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I'm considering hiring an electrical engineer to design an emergency power supply for use in embedded microcontroller devices. This power supply only needs to hold ~15 seconds of charge (enough time to safely shut down the devices). I would like to support 12V and up to 2A. Juice4Hault produces a Supercapacitor UPS, but thier prices are very high. Batteries aren't reliable since they degrade and corrode over time.

I found some cheap parts that I hope will keep production costs low:

2.7V 100F Supercapacitors ($1.50 each)

LM2623 ($0.50 each)

Basically I would like to use low voltage supercaps and a voltage booster to convert extra amps into higher voltage output. Where I'm lost is interpreting the LM2623 datasheet. Could it reliably boost these Supercaps into 12V 2A 15-second output?

UPDATE: I'm considering using two capacitors in series. Then I'd have 5.4V 50F at my disposal. The Samwha Green-Caps that I am considering can pull 5A continuous current. So 5A ∙ 3V(Min) ∙ 80% efficiency = 12V ∙ 1A, sustainable for 10 seconds, which I could live with. I would have to use a more expensive booster:

TPS55332-Q1 ($2.50 each)

Is there an IC that can safely support this?

I'm considering hiring an electrical engineer to design an emergency power supply for use in embedded devices. This power supply only needs to hold ~15 seconds of charge (enough time to safely shut down the devices). I would like to support 12V and up to 2A. Juice4Hault produces a Supercapacitor UPS, but thier prices are very high. Batteries aren't reliable since they degrade and corrode over time.

I found some cheap parts that I hope will keep production costs low:

2.7V 100F Supercapacitors ($1.50 each)

LM2623 ($0.50 each)

Basically I would like to use low voltage supercaps and a voltage booster to convert extra amps into higher voltage output. Where I'm lost is interpreting the LM2623 datasheet. Could it reliably boost these Supercaps into 12V 2A 15-second output?

UPDATE: I'm considering using two capacitors in series. Then I'd have 5.4V 50F at my disposal. The Samwha Green-Caps that I am considering can pull 5A continuous current. So 5A ∙ 3V(Min) ∙ 80% efficiency = 12V ∙ 1A, sustainable for 10 seconds, which I could live with. I would have to use a more expensive booster:

TPS55332-Q1 ($2.50 each)

Is there an IC that can safely support this?

I'm considering hiring an electrical engineer to design an emergency power supply for use in embedded microcontroller devices. This power supply only needs to hold ~15 seconds of charge (enough time to safely shut down the devices). I would like to support 12V and up to 2A. Juice4Hault produces a Supercapacitor UPS, but thier prices are very high. Batteries aren't reliable since they degrade and corrode over time.

I found some cheap parts that I hope will keep production costs low:

2.7V 100F Supercapacitors ($1.50 each)

LM2623 ($0.50 each)

Basically I would like to use low voltage supercaps and a voltage booster to convert extra amps into higher voltage output. Where I'm lost is interpreting the LM2623 datasheet. Could it reliably boost these Supercaps into 12V 2A 15-second output?

UPDATE: I'm considering using two capacitors in series. Then I'd have 5.4V 50F input at my disposal. The Samwha Green-Caps that I am considering can pull 5A continuous current. So 5A ∙ 3V(Min) ∙ 80% efficiency = 12V ∙ 1A output, sustainable for 10 seconds, which I could live with. I would have to use a more expensive booster:

TPS55332-Q1 ($2.50 each)

Is there an IC that can safely support this?

I'm considering hiring an electrical engineer to design an emergency power supply for use in embedded microcontroller devices. This power supply only needs to hold ~15 seconds of charge (enough time to safely shut down the devices). I would like to support 12V and up to 2A. Juice4Hault produces a Supercapacitor UPS, but thier prices are very high. Batteries aren't reliable since they degrade and corrode over time.

I found some cheap parts that I hope will keep production costs low:

2.7V 100F Supercapacitors ($1.50 each)

LM2623 ($0.50 each)

Basically I would like to use low voltage supercaps and a voltage booster to convert extra amps into higher voltage output. Where I'm lost is interpreting the LM2623 datasheet. Could it reliably boost these Supercaps into 12V 2A 15-second output?

UPDATE: I'm considering using two capacitors in series. Then I'd have 5.4V 50F at my disposal. The Samwha Green-Caps that I am considering can pull 5A continuous current. So 5A ∙ 3V(Min) ∙ 80% efficiency = 12V ∙ 1A, sustainable for 10 seconds, which I could live with. I would have to use a more expensive booster:

TPS55332-Q1 ($2.50 each)

Is there an IC that can safely support this?

I'm considering hiring an electrical engineer to design an emergency power supply for use in embedded microcontroller devices. This power supply only needs to hold ~15 seconds of charge (enough time to safely shut down the devices). I would like to support 12V and up to 2A. Juice4Hault produces a Supercapacitor UPS, but thier prices are very high. Batteries aren't reliable since they degrade and corrode over time.

I found some cheap parts that I hope will keep production costs low:

2.7V 100F Supercapacitors ($1.50 each)

LM2623 ($0.50 each)

Basically I would like to use low voltage supercaps and a voltage booster to convert extra amps into higher voltage output. Where I'm lost is interpreting the LM2623 datasheet. Could it reliably boost these Supercaps into 12V 2A 15-second output?

UPDATE: I'm considering using two capacitors in series. Then I'd have 5.4V and 50F at my disposal. The Samwha Green-Caps that I am considering can pull 5A continuous current. So 5A ∙ 3V(Min) ∙ 80% efficiency = 12V ∙ 1A, sustainable for 10 seconds, which I could live with. I would have to use a more expensive booster:

TPS55332-Q1 ($2.50 each)

Is there an IC that can safely support this?

I'm considering hiring an electrical engineer to design an emergency power supply for use in embedded microcontroller devices. This power supply only needs to hold ~15 seconds of charge (enough time to safely shut down the devices). I would like to support 12V and up to 2A. Juice4Hault produces a Supercapacitor UPS, but thier prices are very high. Batteries aren't reliable since they degrade and corrode over time.

I found some cheap parts that I hope will keep production costs low:

2.7V 100F Supercapacitors ($1.50 each)

LM2623 ($0.50 each)

Basically I would like to use low voltage supercaps and a voltage booster to convert extra amps into higher voltage output. Where I'm lost is interpreting the LM2623 datasheet. Could it reliably boost these Supercaps into 12V 2A 15-second output?

UPDATE: I'm considering using two capacitors in series. Then I'd have 5.4V 50F input at my disposal. The Samwha Green-Caps that I am considering can pull 5A continuous current. So 5A ∙ 3V(Min) ∙ 80% efficiency = 12V ∙ 1A output, sustainable for 10 seconds, which I could live with. I would have to use a more expensive booster:

TPS55332-Q1 ($2.50 each)

Is there an IC that can safely support this?