, each load being a 12V device of either 1, 2, 5, 7 or 10A draw.
All 5 loads might be connected at the same time. Not sure what this is called exactly, but a "5 way" or "5 channel" limiter ??
So 5x current "I" limits of 1,2,5,7,or 10. Not sure what you call these so I will refer to them as I1, I2, I3, I4, I5
Each limiter needs to open the circuit (circuit break / electronic fuse) if that circuit is drawing more current than "I", e.g. I1 or I2 or I3 - whichever.
When the circuit is open/cut/break, then a switch will reset the circuit. If the load is still connected and drawing too much current, then the circuit is opened again automatically.
Please can you provide diagrams/examples/links and all important narrative because whilst I understand to a beginner level, I am new to project build and Autodesk and alike.
By the way, is Autodesk the best for beginners to design circuits, PCB layout and enclosure hardware positioning.
The power will come from a 12V led acid battery 8Ah
I would like to control (limit) 5 different loads on the same battery, each load being a 12V device of either 1, 2, 5, 7 or 10A draw.
All 5 loads might be connected at the same time. Not sure what this is called exactly, but a "5 way" or "5 channel" limiter ??
So 5x current "I" limits of 1,2,5,7,or 10. Not sure what you call these so I will refer to them as I1, I2, I3, I4, I5
Each limiter needs to open the circuit (circuit break / electronic fuse) if that circuit is drawing more current than "I", e.g. I1 or I2 or I3 - whichever.
When the circuit is open/cut/break, then a switch will reset the circuit. If the load is still connected and drawing too much current, then the circuit is opened again automatically.
Please can you provide diagrams/examples/links and all important narrative because whilst I understand to a beginner level, I am new to project build and Autodesk and alike.
By the way, is Autodesk the best for beginners to design circuits, PCB layout and enclosure hardware positioning.