Inrush Current Analysis

DESIGN PHASE:       analysis
SUB ELEMENT NAME:   inrush current analysis
VARIABLE NAME:      [HEATIN]
DATE:               REVISION LETTER:    REVISION DATE:   
APPLICABILITY:      regulator circuits

ACTIVITY:  Analyze inrush current on turn on.  Manual or Spice analysis.

OUTPUT:  Plots of turn-on inrush current.

ALGORITHM:

[HEATIN] =          engineering hours for inrush analysis
0.0*[PARTS COUNT]+  set up time
0.0*                time per plot
[INPUT COUNT]       number of plots

DISCUSSION:

Author: Jerrold Foutz, foutz@smpstech.com

Original: Foutz, J., Power Supply Circuit Development Estimating Aid - An Expert System Application, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference Record, New Orleans, February 1-5, 1988. Revised 22 February 2001