August 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)?

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Book Review: Switch-Mode Power Supply SPICE Cookbook

Basso, Christophe P., Switch-mode power supply SPICE cookbook, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. xiv, 263 p. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.), c 2001. ISBN: 0071375090, LC Control Number: 2001030507

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Trouble Shooting Power Supplies

How do you troubleshoot a switching-mode power supply?

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Current-Mode-Control

What are the advantages and disadvantages of current-mode control?

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Continuous (CCM) and Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM)

What is the difference between continuous-conduction mode (CCM) and discontinuous-conduction mode (DCM)?

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Measuring Leakage Inductance

How do you measure leakage inductance?

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Weinberg Converter

Can you provide me information on the Weinberg Converter?

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APEC Seminar Notes

Where can I get APEC seminar notes?

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State-Space-Averaging

How do I do State-Space-Averaging?

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Diode Recovery Losses

How does diode recovery time affect power losses?

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UPS Restart

Can you help with an interaction between an UPS system and switching-mode power supplies?

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How do I design ...?

Can you help me design a power supply to these specifications?

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Duty Cycle and DC Gain

What is the Duty Cycle and DC Gain of a switching-mode power supply?

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Start-up Bias Power

What can be done about poorly regulated bias power?

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Power MOSFET Gate Drive

How much current is needed to drive a power MOSFET?

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Stability with Battery Load

Why does adding a battery load cause power supply instability?

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