Questions tagged [buck]
A non-isolated DC-DC converter topology which outputs a voltage less than or equal to the input voltage.
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LM5013 buck regulator won't have high duty cycles
I have made a PCB with the LM5013 buck regulator, but can't seem to get the output voltage high enough. The goal is to be able to adjust the output voltage using the LOAD_REGULATE pin, for a variable ...
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Boost converter two different voltages (9v/12v) from 3.7v battery, attach both to battery, or daisy chain off 9v
I'm sure this has been answered plenty before but I cant seem to get the search terms. I'm wanting to use a 3.7v battery to power a small 9v device and a 12v device at the same time using a boost ...
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Buck Average Modelling
I completed average modelling with Voreperian PWM switch model as described in Christophe Basso's book "Transfer Function of Switching Converters" and I compared the average model with ...
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Current Drawn from Bulk Capacitor at LED-Strip Output
I want to design a power supply (buck converter) which converts 9 V to 5 V and supplies it to the LED strip. The LED strip is a basic 1 meter long 70 LEDs/meter WS2812B strip. In my project, I want to ...
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Variable DC-DC Buck Converter not working
I am building a variable power supply based on https://www.ti.com/tool/TIDA-050012
There are three GPIO signals that go to the MOSFET. The USB controller toggles one of the three GPIO signals to ...
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What should I do when clearance boundaries overlap with SMD pins?
I am brand new to layout design. I am using the TPS62136RGXR buck converter in my design. However, according to the attached image, the pin's clearance boundaries (0.2mm according to JLCPCB's assembly ...
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Buck Converter Peak Current Mode Control Average Model
I am trying to understand average model of Buck Converter for Peak Current Mode Control Topology.
Below snapshot taken from Christophe Basso Webpage(https://powersimtof.com/Spice.htm) from file "...
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Peltier cooler driving circuit
To prevent closing as duplicate immediately, there is the list of the most relevant questions:
How to drive a Peltier element?
Driving a Peltier w/ PWM or analog out
Driving a Peltier element with ...
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Power Board Optimization
I've created a buck converter schematic that converts an input voltage of around 16.8V to 5V at 8A using the Sic477 buck converter. You can see my design below. While it produces the correct output ...
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Current sensing in DC-DC converter
I studied DC-DC converter in peak/valley/average mode control and I have a question about the methodology to sense the current in average current mode control. I saw lot of paper about DCR sensing but ...
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IR2104 not producing PWM signal
I made this simulation circuit by the reference of its datasheet. I want to simulate the input PWM signal from MCU (ESP32) and control on/off of IR2104 by ESP32 too. But the problem is, this circuit ...
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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 ...
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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?
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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?
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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....
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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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Question on Turn-off Snubber Operation
I'm struggling to understand how this snubber circuit reduces power loss during the off time for this buck converter. Anybody able to explain it's operation / what is happening for each component ...
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Using a coupled inductor in a multi phase buck converter - how to set the inductor dot notation and converter PWM for best ripple reduction
Based on these Charles Sullivan papers, we can use a coupled inductor in a multi phase converter to reduce inductor ripple current.
https://www.princeton.edu/~minjie/files/sullivan-CICC-2021.pdf
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Inductor energy storing in buck converter
I am trying to understand inductor energy storing during ON time in buck converter.
Energy stored in inductor of buck converter is (Input Power -Output Power)*Ton
Lets say output power is 5 W and ...
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Input capacitance estimation for a buck converter
To estimate minimum input capacitance required for a buck converter to help with power stability & noise suppression, I came across below equation by TI.
https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slyt670/slyt670....
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PI filter for two buck drivers for a low-emi solution
I'd like to save space on a circuit that uses two buck LED drivers. The circuit is designed for a low EMI solution and there are two separate PI filters on each Vin pin (recommanded on the datasheet). ...
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How to remove huge startup current spikes in charger circuit? [closed]
I am building solar USB charger model in matlab simulink. It uses solar panel as main power source and body consists of 2 buck converters and a battery. First buck converter has output capacitor(...
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LM2576HVSX12NOPB blew up on 48V 10A PSU input
this is my schematic project for BLDC controller. the design have dc converter, mcu and gate driver. the dc converter is required to power the mcu and driver with 12 V and 5V. the problem is my dc ...
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How can a current probe avoid saturation?
It is a buck converter, And I want to know how current probe can avoid saturation.
Turns ratio is 1:1000. And DC makes transformer saturation.
So... How can probe avoid saturation?
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Current flow from Output To Input of my Buck Converter
I just made my buck converter, this is gonna used in MPPT project. I use simple buck converter in this project.
My problem is when I connect battery to output of buck converter, then electricity is ...
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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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Inductor magnetic field collapses during switching?
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I'm running into some problems with my Buck converter design. During the switching period the inductors magnetic field seems to collapse, which generates some large voltage peaks. That'...
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For a high powered LED loads, is a buck or boost converter more efficient / simpler?
I have a 3 high powered LEDs hooked up into a strip to for the load. For simplicity, I am going with a constant voltage driver. The load can be hooked up in 2 configurations:
Config 1:
3 Green LEDs (3....
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Should I limit inrush current of this MOSFET buck regulator?
I am building a digitally controlled constant current switching power supply. This circuit will deliver no more than 105 Watts at around 20V from an AC-DC DIN rail SMPS of 250W.
You can see and ...
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I'd like to design a buck converter that charges the battery pack
I'd like to charge the battery pack with buck converter.
Previously, I had experience designing a 30W buck converter. At that time, I calculated the load to connect as follows.
But this time, I want ...
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What could go wrong with paralleling multiple DC boost converters?
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My goal is to charge only one powerbank from separate sources:
A bicycle dynamo at 5.7V after the rectifier. Outputs 4W at best.
A polycristaline 10W solar panel that outputs around ...
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Current peak on a low EMI buck LED driver
I'm designing a buck LED driver using the LT8376 and I'm following the typical application for a low EMI solution (page 26).
On the output, the schematic proposes a 100 nF capacitor in parallel with ...
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Regarding the equation derivations of the resonant state of an asynchronous buck converter observing zero voltage switching
I'm currently reading this article of Bill Andreycak to understand the mathematics behind zero voltage switching: https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slua159/slua159.pdf?ts=1710666811170&ref_url=https%253A%...
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Audible Noise in MC34063-Based Buck/Boost Converter Circuit
I am trying to make a hotplate with an ESP32 and I use MC34063 for buck/boost converters. The hotplate itself require 12-30V to operate and the ESP32 and LEDs need 3.3V.
Here is the circuit:
When the ...
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0V with Electronic Load and CC Buck
Why would an electronic load show 0 V and a big current when connected to a constant current source?
The load is in constant current mode. Is that the culprit? Probably a constant impedance would be ...
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What is the "best" way to make a diy 7v rechargeable battery?
I have a device (the wii "sensor" bar, basically an IR LED array) that the literature says takes 7v. I can't find any battery offerings that come in 7v, but many that are 3.7v, so I am stuck ...
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Is the synchronous buck converter suitable for high current applications? [closed]
For I know, the reason why the efficiency of synchronous buck converters is higher than that regular ones is because they use a MOSFET instead of a freewheeling diode, and MOSFETs generally have ...
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Debugging buck converter IC having trouble reaching stable power good after short
I have a 5V power supply circuit from coming from a 12V in to 5V out of a TPS54620 on an FPGA development board I purchased. There was an incident with a bad header connection that caused a GPIO pin ...
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Why did my DC/DC Buck Circuit fail?
I'm in the process of debugging a PCB I made. On this board, a 24V input feeds through a DC/DC buck circuit (based around the TI TPS54202DDC) to output 11V, then an LDO to output 9V (to ensure a very ...
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Validate my 3V3 power system
My Power System, can someone validate it? I'm not familiar with using the TPS63060.
Datasheet can be found at: https://www.ti.com/product/TPS63060
I'm trying to power a ATMega328p-AU + 4 digit 7-...
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Average Modelling of Buck Converter
I am doing Modelling of Buck Converter for LT3890 (Datasheet link attached) for Frequency response analysis .
I have some reference model of Buck converter ,please refer below image
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Help making a buck converter to step down 53 VDC to 48 VDC - max 300W
I need to step down from 53V to anywhere between 36V to 48V. Because of space constrains, I want to build a DIY solution. I have searched a lot but i cannot find any schematic/project that meets my ...
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Clarification of the loop response of a TPS54350 buck converter (LTspice)
I've modeled the equivalent model for the TPS54350 shown on page 14, Figure 23, using component values from application circuit on page 15, Figure 24.
I'm feeling quite rusty on my controls knowledge ...
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Power Converter Average Modelling
This image is from Christophe Basso presentation. It has been mentioned in the slide that average model can predict the transient response but I have one question when we say average model then it ...
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Running a Motor Controller, Motor, and Raspberry Pi off the Same Power Supply
I have a 24V brushed motor, a Raspberry Pi, and a Teensy 4.1 microcontroller all running off the same power supply (a 24V tool battery). I have a step down regulator that converts 24V to 5V:
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How do buck regulator modules with integrated inductors manage to be so small?
This 20 A buck regulator module from TI is 6.5x7.5x4 mm and has an internal 330 nH inductor.
This 6.5x6.5x3.1 mm 330 nH inductor from Coilcraft has an RMS current rating of 18.8 A and is the smallest ...
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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 ...
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