HI, I have a long list of experiments planned mostly involving vacuum tubes for audio purposes and I require a high voltage supply which requires expensive custom made transformers and high voltage capacitors which are also very expensive.
The power supply will require about 600v bipolar at 1 amp.
I have another project where I am planning on an off-grid cabin using solar and I just received 43 1.8W cells in the mail that I got for $15.
This gave me an idea, what if I made a panel with a boat load of super bright LEDs and then sandwiched it together with a panel of solar cells.
This would allow me to get the high voltages without the need for a transformer or super expensive capacitors.
If I need 600v and I kept buying .5v 4.6A cells at a price of 15$ per batch of 43 then I could make a 600v "ripple free" supply for about $420 in cells (not counting LEDs yet).
This would still be far cheaper than the smoothing caps and transformer and whatever that I expect to pay if I used a conventional supply.
I have some questions though.
Would such a supply truly be ripple free?
Is there any "electrical noise" produced through this method?
A capacitor free supply would be godly.
Thoughts?
The power supply will require about 600v bipolar at 1 amp.
I have another project where I am planning on an off-grid cabin using solar and I just received 43 1.8W cells in the mail that I got for $15.
This gave me an idea, what if I made a panel with a boat load of super bright LEDs and then sandwiched it together with a panel of solar cells.
This would allow me to get the high voltages without the need for a transformer or super expensive capacitors.
If I need 600v and I kept buying .5v 4.6A cells at a price of 15$ per batch of 43 then I could make a 600v "ripple free" supply for about $420 in cells (not counting LEDs yet).
This would still be far cheaper than the smoothing caps and transformer and whatever that I expect to pay if I used a conventional supply.
I have some questions though.
Would such a supply truly be ripple free?
Is there any "electrical noise" produced through this method?
A capacitor free supply would be godly.
Thoughts?