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Questions regarding this power module
I'm looking at this power IC module.
I assume it's a buck converter. In that case, on page 16 of the datasheet, Equation 4.1, there's this formula: Rvout = 8.2 kΩ * TRIM. If TRIM is 5, then what would ...
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Capacitor Powered Vehicle Project
I'm working on a project to design and build a 1/10th scaled ultra-capacitor powered electric car. I'm a Mechanical Engineer & I really want to focus on the the building and testing of the vehicle ...
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Output capacitors of DC-DC converters
I am trying to understand what type of output capacitor is a better option.
Suppose I require a 10uF output capacitor at the output of the buck converter, which one should I pick - aluminum ...
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What might this term (\$N_C\$) be, calculating ripple current for a buck converter output capacitor?
I'm reading through the datasheet for TI's TPS54302 step-down converter, and determining values for support components.
There is a calculation to determine ripple current for the output capacitor ...
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What capacitor voltage rating should I use?
I am designing a PCB layout using the SIC438AED-T1-GE3 buck converter. I am trying to understand what voltage the 'PHASE' pin will have, as it needs a capacitor like this:
I need to know the voltage ...
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Is it useful to think of SMPS input capacitance as part of an LC filter?
I'm at the stage of learning about switched-mode power supplies that I'm focused on understanding the role of input capacitance. Just for background, I'm working with a buck topology for this ...
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Extracting the Most Energy From a Capacitor
I have a 5V super capacitor which I'm trying to extract the most energy from in the most efficient way possible. This capacitor is tied to the input of some regulator (which is the question of this ...
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Buck Converter Capacitor and Inductor Characteristics
I'm trying to make a buck converter with this mickey-mouse MC34063A chip that will step-down +5V to +3V3 up to 500 milliamps. I've gone through the calculations by hand and validated them with an ...
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Self-resonance frequency of MLCC in Buck converter circuit
Let´s assume I use a synchronous buck converter switching at 1MHz and a 47µF MLCC at its output whose self-resonance frequency is right at 1MHz.
For my understanding, using an DC/DC converter output ...
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What is the function of the feedforward capacitor on the LM2596-ADJ?
I'm looking at the LM2596S datasheet and notice that on page 7 (figure 3) it recommends a "feedforward" capacitor for the adjustable variant.
The example schematic on page 9 shows a ...
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Output Capacitor Design for a Multiphase Buck Converter
According to this application note from Texas Instruments, in the design of the output filter for a multiphase buck converter there are basically two ways of choosing the output capacitor. The first ...
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Powering buck converter using charged capacitor
Is it possible to design a buck converter using a charged capacitor to get regulated voltage output? When the capacitor voltage falls below some threshold value the inductor should be able to provide ...
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Calculation for the Boot Strap capacitor
For design of a synchronous buck converter (which would be used to charge the battery) which would be driven by Micro-controller's PWM output, i selected the IRLB8748 NMOS Power transistors (for both ...
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Why is my buck converter emitting smoke and fire?
I am powering my router from a 24 V battery, but the power requirement of router is 12 V/1 A, so I am using an LM2596 buck converter.
The specification for this buck converter is as follows:
Input ...
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Capacitor voltage in buck converter and how it steps down voltage
I am having an issue understanding how the a buck converter circuit actually steps down the input voltage. Specifically, my issue is regarding the capacitor charging and discharging. Let's consider ...
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