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negative 48Vdc system to positive 48Vdc

Lemuel7
Lemuel7 over 1 year ago

Hi, I have a situation where the existing 48Vdc system is a positive grounded (-48 or negative hotwire), now I need to replace it with a new 48Vdc charger that is earth ground isolated and its output is already negative volts (positive to ground=0V & negative to ground=0V and positive to negative potential is negative 53V)

At the DC combiner panel, positive busbar was grounded and that is where we will connect in order to parallel the new system to avoid loss of dc when removing the old system.

I understand that both system outputs have different polarity hence I cannot just simply parallel them (positive grounded system does not cause polarity to change) . How do I safely remove the old system without interrupting the loads and not to loss the 48Vdc?

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  • dougw
    0 dougw over 1 year ago

    I'm not sure there is enough info to provide a proper solution, but one ugly way to do it might be to put enough large diodes in series with the new supply to reduce its voltage below the old supply, then the2 supplies can be connected in parallel. After removing the old supply the diodes can be shorted out and removed.

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  • Lemuel7
    0 Lemuel7 over 1 year ago

    Hi dougw

    We actually solve the issue, the 48Vdc charger was galvanically isolated so the system didn't have a common ground conductor.

    we simply connected the positive output to the ground then everything was okay, funny though sometimes the simple issues gets us confused.

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  • robogary
    0 robogary over 1 year ago

    Was the voltage of the new system measured at no load ? that may account for for reading high. Trying measuring again with some load.

    Check to see if the new power supply has some adjustable current limit feature or a voltage droop adjust ( lowers the output voltage based on load ) so they can be paralleled.

    Doug's blocking diode is a good suggestion too.  

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  • Jan Cumps
    0 Jan Cumps over 1 year ago

    Tackling the original question: how to invert a DC power rail?

    The buck-boost circuit is an inverting circuit that can transfer high power while inverting polarity. 

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