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How to reduce MOSFET heating in Buck Converter

I have designed this Buck Converter which convert 60VDC to 12VDC at 10A. Switching Freq 100KHz. Facing MOSFET too much heating issue. MOSFET ON time and OFF time is decided by a UC3845B based circuit. ...
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Buck converter operation

I have been reading about the buck converter and have also referred to the various online resources like here. In the above circuit, as I understand, when the switch closes, current starts to ...
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Extract 5W low voltage power from 3000W high voltage source

I have a solarpanel array that generates 600V, 5A (3kW). I want to create a small electronic unit to measure the DC current and voltage and transmit this wireless. For this I have an electronic board ...
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Behavior of Boost and Buck Converters

I have a couple questions about boost and buck converters. First, do they try to hold the output voltage constant, or do they alter the input voltage by a constant factor? For example, if I change ...
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How synchronous buck converters continue to operate in light load conditions

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab For all intents and purposes lets assume this basic power stage of a synchronous buck design above. Let's also assume a steady state ...
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Not getting stable voltage output with DC-DC Buck Converter

Coming from a computer science background, I'm new to electronics and my first post here. I'm working on a hobby project with the intention of designing a PCB eventually and the first step is to ...
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