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Stable Starting Points

An introduction to electronic power supplies

Published in issue 398, February 2010

Stable Starting Points
Practically every electronic circuit needs one: a power supply. The most common source of energy for all our circuits is the AC power outlet. The function of a power supply is to turn this voltage into something more useable. What do you have to look out for when it comes to designing this elementary part of a circuit?

Relevant websites

www.smps.us
www.poweresim.com
www.linear.com/designtools/software/ltpowercad.jsp
www.national.com/analog/webench/power
www.fairchildsemi.com/design_tools/index.html
www.st.com
www.smps.us/topologies.html
http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/switcherpro.html

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