Design Center
[040] Forward Converter Design - Part VII Full Power Cross-Regulation
Initial full-power testing of the forward converter.
[039] Forward Converter Design - Part VI Current Limiting
Design and testing of rugged current limiting for the forward converter.
[038] Forward Converter Design - Part V Snubber and Clamp Circuits
Snubber and clamp design for a forward converter.
[037] Forward Converter Design - Part IV Testing With Magnetics
Magnetics and inductor testing in the forward converter.
[036] Forward Converter Design - Part III Further Testing
Further testing on the forward converter.
[035] Forward Converter Design - Part II Initial Testing
Initial testing on a forward converter design.
[034] Forward Converter Design - Part I Introduction
Introduction to the series on how to design a forward converter.
[033] Testing Off-Line Power Supplies
How to safely test your switching power supplies.
[031] Choosing the Inductor for a Buck Converter
How to select the size of the inductor for a buck converter.
[030] Frequency Response Measurement Part 8: More Step-Load Testing
Further examples of why step-load testing will not give you the design information that you need.
[029] Frequency Response Measurement Part 7: Step-Load Testing
Why step-load testing will not give you the design information that you need.
[028] Frequency Response Measurement Part 6: Stability Margins
Concepts of gain margin, phase margin, and relative stability.
[027] Frequency Response Measurement Part 5: Injection Signal Size
Injecting the right signal size is crucial for accurate loop gain measurements.
[026] Frequency Response Measurement Part 4: Loop Measurements
Measuring the open-loop gain of a system while the loop is kept closed for regulation.
[025] Frequency Response Part 3: Important Performance Measurements
Important measurements to make for a power supply design and analysis.
[024] Frequency Response Measurement Part 2: Single-Frequency Measurement
Single-frequency injection and measurement is used to analyze and test power supplies.
[023] Frequency Response Measurement Part I: Wide Band of Frequencies
The needed frequency range of power supply design and analysis is explored.
[022] Always Measure the Switch Current to Ensure Power Supply Reliability
The main switch current of a converter should always be measured to ensure that the converter is operating properly.
[021] Ringing Waveforms in the Flyback Converter
The "simple" flyback converter exhibits very complex ringing waveforms due to circuit parasitics.
[020] Buck-Boost Converter with Current-Mode Control
Free downloadable software shows the characteristics of the current-mode buck-boost (flyback) converter.
