Current limiting with a mosfet?

Jun 14, 2023 Last reply: 2 years ago 21 Replies

Now that you have told us (approximately) what power supplies you are using I can probably help. I have a few of these. I have found the part number of the high current edge connector and bought a few. I even have some data sheets! Just give me a day to dig out the information from my "filing system"... If you can't wait, the clue is that they are made by Murata who DO publish data. They are designed to be operated in parallel with no external components (as long as all the parallel PSUs are the same model and power rating). They have an internal trimpot that can be used to tweak the output voltage slightly.

John

The connectors I used are FCI/Amphenol 10046971-001LF They are available from multiple distributors.

Here is a data sheet for an equivalent Murata power supply with details about how to connect them for parallel operation.

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"Current share is achieved using the droop method. Nominal output voltage (12.30V) is achieved at 1A load and output voltage drops at a rate of 7.83mv per amp increase." There is a current monitoring output where the output voltage is proportional to the load current. The sensitivity is scaled according to the power supply rating. There is also an i2c interface which gives more data. If you want more information, search for "HP common slot hacking"

John

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