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Power Tip #10: Simply Estimate Load Transient Response
Robert Kollman
4/9/2009 3:52 PM EDT
In this Power Tip Texas Instruments' Robert Kollman presents a simple method to estimate the transient response of a power supply by knowing the control bandwidth and output filter capacitor characteristic.
Robert Kollman is a Senior Applications Manager and Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Texas Instruments. He has more than 30 years of experience in the power electronics business and has designed magnetics for power electronics ranging from sub-watt to sub-megawatt with operating frequencies into the megahertz range. Robert earned a BSEE from Texas A&M University, and a MSEE from Southern Methodist University.
The Power Tips! series
#1, July 2008: Picking the right operating frequency for your power supply
#2, August 2008: Taming a noisy power supply
#3, September 2008: Damping the input filter --- Part 1
#4, October 2008: Damping the input filter --- Part 2
#5, November 2008: Buck-boost design uses a buck controller
#6, December 2008: Accurately Measuring Power Supply Ripple
#7, January 2009: Efficiently driving LEDs offline
#8, February 2009: Reduce EMI by varying power supply frequency
#9, March 2009: Estimating Surface Mounted Semiconductor Temperature Rise
Robert Kollman is a Senior Applications Manager and Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Texas Instruments. He has more than 30 years of experience in the power electronics business and has designed magnetics for power electronics ranging from sub-watt to sub-megawatt with operating frequencies into the megahertz range. Robert earned a BSEE from Texas A&M University, and a MSEE from Southern Methodist University.
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tpv
5/21/2009 8:35 PM EDT
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