Design Center
[079] Input Impedance Interaction for Board-Mount Boost Converter
How the point-of-load boost converter control characteristics interact strongly with the input capacitor.
[080] Sepic Converter Measurement - Part I Control Transfer Function
Control measurements for the Sepic converter.
[078] Loop Bode Plots and Nyquist Diagrams
Why Nyquist diagrams are not a very practical measurement.
[077] Interpreting Loop Gain Measurements
How to read the critical regions of a loop gain and phase measurement.
[076] Power Supply Failure Survey – Part III Magnetics
Survey results on the causes of power supply failures due to magnetics.
[075] Power Supply Failure Survey – Part II Capacitors
Survey results on the causes of power supply failures due to capacitors.
[074] Power Supply Failure Survey– Part I Semiconductors
Survey results on the causes of power supply failures due to semiconductors.
[073] Point-Of-Load Converter Design – Part II Input Filter Interactions
Point-of-load converters are prone to unusual results when considering the input filter design with low value capacitors.
[072] Point-Of-Load Converter Design - Part I Loop Gains and Step Loads
Point-of-load converter loops need to measured as they push the state-of-the-art in crossover frequencies.
[071] Designing Snubbers for Nonisolated Converters
How to design snubbers when you don't know the inductance causing the ringing.
[070] Tapped Boost Converter Modeling
Using the switch model to analyze the tapped boost converter.
[069] PWM Switch Model Review
A review of Vorperian's PWM switch model which completely changed the task of converter modeling.
[068] Flyback Converter Development Part V - Control and Loop Gain
Flyback converter control and loop gain testing.
[067] Flyback Development Part IV- Current Sense, Snubbing, Regulation
Flyback design transformer and full power testing.
[066] Flyback Development Part III - Rectifier and Transformer Design
Flyback input rectifier and transformer design.
[065] Flyback Development Part II - Initial Testing
Flyback design bias and control circuit testing with high voltage.
[064] Flyback Development Part I - Specification and Circuit Design
Flyback design specifications and architecture.
[063] Why You Only Need One Injection Isolator
Why only one injection isolator is needed for all measurements.
[062] Input Impedance Measurements and Filter Interactions Part III
What happens when the input filter is poorly designed.
[061] Input Impedance Measurements and Filter Interactions Part II
Measuring input filter output impedance.
