A high voltage power supply is a key component in the advancement of science and technology. Application of
high voltage power supply requires careful attention to critical variables such as voltage ripple, long and shortterm stability, repeatability and accuracy. These are important factors in the consideration of reliable scientific
data. This paper presents the design of a low-cost high voltage power supply from the off-the-shelf electronics
components to meet the high-end requirement of high voltage power supply. A 30kV, 63.8mA maximum power
supply was constructed at the Fountain University electronics workshop. This high voltage directs current
(HVDC) power supply was built around three basic compartments that include an adjustable low voltage power
supply (LVPS), a high frequency oscillator, and a line output transformer (LOPT) using flyback transformer,
NE555timer, BU508D BJT, and other off-the-shelf components. The current-voltage relationship at the output
of the constructed High Voltage Direct Current was found to be linear. This power source will serve any high
DC voltage applications such as electrospinning. The constructed 30kV power supply has been tested in the
electrospinning laboratory of the Center for Energy Research and Development (CERD) Obafemi Awolowo
University (OAU) Ile-Ife. The unit successfully electrospun Zinc-Titaninm polymeric solution into fibers at
about 8 kV. The importance of this fabricated device is its high reliability despite its low cost and capability to
produce different magnitude of high voltage DC.