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| I need a power supply which converts mains ac to a high frequency (about 20khz) square wave. At first I did a normal linear power supply: xformer--->rectifier--->limiter then I used this as Vcc for a 555 timer. Done deal. Now I'm reading about switching power supplies. They have some nice qualities, but It seems like it'd go something like this: rectifier--->inverter--->isolation xformer. The thing is, wouldn't the inverter require a 555 timer, or something similar anyway? Is it really worth switching power supplies just for a smaller xformer? | |
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| In general, the industry has moved to switched mode power supplies for at least two reasons - and the bottom line is probably a cost advantage. The two reasons I can think of - size of the transformer and efficiency. One might think of efficiency as being less important if you are plugged into a wall but less efficiency means more heat - more heat means more need to manage that heat in a system or product. If you are making your own power supply then the cost/benefit analysis is likely to be unique to your situation. For the do-it-yourselfer it's hard to beat the simplicity of a transformer, rectifier, capacitor and 3 terminal regulator. Plenty to learn by this approach and lots more to construct a switched mode supply. National Semiconductor has a nice website and design tools - never actually built one but you might give that a look.
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