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Synchronous Buck Converter Mathematics
Ive been trying to find a mathematical explanation on how a Synchronous Buck converter maintains continuous operation under ideal steady state conditions. I understand the underlying concept but i ...
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Is this inductor and caps a good choice for a buck converter?
I wanted to get together a simple and efficient 12V to 5V switching power regulator using only through-hole components that can be soldered to a nice protoboard. For my purposes, I need to provide 0....
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Basic MOSFET question
I am using a P-Channel MOSFET to build a buck converter and change 12VDC, 2A (from a 12V battery) to 5VDC, 2A (for cell phone charging), should I use a MOSFET rated for 20V, 2A or -20V, -2A?
I am new ...
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Buck-boost converter dropping source voltage
I have two solar panels connected in series, and I'm using them to charge a phone. Together they provide about 7 V when I connect their leads to a multimeter or a basic circuit (i.e. Resistors/etc.). ...
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TI's bypass mode step-down converters
Texas Instruments encourages the use of the TPS62730 step-down converter with bypass mode along its RF devices. Does this mean :
its noise is low enough not to affect RF ? Thus being a more efficient ...
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