Switching Power Supply Fundamentals

Back to: Topic:Electronic Engineering Welcome to the course EE 230.
 * Electronics Engineering/Switching Power Supply Fundamentals

Assumed Understanding or Prerequisites

 * A basic course in computer hardware covering building and repair (A+ cert course).
 * OS 1 or more
 * Windows file system and general program use
 * Linux file system and general use, with working WINE install
 * EE 111 Digital Electronics
 * EE 112 Electronics fundamentals
 * EE 113 Analog Electronics Devices
 * EE 90 Introduction to Electronics or the folowing
 * oscope DMM and power supply use
 * Breadboarding
 * Schematics
 * SPICE
 * required algebra 1 geometry 1
 * recommended algebra 2 calculus 1
 * Linear Technology's LTspice IV / Switcher CAD IV installed

Syllabus
This is a introduction in to power supplies and Switch mode power supply theory. This course will cover, The continuation of this course is EE 330 Switching Power Supplies 2
 * zenner and lm78xx based linear regulation. why it doesn't work well.
 * basic unregulated switching power supply
 * voltage feedback regulation
 * current loop limit regulation
 * Inductor based buck, boost, buck boost, invert, non isolated flyback
 * Capacitor based charge pump, buck, boost, invert

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Lecture plan

 * EE 230 Digital Electronics
 * Lecture 1, The Linear Regulation Problem.
 * Lecture 2, The Basic unregulated switching supply
 * Lecture 3, The Basic regulated switching supply
 * Lecture 4, Current sense
 * Lecture 5, Soft start
 * Mid-term Exam
 * Lecture ?, Boost, Invert, Flyback
 * Lecture ?, Linear technology's integrated switch, National Semiconductor simple switcher, TI integrated switch
 * Final Exam

Textbooks and required reading/reference

 * recommended reading
 * Demystifying Switching Power Supplies, Raymond A. Mack, Jr. ISBN 0-7506-7445-8

Lab Materials

 * A computer with
 * windows 98,2000,ME,XP or Linux distribution with WINE

opamps
main product table opamps below 50mhz TI

Mosfets & BJTs
P channel N channel