A simplified schematic demonstrating the basic operation of buck converters and their feedback system. This diagram can be found in application note (

Authors	Abe Ibraheim, Kenneth Armijo, Piyu Dhaker
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• Article «Analysis of switch-mode power supply and rectification: Sense resistor violations»
• Figure 1. A simplified schematic demonstrating the basic operation of buck converters and their feedback system. This diagram can be found in application note (
• Figure 3. Inductor current waveform
• Figure 4. Load regulation for an oversized sense resistor. This specific DC-to-DC converter is rated up to 15 A but stops regulating at around 4 A with an oversized sense resistor
• Figure 5. This is an example of a proper Kelvin connection
• Figure 7. Load regulation of the power supply when the filter compensation system is removed. This specific device is rated up to 15 A but stops regulating at 12 A
• Figure 8. Suggested filter compensation RC specifications. Obtained from LTC3855 data sheet