These types of converters are called two-level DC-DC converters because of the two voltage levels of the inductor voltage waveform ... The general theory is developed and applied to the boost and buck ...

[Great Scott] should win an award for quickest explanation of a buck converter. Clocking in at ... what should you do if you want to drop a voltage? Many of us know that we can dim and brighten ...

TI offers a variety of power modules with integrated inductors, including buck, boost, buck-boost, and flyback modules. The TPSM83102, for example, is a buck-boost converter in a µSiP module that ...

Using a transistor as a switch, buck converters alternately connect and disconnect the input voltage to an inductor. Boost or step-up converters convert a lower DC input voltage to a higher DC output ...

or Buck-Boost switching regulator topology usually consists of a diode, a switching element (MOSFET) and an energy storage device (inductor/capacitor) in the power path, and a controller that can ...

The latest power-conversion devices will help engineers achieve higher power in smaller spaces, thus providing the highest power density at lower cost.