12 volt to 24 volt

[Ether]

Originally Posted by JDNovak

For FRC, the magic is peformed in the Power distribution Panel. There is an inverter that chops the dc input so it will go through a transformer and then rectify it back to the 24 volts DC required for the CRio and solenoids.

If I am reading Mark's and Eric's previous posts correctly, the technology used in the PD is a boost converter. There is no transformer or rectifier. Only an inductor and a diode (and a FET and capacitor).