I'm trying to use an SSR to replace my fuel pump control module (fpcm). Basically the ECU sends a PWM signal al to the FPCM which then powers the fuel pump at either 33%, 66%, or 100% duty cycle depending on the signal the ecu is sending. The problem I'm running into is finding a SSR that will work with a low voltage (+3.8vdc peak) PWM signal. The one I was looking at is" Crouzet C/O BEI Systems and Sensor Company 84137870, but it minimum input voltage for pwm is 8vdc. "Here's the link to the SSR on Digikey(Crouzet SSR)":http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_143432382061312&key=c1ac8fd132f1c1d959d5f77155b0d5a6&libId=iax2jmtm010006ha000MA3c2h1sdt&loc=http%3A%2F%2Flegacygt.com%2Fforums%2Fshowthread.php%2Ffuel-pump-control-module-143860p41.html&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digikey.com%2Fproduct-detail%2Fen%2F84137870%2F646-1208-ND%2F1816878&ref=http%3A%2F%2Flegacygt.com%2Fforums%2Fshowthread.php%2Ffuel-pump-control-module-143860.html%3Ft%3D143860&title=Fuel%20pump%20control%20module%20-%20Page%2041%20-%20Subaru%20Legacy%20Forums&txt=Crouzet%20C%2FO%20BEI%20Systems%20and%20Sensor%20Company%2084137870%20
So I see two solutions here.
1. Find a SSR that will work with a PWM input of 3.8V peak with an approximate frequency of 80Hz. Then on the load side the specs need to be 0-15vdc 20A-30A.
2. Use the SSR I referenced above, but modify the input from the ECU to be a higher voltage pwm signal. Anyone have an idea of the circuit I'd use to "boost" my 3.8vdc 80Hz signal to be more like 12vdc 80hz? I'm thinking a mosfet or something like that, but I don't really have any idea how to go about figuring out which one or how to implement.
Thanks in advance!
So I see two solutions here.
1. Find a SSR that will work with a PWM input of 3.8V peak with an approximate frequency of 80Hz. Then on the load side the specs need to be 0-15vdc 20A-30A.
2. Use the SSR I referenced above, but modify the input from the ECU to be a higher voltage pwm signal. Anyone have an idea of the circuit I'd use to "boost" my 3.8vdc 80Hz signal to be more like 12vdc 80hz? I'm thinking a mosfet or something like that, but I don't really have any idea how to go about figuring out which one or how to implement.
Thanks in advance!