Hello,
I have a need for a power supply for a medical application. Currently we either buy an off-the-shelf supply (expensive) or put a UL approved transformer before a rectifier and then a smps for an on-the-pcb solution. This setup has worked well and always passes UL inspections. The problem is, transformers are big, heavy and I need 6A (24VDC) for a new application. I would like to know where I can find information on building a supply similar to those from condor, xpower, etc. If anyone has any experience with this and could point me in the right direction, I would be greatful.
A little background, the extent of my power supply usage design is simply getting information from the manufacturers of linear and smps regulators and running through their calculations to select the external components, test and tweak, and it works. Most of my time is spent on networking, motor control and user interface electronics.
My input voltage is always 110/220 VAC and the output is always 24VDC, and for this one I will need 6A, but would like information regarding general designs, so that I can adapt for new applications (5V, 12V, 1A, 10A, etc)
Thanks for the help.