Publisher's Synopsis
Every electronic gadget, whether hand-built or off-the-shelf, requires power. But how do you know how much power is required? And how can you build your own power circuits and converterswithout frying your gadgets or yourself!
Don Wilcher, the author of Learn Electronics with Arduino, shows you how to calculate power needs, build power circuits, and even use a circuit simulator so you can test before you power up.
What youll learn
- What's inside a wall wart
- How to built a DC to DC converter
- How to calculate power and efficiency in a converter
- Experimenting with a DC to DC converter integrated circuit
Who this book is for
Electronics and Arduino beginners who want to learn more about electrical power and power converters.
