{"id":129405,"date":"2023-11-01T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/?p=129405"},"modified":"2024-08-05T16:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:16:34","slug":"5v-boost-converter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/electronics-projects\/5v-boost-converter","title":{"rendered":"Low-Power 5V Supply From Cells &#8211; 5V Boost Converter Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"178\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-contents\/uploads\/2022\/06\/efy-tested.jpg\" alt=\"efy tested\" class=\"wp-image-97958\" style=\"width:124px;height:118px\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Obtaining 5V from AA or AAA cells is a difficult task in terms of high efficiency and a low component count. Classic boost converter circuits are challenging to implement in portable devices like wireless mice, remotes, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented here is a <strong>5V Boost Converter Circuit<\/strong> that generates 5V from 1.5V or any single cell by using only three external components. The prototype assembled on a double-sided PCB is shown in Fig. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-contents\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DIY-5V-Boost-Converter-1.jpg\" alt=\"DIY 5V Boost Converter Circuit\" class=\"wp-image-129636\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 1: Author\u2019s prototype: (a) solder side, (b) component side <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">POC Video Tutorial In English:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"uOv1matc4pXTUKxJr6z0FwERyBAD7kVg5WHMjb\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building a 5V Boost Converter Circuit Capable of Generating 5V from a Single 1.5V Cell\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f3ksbiWfkEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The components required for this <strong>5V Boost Converter Circuit<\/strong> to generate 5V from single cells are listed below-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Bill of Materials<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Components<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quantity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CE8301(IC1)<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1N5819 (D1)<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>On-off switch (SW1)<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22\u00b5H inductor (L1)<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>100\u00b5F, 16V (C1, C2)<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2-pin connector<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5V Boost Converter &#8211; Circuit and Working<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulse frequency modulation (PFM) is a switching method normally used in many DC-DC voltage converters to improve efficiency at light loads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The circuit is built around PFM DC-DC boost converter chip <a href=\"https:\/\/datasheetspdf.com\/mobile\/1304410\/Chipower\/CE8301\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CE8301<\/a> (IC1), an inductor 22\u00b5H (L1), a Schottky barrier diode 1N5819 (D1), and a few other components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A single 1.5V cell is connected to connector CON1. Switch SW1 is used to turn on\/off the circuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the switch is closed, IC1 and inductor L1 perform the step-up operation, and the 5V output voltage is available at CON2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capacitor C2 is used to reduce the voltage ripple in the output voltage, while capacitor C1 acts as a buffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mepr_error\"><div class=\"locked-content\">\n<b>EFY++ CONTENT: ACCESS TO THIS CONTENT IS FREE! BUT YOU NEED TO BE A REGISTERED USER.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Oops! This is an EFY++ article, which means it's our Premium Content. You need to be a Registered User of our website to read its complete content.<\/p>\n<p><b>Good News: <\/b>You can register to our website for FREE! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/plans\/subscription-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to register now.<\/p>\n<p><b>Already a registered member? <\/b>If YES, then simply login to you account below. 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Classic boost converter circuits are challenging to implement in portable devices like wireless mice, remotes, etc. Presented here is a 5V Boost Converter Circuit that generates 5V from 1.5V or any single cell by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110824,"featured_media":129637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,23,2119,3713],"tags":[1985,110,11985],"class_list":{"0":"post-129405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-electronics-projects","8":"category-hardware-diy","9":"category-diy-projects-video-tutorials","10":"category-premium","11":"tag-diy-projects","12":"tag-electronics-projects","13":"tag-nov-2023"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110824"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144716,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129405\/revisions\/144716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electronicsforu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}