October 11, 2005
Trouble Shooting Electronics
A discussion about the most powerful troubleshooting tool available to most people, the on-off switch.Posted by smpstech at 04:03 PM
August 24, 2001
Hot-Swappable Power Supply Failures on UPS
Can you help solve the failure of hot-swappable power supplies operating on uninterruptable power supplies (UPS)?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 09:44 AM
August 11, 2001
Current-Mode-Control
What are the advantages and disadvantages of current-mode control?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 03:35 PM
August 09, 2001
Stability with Battery Load
Why does adding a battery load cause power supply instability?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 04:11 PM
June 04, 2001
ESR Compensation
Why compensate in the feedback loop for output capacitor ESR?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 10:40 AM
Right-Half-Plane-Zero (RHPZ)
How do you compensate for a right-half-plane-zero (RHPZ)?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 09:33 AM
June 02, 2001
Conditional Stability
Is a conditionally stable loop considered acceptable?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 04:07 PM
May 31, 2001
DCCM Flyback Stability
How do I stabilize a DCCM flyback converter with multiple outputs?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 04:29 PM
May 25, 2001
DC-DC Converter Bandwidth
Can you clarify the concept of bandwidth as related to a DC-DC Converter?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 05:31 PM
May 22, 2001
Feedback Loop Stabilization
How do you stabilize the feedback loop on a forward converter?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 04:48 PM
Multiple Output Feedback
How do I sense multiple outputs?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 04:43 PM
September 07, 2000
Minimum Power Supply Load
Is a minimum load necessary on a switching-mode power supply?Posted by Jerrold Foutz at 02:58 PM