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How a Buck Converter Works
A PDF that walks through the buck converter from first principles - topology, duty cycle, and the waveforms you should expect to see on the bench.
A video walkthrough is available on YouTube.
What is in this PDF
- Buck converter topology: switch, diode, inductor, capacitor, load.
- Duty-cycle derivation in continuous conduction mode.
- Inductor current and output voltage waveforms in continuous and discontinuous conduction.
- Inductor sizing from a ripple specification.
- Capacitor sizing from a ripple specification.
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| Format | PDF (~1.2 MB, ~12 pages) |
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