You can use a DC (direct current) to DC converter for getting 12 Volts from a 24 Volt system safely. On the contrary, you need either a resistor or a series to get 12 Volts from a 24v battery system.
When using a 24v on 12v appliances, you will need to use a DC-DC converter. This converter helps to drop the voltage from 24v to 12v.
A DC-to-DC converter is an electronic device used to regulate voltage from a source. They are mostly used in portable devices such as phones and laptops that use batteries as their primary source of power.
Energy stored in a battery will often decline after some time; DC to DC converters, therefore, help increase the battery’s voltage. This helps prevent the use of many batteries to accomplish one task. In most instances, they help to regulate the output voltage.
Connecting a 12v directly to a 24v could result in burning the 12v appliance immediately. To do it safely, you can use the following measures.
12v batteries are the most common type of battery. It may appear in different shapes and sizes depending on its use. It could appear to be small and light, such as the ones used in electric toy cars, big and heavy in other cases, for example, those found in cars and boats.
A Common 12V lead-acid battery could either consist of 6-volt batteries arranged in series or a single 12V battery in parallel. Each battery is made to produce approximately 2.1 volts. From this information, we can deduce that a 6-volt battery will have approximately 6.3 volts when full, and a 12v will produce 12.1 when full.
A resistor could be used to regulate the voltage to the desired voltage.
Resistor is a small electrical component used to regulate the flow of current in a circuit. It could also divide current voltage in a circuit when connected in series.
A resistor consists of several copper wires wound onto an insulated ceramic rod, regulating the resistance. The more the number of turns indicates a higher resistance. A thin copper wire is preferred since it helps increase the resistance.
The resistor works by electric heating, which means converting the electrical energy to heat energy. The heat energy produced is equal to the consumed electric power.
In a series circuit, bulbs are connected such that there is only one pathway for the flow of charge. Connecting appliances in the series help maintain the current circuit’s current flow while reducing the resistors’ voltage.
In a series connection, each voltage consumed in resistance is equal to the source voltage. For example, when using a 24 bulb on a 12v battery, you can connect the light bulbs in series. Therefore in our case, the 24 volts bulb connected in series will maintain a 12v from the circuit source.
Volt inverters are devices used to convert Direct Current (DC) into alternating current(AC) while changing the amount of voltage. DC current flows in one direction at any given time while AC flows in many directions and for a long distance. For this reason, it is used in a wide variety of electrical appliances.
Direct current is mostly from a battery. The inverter is connected to the Direct current (battery) and then plugged into the Alternating Current devices such as television sets, radios, kitchen appliances, computers, light bulbs, etc, and enables portability of power.
The DC is tailored to support simple power needs at home and perform a ‘heavy’ power supply like starting a pump. In North America, the standard AC utility is 115V and 230V with a frequency of 60Hertz. While in South America, the standard AC utility is 220V at a frequency of 50Hertz.
A single battery produces 12V – 14V, supplied to the inverter. Many batteries wired in parallel would supply more voltage to the inverter. Once in a while, the battery needs to be recharged since the inverter is draining its power. Recharging could either be done using a battery charger plugged in at the AC port, or a generator, or using eco-friendly energy sources such as solar and wind energy.
