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Selecting a capacitor / ripple current / ESR
I have a small control with a linear power supply, bridge rectifier, and smoothing capacitor. It turns on a motor for just 10 seconds or less and in the worst case only every 3 minutes, but maybe much ...
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How does the inductor current ripple influence a switch-mode power supply?
I am looking into several DC/DC switching controllers. When talking about component selection, many datasheets and application notes say that inductor ripple should be kept around 20-40% of the ...
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Input Ripple Voltage and Output Ripple Voltage for Capacitors
I'm working with Buck converters and Boost converters separately.
Can someone tell me the reason why the output ripple voltage (and current) exists in the Output Capacitors and how does the input ...
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Boost converter output ripple current
I am designing a boost converter with the help of this TI app note
My output load current is 300mA and output voltage is 28V.
I need to calculate the output ripple current. But in the app note, no ...
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capacitor ripple current in buck converter
I'm designing a step-down buck converter and I'm a little bit worried about ripple current which flows through the output capacitors.
In my research on the internet I found that ripple current is ...
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Current Ripple in Ceramic Capacitor Selection
I need to choose a ceramic capacitor (ESR<10mOhms, 5VDC) for my buck converter application, whose value should be around 300uF. The reason for going for a ceramic capacitor is the low ESR they have....
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How does one compute the ripple currents seen by an active PFC output capacitor?
Suppose one is designing a single-phase power-factor-corrected power supply, with a known average current load:
The ripple current seen by the output capacitor is critical. If that current is too ...
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How does one compute the ripple currents seen by a boost converter output capacitor?
Suppose one is designing a boost converter, with a known maximum current load, and a known inductance:
The ripple current seen by the output capacitor is critical. If that current is too high, the ...
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