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Buck converter design review - updated
Last week I asked this question attempting to find a solution to efficiently converting higher voltage to lower voltage.
From the answers, I arrived at TI Power Designer and I ended up with this ...
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Is it better to have a higher Vgs than Vds on a MOSFET (n-channel)?
I've been studying MOSFET switching applications recently, and have been playing with the Circuit Simulator Applet here. In my diagram below, I have Vds usually set to either 12 or 14, as I am trying ...
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DC/DC Buck Converter PCB Layout Help
Most examples I find are for buck converters on a PCB of their own with massive traces. I want to make sure this layout is fine with the planes I'm using(both top and bottom copper pour layers are GND)...
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LM2596S-ADJ DC to DC buck converter
Does the Schottky diode current rating affect the performance of a DC to DV buck converter when loaded? I'm using a 1N5822 Schottky diode instead of a 1N5825 on a National Semiconductor LM2596S-ADJ ...
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Buck converter question
I am trying to design a step-down power supply. I was searching and browsing from Texas Instruments products and found one that might be the best for my use. I want to step down from 24V to 5V, output ...
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Upgrading automotive heater blower motor resistors with a PWM based device
My 2004 car has a resistor module attached to the DC heater motor circuit that has three coiled resistance wires (2.1 Ohms, 1.5 Ohms and 1 Ohm), two which have burnt out as only two out of four speed ...
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Current in Buck Converter
In Buck Converter, when switch in ON, Vi(I/P voltage)=Vl(inductor Voltage)+Vo(O/P voltage)when we switch it On, current increases linearly(according to the wikipedia) then Vl=Ldi/dt=constant and Vo(=...
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