DC-DC CONVERTER.

Do you have DC-Dc Converters in your library.? I am looking to simulate Traco Power THN 15-4811. Kind regards, Tom Hilton.

by Tomhilton1
October 23, 2018

This is an on-board module, 36-75V (48V nom) in and 5V 15W out. The datasheet is here:

https://docs-emea.rs-online.com/webdocs/13fb/0900766b813fbc39.pdf

Not sure what you want to simulate, or why.

by mikerogerswsm
October 23, 2018

This is an on-board module, 36-75V (48V nom) in and 5V 15W out. The datasheet is here:

https://docs-emea.rs-online.com/webdocs/13fb/0900766b813fbd2b.pdf

Not sure what you want to simulate, or why.

by mikerogerswsm
October 23, 2018

1 Answer

Answer by Tomhilton1

I want to load it and trace the input voltage to it. I am looking at the lock up characteristics of the DC-DC Converter.

+1 vote
by Tomhilton1
October 23, 2018

I am not sure what you mean by 'lock up'. If it is the over-current protection, this may be constant-current or fold-back. A professional product is most likely fold-back and the exact characteristic is specific to that product.

http://www1.labvolt.com/publications/Exercises/90868-00_4-3.pdf

Any model has to be specific to the Traco device. I suggest you might contact them for information. Alternatively reverse engineer their device to find the schematic and analyse that.

by mikerogerswsm
October 23, 2018

Guessing again at what you mean by 'lockup', perhaps you have a whole computer which locks up and you are blaming the power supply? This may be unfair to the supply, computers do tend to have unexplained lockups, that is why they have watchdog timers. Here are a few folk with similar unexplained lockups:

https://www.techspot.com/community/topics/random-lock-ups-freeze-ups-is-it-the-power-supply.18505/

by mikerogerswsm
October 24, 2018

OK thank you for your help

by Tomhilton1
October 26, 2018

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