Power Supply Design
The Big Picture 220 Volts AC 1.5-9V Battries 9-12V Power Adapter 5V Usable DC Supply ?
Supply from 220V AC outlets Transformer 220V AC 9-12V AC 9-12V DC
Power Adapters
DC-DC Converters Types of Converters – Step Down, Buck Converters – Step Up, Boost Converters Converter Technology – Linear Regulators - simple – Switching Regulators – more efficient
Step down Linear Regulators TO-92TO-220SOT
Step down switching regulator TO-220 TO-263 SOIC
Step-up Regulators - Usually has low output current