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DC DC Converter BOM
DC DC Converter BOM
The MC34063 is
a Texas Instruments boost convert, which means it uses an inductor to step low-voltage
high-current to high-voltage low-current. I have done this open loop before, where the
on and off times of the grounding switch on the right of the inductor are fixed and you
just hope it happens to be the right voltage. The MC34063 on the other hand is able to
run this circuit closed loop, meaning it samples the output of the circuit and uses that to
adjust how it controls the boost circuitry to maintain a fixed voltage, regardless of load.
This is done by the voltage divider, which divides the desired voltage down to 1.25V to
be compared with the voltage reference inside the chip.
The 330pF capacitor controls the speed the boost converter runs at, and is mostly a
function of how big the power inductor and voltage ratio are. I just used a value close
to that in the schematic, but ideally you would calculate this using the tables from the
datasheet.
Not shown in the schematic is the very standard 7805 linear regulator used to step the
12V down to the 5V required for all of the digital control.
Parts list for power supply:
1x MC34063 boost converter (I managed to smoke the first one with 180V
pretty quickly, so having it in a socket and having spares is a good idea)
(Digikey)
1x IRF820 MOSFET
1x 820k resistor
1x 5.6k resistor
1x 150 resistor