lipo as power

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AtomSoft

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What do you think is the best way to power a system from a lipo battery? 3.3v system

LDO REGULATOR

OR

HIGH EFFICIENCY BOOST (to 5v) TO LDO (3.3v)

or any other thoughts?
 
A Li-Po cell is 4.2V when fully charged and its voltage slowly drops to 3.2V as it is used. With a 3.2V input then the output of an LDO will be less than 3.2V.
Your circuit must disconnect the load on the Li-Po cell when its voltage drops to 3.2V.
 
A prefab buck-boost regulator is nice, but they're pricey:

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I once just used a diode in series with the battery to drop the voltage ~0.6V. The 3.3V parts I was using ran at a slightly lower voltage just fine, so it worked out...in other cases it may not be such a good idea!
 
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