Monday, February 18, 2008

Buck Boost Converter - Part 1

A dc power supply consists of a transformer to step down the 230V, 50Hz from the mains to a lower level ac voltage, a rectifier section to converter ac voltage to dc voltage, a filter section to reduce the ripples in the rectifier output, voltage regulator section to provide a constant, regulated output and a dc to dc converter section to convert the output of the regulator into another voltage level according to the needs of the application for which the supply is going to be used.

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