Switching Mode Power Supply Expert System
An expert system for identifying switching mode power supply topologies.
Buck Converter
Name: Buck Converter - Continuous Current Mode
Classification: Single-inductor, two-state, no isolation
DC Gain: D
Schematic: Buck converter schematic and description.
Features:
- Linear Gain
- Output same polarity as input
- Voltage step-down
- Pulsating input current
- No right-half-plane zero
- Switches: 1 transistor, 1 diode
- Most widely used converter topology
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Original May 2, 1992, revised Novembers 10, 2003
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