Transformer? (1 Viewer)

[Speed6]

Is it possible to create a simple yet effective transformer to increase the voltage of a homemade salt water cell?

 

[seventhroot]

yes; you need a coil of wire and some other stuff

 

[Speed6]

yes; you need a coil of wire and some other stuff

What stuff is that stuff? Would I know that stuff if you haven't told me that stuff?

xD

 

[seventhroot]

What stuff is that stuff? Would I know that stuff if you haven't told me that stuff?

xD

soz; cbf typing it all out

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_4/3.html

 

[Speed6]

soz; cbf typing it all out

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_4/3.html

It's okay, I can look at that now.

 

[Fizzy_Cyst]

Cells Would not be AC

 

[Technoash]

the transformer that works with two coils creating and picking up a magnetic field won't work with batteries or any other DC because AC is required to create the magnetic field. there are dc boost regulators but they would not be stable on a saltwater cell.

make many cells and put them in series. that should raise the voltage. the more the better how many volts are you getting with one?

 

[anomalousdecay]

You can use a voltage regulator (practically an amplifier that is used for bigger and robust circuits) but do remember with any amplifier that you need its own source, and that the voltage output of the amplifier is never ever above the maximum voltage supplied for the operation of the amplifier. So that leads to a dead end too. Also you can't use a transformer for a homemade battery cell. You need AC for a transformer to work. Homemade batteries output DC.

What is your homemade cell currently giving for the output current and output voltage? If you are getting below 0.1 A and above 1 nA of current and a voltage below 10 V but above 1 V, then stick to digital circuits as this is perfect for you to deal with!