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What is an intuitive explanation on how a buck and boost converter transfer energy?
I can understand how a buck converter can step down the voltage but only with the formulas. I am struggling to understand intuitively how the inductor stores energy and releases it in a way so that ...
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Non inverting buck boost transfer function
When considering the compensation of a non inverting buck boost (single inductor), the datasheet considers to take into account the worst transfer function between the buck transfer function and the ...
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Synchronous buck battery charging circuit using totem pole gate driver
Background - We are trying to develop a very low cost buck (day time)/boost (night time) converter for charging LFP batteries (day time) and powering LED (night time). Due to cost impact we are trying ...
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Idea behind current mode control in DC-DC converter
I am learning about control strategies for DC-DC converters.
While I find voltage mode control easy to understand, I struggle to understand
current mode control.
Is the idea here to control the ...
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Buck-Boost Converter Inductor Value
I am designing a typical buck-boost converter using the LTC3530EMS#PBF IC from Analog Devices.
My design specs are as follows:
Vin: 3.0V - 4.2V
Vout: 3.3V
Iout(max): 300mA
Fsw: 1MHz
In the datasheet, ...
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Is there a mathematical representation that represents the output voltage of a buck or boost converter in discontinuous mode?
Recently I have learned that in buck or boost converters, the output voltage depends only on the duty cycle and input voltage in continuous conduction mode or when current is continuous. However, in ...
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How does a boost converter allow for a gain in output voltage by just switching the positions of the inductor and switch?
I get that in a buck converter, a low pass LC circuit was attached and this effectively filters out high frequencies. If the bandwidth is configured so that it is lower than the switching frequency, a ...
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Through hole buck-boost ic [closed]
I'm looking to create my own buck-boost converter but want to test it on a breadboard. I have done online searches but only surface mounted ICs show up. The Texas instruments TPS63061 looks ideal for ...
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Why are boost/buck converters never fully integrated/all-in-one?
Moving from small arduino applications to higher-power applications for work, I've had to switch from using simple linear regulators to switching boost/buck converters any time a different voltage to ...
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Modelling DC/DC-Converter
i want to model a cascaded Buck/Boost-Converter with FAST like mentioned here: https://cbasso.pagesperso-orange.fr/Downloads/PPTs/Chris%20Basso%20APEC%20seminar%202013.pdf.
The goal is to implement a ...
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State-space model of a buck converter in DCM
I have a problem getting the state-space representation of a buck converter in DCM.
There are two switch cycles between one period.
If the switch is closed the circuit looks like this:
After ...
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Ramp compensation for UC1843 and UCC38C44
When we pick up the datasheets of UC1843B-SP and UCC38C44, we notice that they have the same functional block diagram, specially the PWM generator circuit (Error amplifier, current sensing PIN and the ...
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Current Sensing Design
while using MCP1630 in switch mode power supply design, in the datasheet they gave the input bias current of the "current sense pin"
what are the considerations the designer should take while ...
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Placing Input capacitor of boost after output capacitor
I have a battery charger for 12V input with integrated buck that charges a single cell (3.7V nominal). The charger also has a power path and I would like to place a boost converter to boost the 3.7V ...
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DC-DC Converter - Why is the input voltage called Vg?
In the textbook I'm reading (Fundamentals of Power Electronics 2nd Ed, Erickson and Maksimovic), the input voltage for several different types of converter circuits is labeled Vg. The textbook gives ...
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