Switching-Mode Power Supply Design Tutorial
Table of Contents

Switching-mode power supply design tutorial by Jerrold Foutz



Introduction to Power Supply Design

  What is a switching-mode power supply?
  The design problem
  Scope
  Tutorial goals
  Relevant off-site links
 

Simple Dissipative Power Supply Topologies

  Dissipative Power Supplies
  Series Regulator Power Supply
  Shunt Regulator Power Supply
  Implications of Power Loss
 

Simple Switching Power Supply Topologies

  Switching-Mode Power Supplies
  Heater
  Switched Capacitor Converter
  Switched Inductor Converter
  Buck Converter
 


Webmaster and editor: Jerrold Foutz
Original: December 9, 1998, revised October 7, 2007