Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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#201 In this video I continue looking at the issues that can appear on the switches in a switching converter but also look at how various countermeasures will influence things. I take a practical board and try our various methods to improve on the overshoot and general noise that the initial circuit produces.

Related content:
SMPS switches 1/2: youtu.be/BdDtOO2sq5k
SMPS switches 2/2: youtu.be/WuULAPcnZjc
Mechanical switch protections 1/2: youtu.be/qJfw0Myx-OU
Mechanical switch protections 2/2: youtu.be/IPPqt8NRhrA

Further reading:
fscdn.rohm.com/en/products/databook/applinote/discrete/sic/mosfet/sic-mos_snubber_circuit_design_an-e.pdf
fscdn.rohm.com/en/products/databook/applinote/ic/power/switching_regulator/buck_snubber_app-e.pdf
analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/application-notes/an139f.pdf

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