Switch-mode regulators include the buck (step-down) and the boost (step-up), forward and flyback topologies, as well as the SEPIC, hysteretic and multiphase converters. Two basic IC topologies are ...

This course introduces more advanced concepts of switched-mode converter circuits. Realization of the power semiconductors in inverters or in converters having bidirectional power flow is explained.

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. Efficiency and density (Watts/Volume) have long been the metrics used to compare the performance of isolated DC-DC ...