50HZ battery Charger

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Are you asking if you can power a battery charger that's designed to have 50Hz supply power to a 60HZ supply?

What is the input voltage required for the charger?
What voltage do you have available?

My first guess is No, but more information is required.

steve
 
090210-1504 EST

chu_viax:

Since you are an electrical engineer go back to basic theory.

The answer is probably, but it will depend upon what is in the black box.

Suppose it is just a transformer and rectifier. What do you know about transformer cores, saturation, voltage and frequency? This where you get your answer for this simple type of circuit.

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If it is a switch mode type and within the voltage specs then it probable will. If it is a older tranformer/SCR linear type you got problems.
 
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090210-1542 EST

dereckbc:

Why do you think a transformer with SCRs as the rectifiers would have a problem at 60 Hz?.
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If it is one like a Lorain RHM series or PECO, they only work a 60 Hz, and 50Hz use a different transformer and voltage input.

Most all new rectifiers now days are Switch Mode, and as long as you are in the right voltage range, frequency is of no importance.

The specs will tell you if it can or cannot.
 
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090210-1720 EST

dereckbc:

I believe chu_viax was asking if he could use a 50 Hz charger on 60 Hz. This should not be a problem for the transformer at the same rate voltage. Very likely an SCR unit will use a feedback circuit to determine when to trigger the SCRs and this may not be a problem, but could be.

Many chargers do not use any electronics and only work with the transformer internal impedance and source voltage to control charge rate.

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