TIDT330 june 2023
The lab power supply must be connected to the printed-circuit board (PCB). Make this connection with very short cables (≤ 30 cm) to avoid resonances between the output of the lab power supply and the input circuit on the PCB, which can influence the look and results of the frequency analysis.
The copper thickness on the PCB must be a minimum of 70 µm. The tested PCB had 105 µm for the top and bottom layer. Measurements, including efficiency, were taken at room temperature without forced-air cooling.
Unless otherwise indicated:
The circuit switches on at 1.10 V and off at about 0.45 V (VEN-Falling level). This individual circuit switches around 200 kHz.
The converter works in continuous conduction mode (CCM) at low input voltage and in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) at higher input voltage. Under light load conditions the converter was operating in skip mode.
The transfer region DCM to CCM can be seen around: