Power Converter Design Basics

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When designing an electronic product, one of the areas that often gives the designer trouble is how to properly provide power for it. The designer is often faced with design constraints such as voltage regulation, current load, isolation, size, weight, and cost to name a few.

That’s where power converters come in. Simply put, power converters are the means of taking an input voltage and providing the desired output voltage, current, and frequency.

This entry level seminar will provide a practical introduction to the design and testing of power converters. We’ll discuss the various types of power converters, their typical applications, and their main advantages and disadvantages. Power conversion concepts that will be explored include:

• AC vs DC inputs and outputs
• Linear regulators vs. switching power converters
• Common topologies, including
  • Buck Converters
  • Boost Converters
  • Buck-Boost Converters
  • Flyback Converters
• Theory of operation of buck & flyback converters
• Pulse Width Modulation
• Current mode control vs. voltage mode control
• Power supply feedback loops

After covering the basics of power converters, this presentation will then go step by step through the design process of a flyback converter.

This detailed design example will cover the motivating application, design parameters, component selection, control loop compensation, circuit board layout, and hardware testing/results.

7:00 PM   Networking and Announcements

7:15 PM   Presentation