Circuits & Schematics Supply - 2

A typical SMPS (switch-mode power supply) uses a reference voltage and an optocoupler to regulate the output voltage. The optocoupler carries the isolated information from the secondary side to the primary nonisolated side and ensures proper output ...

Many systems derive 15 V supplies for analog circuitry from an input voltage that may be above or below the 15 V output. The split supply requirement is usually fulfilled by a switcher with a multiple-secondary transformer or by multiple switchers. ...

For a recent design project, a robust power supply was needed to control the gates of high-side FETs. Optocouplers readily translate the logic signals up to the correct control voltages to drive the FETs. However, to ensure that the FETs turn on ...

Avoiding op-amp output saturation error by keeping op-amp outputs “live” and below zero volts is a job where a few milliamps and volts (or even fractions of one volt) of regulated negative rail can be key to achieving accurate analog ...

Single-output switching regulator circuits can often be adapted to multiple output configurations with a minimum of changes, but these transformations usually call for custom wound inductors. A series of standard inductors, featuring quadrifilar ...

Here is the circuit in Figure 1 from a previous DI ( Ref. 1 ): Figure 1. Simple local low-noise voltage converter that can be used when a simple negative supply of low voltage is required. It is simple, and its efficiency can be improved by a very ...

In battery-powered applications in which power management is key, a microprocessor may adjust its core voltage corresponding to an increase or a decrease in clock speed, allowing full processing power when necessary but not wasting excess power ...

Keeping op-amp outputs “live” at and below zero volts, generating symmetrical output signals, and processing bipolar analog inputs, are all examples of design situations where a few milliamps of negative voltage rail can be a necessity. ...

The control circuit in Figure 1 senses a given load and automatically soft-starts the load by synchronously adjusting the power to that load. You can also manually adjust the power delivered to the load by controlling the phase angle of the line ...

To control their brightness, LEDs need a constant current; this can be done with a resistor placed in series with the LED string. Both the LED-string voltage and the supply voltage can vary, so a dedicated LED driver is a must to guarantee the ...