When reaching for a power supply design it’s normal here in 2022 to reach for a switching design. They’re lightweight, very efficient, and often available off-the-shelf at reasonable prices. Their ...

The key component of the dc power management system is the power supply that provides dc power for the associated system. The specific type of dc power management depends on its power input, which ...

At some point in your engineering career, you will probably have to design a power supply. Every electronic product or system needs one. The first two decisions to make when addressing your ...

Figure 1 shows the schematic diagram of the device. The design consists of two main parts: the main regulator circuit and the current-limiting circuit. IC3 is the LM338 5A positive linear regulator. 1 ...

Power supply manufacturers sometimes hear from customers with unfortunate dilemmas, such as, “I need to operate the power supply outside its rated voltage range.” Or, “What happens if I exceed my ...

This document details the Riverside (MAXREFDES8#) subsystem reference design, a 3.3 V input, 12V (15V) output isolated power supply. The Riverside reference design includes a 3 W primary-side ...

We’ve often heard you should do everything twice. The first time is to learn what you need to do, and the second time is to do it right. We bet [Ian Carey] would agree after taking his old linear ...

Product How-To design article: Today's high-performance, portable handheld Li-ion/polymer battery-powered products have integrated more features, enabling them to inch closer to being “all-in-one” ...