This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. A common project requirement is to have an adjustable voltage regulator programmed to deliver a specific dc output.

A recent Design Idea, “Three discretes suffice to interface PWM to switching regulators,” demonstrated one way to use PWM to control the output of a typical switching voltage regulator. There were ...

Charge pumps, also known as inductorless DC/DC converters, are a special class of switching DC/DC converters that use capacitors as energy storage elements. When compared to “inductive” switching ...

What is the function of a switching voltage regulator IC? A switching voltage regulator accepts a dc input voltage and converts it to a switched voltage that can extend into the MHz region. Then, it ...

CPF 2.0 was released more than a year and half ago, yet the majority of the designs are still done with CPF 1.1. This is one of those good news/bad news situations. The good news is that CPF 1.1 is ...

In early 2006, KCP&L executives looked for ways to reduce system peak demand. The distribution automation engineering group proposed a voltage reduction option called dynamic voltage control (DVC).

For as versatile and inexpensive as switch-mode power supplies are at all kinds of different tasks, they’re not always the ideal choice for every DC-DC circuit. Although they can do almost any job in ...

Due to Germany’s “Energiewende” (energy transition) decision, the country is quite advanced in the conversion from traditional power generation to renewables, but many other countries are following ...