Skip to main content

Questions tagged [buck]

A non-isolated DC-DC converter topology which outputs a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.

0 votes
2 answers
35 views

Drop voltage from 4s Li-ion (16.8v) to 15v and lower for 12 DC-AC Inverter

I am making a high capacity battery bank that uses a 4s Li-ion cells from a car manufacturer. With Li-ion there is no 12v direct drop in replacement as it ranges from 16.8 full to 12.8 empty. So here ...
0 votes
0 answers
33 views

Bootstrap Capacitor in Half-Bridge

https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slua887a/slua887a.pdf In the above app note: Can someone explain what the IHB_fsw term repersents? How is I_HB different to I_HBS?
1 vote
2 answers
277 views

DC/DC buck regulator regularly emits an audible clicking noise

Relevant TI forum post with no resolution: here. I am using an AOZ2264NQI-11 chip to convert 24 V down to 12 V. I originally designed this circuit for use with an AOZ2261NQI-12 chip, which has an ...
1 vote
1 answer
244 views

Buck Boost Driver to switch 2 LED chains

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab I'm working on a project to turn 2 LED strings (each containing 6 HB LEDs). Here is my question. The Buck Boost driver I'm using is ...
0 votes
2 answers
252 views

DC to DC voltage step down converter on PCB

I'm a beginner and I'm designing a PCB where I want to power my PCB from a 12-24 V DC car charger. On PCB itself, I want to use 5 V and 3.3 V for different components, so for this purpose I'm trying ...
1 vote
0 answers
28 views

Getting "Too few nodes" error

While I am trying to simulate this LM5164Q buck converter IC exported from TI, I'm getting the too few nodes error. How to rectify it?
2 votes
3 answers
341 views

12V to 5V buck converter - why did my IC fry?

I assembled a 12-to-5V buck converter from an LM64460-Q1 (datasheet) based on the design that Webench produced (design below). I attempted to slowly (safely) ramp up input voltage with no load ...
0 votes
0 answers
23 views

Does a buck-boost converter serve as enough circuit protection for an automotive application? [duplicate]

I am designing a circuit for a automotive application which is meant to map voltage ranges between two airflow sensors (i.e. 1 sensor has an output range of 1.75-7.0V and I want to replace it with a ...
0 votes
1 answer
204 views

Fan control using buck converter

I have a 12 V motorcycle battery hooked up to a buck-boost converter, giving me a constant 12 V supply. This buck-boost converter is then hooked up to a normal buck-converter giving me 7.5 V. I know I ...
0 votes
1 answer
209 views

What is the relation between the control voltage and resulting pwm in a voltage-mode control system for DC-DC converters?

I'm currently learning about negative feedback and voltage mode control for various DC-DC converters. I'm very confused about how the control voltage changes the pwm signal, along with how the ...
5 votes
2 answers
285 views

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 ...
0 votes
3 answers
118 views

Driving a P-channel MOSFET with high voltage input

I designed a buck converter as an MPPT charger using high side switching. It seems the signal on the gate of the MOSFET good. If a solar panel with low voltage like solar MPPT 18volt there isn't a ...
0 votes
1 answer
212 views

54 V to 5 V using LM2576HV

I have a requirement to convert 54 V battery output to 5 V. My battery's positive terminal is grounded. I tried the connection as mentioned in the datasheet which is attached here, but as soon as I ...
2 votes
1 answer
81 views

Peak current mode control loop compensation calculations

I recently came across a rather nice straight-to-the-point application note by RickTek (AN028) on how to calculate approximately the compensation network of a PCM buck regulator. Link : https://www....
1 vote
1 answer
278 views

Single input dual output simulation help

Ive been using PSIM and there is a problem with the circle mosfet wont turn on. Ive the correct duty cycle and input voltage is higher than the threshold. Can someone simulate it on another simulator ...

15 30 50 per page