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Periodic Voltage and Current Fluctuations in Autonomous Robot System

I have an autonomous robot system powered by a 24V LiFePO4 battery that has several distributed PCBA's getting their power from the 24V battery, and also having their own on-board DC-DC buck ...
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Buck converter with external reference voltage?

I would like to have a buck converter that takes in a reference voltage, and outputs the same voltage. This is assuming that I'm giving it a Vin that's high enough to support the output voltage that I ...
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Power dissipation formula

Is the below formula, present on page 26 of this buck converter correct to use? Or should I use the formula mentioned in the 3 paragraph of this accepted answer?
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Why does the boost converter I made not produce an output voltage that matches the simulation I did?

First, this boost converter uses open-loop control. Second, the gate driver for the MOSFET IRF540, TLP250 IGBT driver as a high side MOSFET/IGBT driver is isolated. Third, the specifications of the ...
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Step Up Circuit does not work

I am using an IC as a step-Up converter in my PCB. It is supposedly to increase voltage from 12V to 30V. This is the chip that i used. https://datasheet.lcsc.com/lcsc/1809251831_Diodes-Incorporated-...
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AMS1117-3.3 Voltage Conversion: LED Behavior Issues

I am utilizing the AMS1117-3.3 voltage regulator to convert a 5V input to 3.3V. Following the schematic provided in the datasheet, I have added a couple of LEDs to the circuit. However, I am ...
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Observing heating issues

I'm using this Boost converter. Below is the schematic: Layout: The IC, inductor and diode immediately gets heated up. Any idea why? Also, there's always a 500 mV drop on the output voltage. For 9 V ...
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Minimum and maximum input voltage for boost converter for reliable operation

I'd like to know the minimum and maximum input voltage for a MCP16251/2 boost converter for reliable operation. Can someone tell me the input voltage range for this boost converter for reliable ...
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What happens if the Input voltage and the output voltage are same in a boost converter?

I'd just like to know what would happen if the Input voltage and the output voltage are same in a boost converter. I have a feel that it might not work. But would like to understand the effects that ...
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How to find the minimum voltage Dᵣ must be able to support?

Is voltage Vin the same experienced at DZ1? I'm trying to work out the minimum voltage at Dr and the equation says it's n multiplied by the DZ1 voltage. This is a dual-switch forward converter.
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Can I use a buck converter and a 12 V adaptor to create a 5 V and a 12 V circuit?

I have a microcontroller that is powered by 5 V and some solenoids that need 12 V. At the moment I power the solenoids using a 12 V adapter and switch them on and off through MOSFETs which are in turn ...
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Boost converter Output Voltage problem

I'm using this Boost converter in a design to boost a lithium battery (3.6V-4.1V) to 5.4V for powering a small camera peripheral that requires a typical draw of 80mA. I expect that the worse case ...
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Buck converter output voltage

I'm using this MIC23150-4YMT-TR with fixed output voltage. On the PCB, I tested the output & found that it is 2.6V and not 1.2V. I checked it on 3 PCBs and all show the same result Schematics:
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TPS55340 boost converter output voltage dropping under high load

I am trying to make a high-power audio amplifier circuit consisting of the TPS55340 as a boost converter IC to boost a battery's voltage from 14.4 (12-16.6 V) to ~19 V, to allow higher output power ...
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High ripple in the output

We have chosen the MCP16311 buck converter for 4 V @ 1 A output. design specifications as below. Input voltage range: 5 to 20 V (source - USB type C mobile, charging adapter) Output Voltage : 4 V ...
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