Good Morning!
I am thinking about a project will sense the input voltage on a transformer, and automatically switch taps to maintain the output to a certain range... say 15-18Vdc. Output current is relatively unimportant.. Input current is already limited to less than 8 amps, and this is for stepping up voltage, so the output current will still be less than 8 amps.
If I use a micro controller, the first part is simple enough, the unknowns are a Large cap on the output to stabilize the voltage transients, and the inductive kickback. Should I set it up for a make before break switch, or break before make, and deal with the kickback?
Any thoughts or concerns would be greatly appreciated!
Mike
I am thinking about a project will sense the input voltage on a transformer, and automatically switch taps to maintain the output to a certain range... say 15-18Vdc. Output current is relatively unimportant.. Input current is already limited to less than 8 amps, and this is for stepping up voltage, so the output current will still be less than 8 amps.
If I use a micro controller, the first part is simple enough, the unknowns are a Large cap on the output to stabilize the voltage transients, and the inductive kickback. Should I set it up for a make before break switch, or break before make, and deal with the kickback?
Any thoughts or concerns would be greatly appreciated!
Mike