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use of capacitors and inductors in buck converter [closed]
For stepping down voltages, why can't we use a simple resistive circuit and the voltage division rule for the output? Why do we use a buck converter instead? What role do a capacitor and an inductor ...
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Current and voltage value before inductor pin in buck converter
In buck converter we know that pure DC current will be after inductor pin. But what will be the current/voltage value before it.
Let’s take an example, the buck converter circuit with 12 V input to 3....
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Selecting capacitor and inductor for adjustable buck converter
I'm trying to understand how to choose the right inductor for a buck converter that can produce different output voltages.
When using an LM2596 I can add a potentiometer into feedback loop to produce ...
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What is this ringing in the inductor current?
I am working on a buck-boost converter and I see this ringing in the inductor current. It happens on turn on of the high side FET (See attached Image). First of all is this ringing normal?
Is there ...
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Buck converter coil selection (Coilcraft vs Bourns)
I am using the SCT2331 (a clone of the Diodes AP63200, with 400KHz switching frequency instead of 500KHz). The design works with an inductor from Coilcraft (LPS3314-103), but when I try a different, ...
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Coupled inductors for multi-output buck
I see coupled inductors are generally used in multi-phase design to take advantage of current ripple cancellation.
What is really the advantage of coupled inductor in multi-output buck or multi-output ...
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Inductor and specs for a buck converter at low currents - high r
I'm currently designing a buck converter using the AP64501. This issue/question is not specific to that buck however. I have a python script that I wrote that uses the formula's in TI's appnote: AN-...
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How to reduce inductor heating in buck converter?
I am designing a simple buck converter to drive 9 V, 3 A LED. Supply can vary between 20 and 30 V. I used the TI Power Designer Tool to calculate the inductance value and other parameters. Here is the ...
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Buck Converter Theory Confusion
For a buck converter, I'm having a hard time conceptually understanding what is happening.
Here's my thought process: When the switch is closed, their is a positive voltage across the inductor equal ...
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Inductor saturation current
I'm trying to determine an inductor's saturation current, I use a PWM with a gate driver (TLP250) and a 0.4Ω sense resistor at the source which I probe across to capture the current waveform.
I ...
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Can an air core inductor cause a buck converter to malfunction because of EMI?
I am trying to build a buck converter circuit using the LM2596T.
While reading its datasheet, it came to my attention that EMI is a potential problem one should not ignore while designing a buck ...
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How do I stop buck converter voltage from dropping whenever current increases?
I built this buck converter circuit using the LM2596T-5 (5 V OUTPUT, 12 V INPUT) using the exact components mentioned in the datasheet's first page (schematic below), except for the diode.
I used the ...
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Multi-phase buck converter inductor selection
This question is regarding the inductor design (uncoupled) in a multiphase buck converter.
In a multiphase converter, the inductance per phase requirement is higher than the corresponding single phase ...
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Buck converter waveform
It became very hard for me to understand the concepts associated with buck converter waveform. What is the role of capacitor in its output terminal? Is it used for smoothing the voltage ripple? Why ...
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Why am I getting a sinewave output from a buck converter with an input of square wave?
I was expecting the output to stay at 1V which is the average value of (2V, 1MHz, 50%) input.
It seems the capacitor is slowly charging to the input peak, and the inductor current is changing based on ...
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