How to Maintain output voltage?

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zerostar

Member

• Jul 28, 2012

• #1

Hi,

Battery Voltage become lower and lower since the use of time,

So can how can we maintain the out put voltage?

(I just seen some circuit can provide such functions)

 

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dougy83

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Most Helpful Member

• Jul 28, 2012

• #2

You can use a boost converter to give a constant voltage above the battery voltage.

You can use a buck converter or linear regulator to give a constant voltage below the battery voltage.

You can use a 2-switch buck (or 2-switch boost?), flyback or forward etc. converter to give a constant voltage that may be above or below the battery voltage.

 

audioguru

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Most Helpful Member

• Jul 28, 2012

• #3

I use a "low dropout" 5V voltage regulator IC to power all my circuits that use a little 9 battery. Then the circuit is powered by a regulated 5.0VDC until the battery voltage drops below 5.5V.

An ordinary 7805 voltage regulator drops out (stops regulating) when the battery drops to 7V which happens very qucikly.

 

Last edited: Jul 28, 2012

crutschow

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Most Helpful Member

• Jul 28, 2012

• #4

For best efficiency and longest battery life you would use a switching regulator, such as dougy83 mentioned.

The simplest circuit is to use a linear regulator, as audioguru suggested.

 

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simonbramble

Active Member

• Jul 30, 2012

• #5

... or ... just to be smart... you can use an inverter to generate a negative output voltage and put the battery in upside down. This avoids going through the nasty buck boost region

 

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gman123

New Member

• Jul 31, 2012

• #6

How about this idea? Link here.