Universal Power Supply/Bill of Materials
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Funtions
The Universal Power Supply should provide these functions:
- Inverter
- Solid state transformer - 1200V, short range transmission lines - $60 cost of 45 kW transformer. [1]
- Induction furnace
- Plasma cutter
- Welder
- Laser cutter
- Charge controller to batteries
- Power conditioning from a windmill
- Induction heater
- Contactor
- Electric motor speed contoller
- Stepper motor controller
Part Reduction
What is the minimum number of electronic parts required to build the Universal Power Supply?
- Arduino
- An IGBT - choose one that can be scaled extensively, 10kW range (20A x5, 100V
- Resistors
- Capacitors
- Small transformers
- Current sensors - Hall Effect Sensors
- Terminal blocks
- Wire (8 ga, 55A) [2]