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Using Python Script to Analyze CSV file from Tektronix MDO34 Oscilloscope
In this post, I will demonstrate an indirect method for calculating the conduction losses of a MOSFET using a Python script. The script will analyze…
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Designing an LLC Converter
In this post, I will share one of my electronic projects: designing an open-loop 15 Watts LLC converter circuit. This post will cover the…
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Fixing a Broken Monitor’s Backlight
I got an old HP 1902 monitor from someone for free and I have been using it for about three months until one day the…
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Designing a Type III Compensator for Cuk Converter [also applicable to Boost, Buck-Boost]
PLECS simulation files: Simulation_DC_converters-Voltage_controlled The Ćuk converter is a low ripple current buck-boost converter. A Ćuk converter combines a boost and buck converter with a…
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Deriving the Small-Signal Model of the Boost Converter using State-Space Averaging
The small-signal model is so handy in predicting the behavior of the non-linear system. But sometimes the process of deriving the small-signal model equation can…
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Embedding the PID Controller into STM32 MCU via PLECS Standalone
In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to upload the PID controller block into STM32 F303RE microcontroller by using PLECS software. Previously,…
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Using MATLAB to Design the PID Controller for Buck Converter
In this tutorial, I will show you how to design a PID controller on Buck converter. MATLAB and PLECS blockset will be used for this…
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Embedding the PLECS Schematic into MCU using STM32CubeIDE
We can generate the programming code out of the PLECS schematic and then upload it into STM32-F303RE microcontroller by using STM32CubeIDE. This is the video…
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Adding New Library to LTspice
This is the link to the video of this article. This time I will show you how to add a new component model into LTspice…
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Deriving the Small-Signal Equation of a Buck Converter
When designing a control strategy for an electronic circuit we have to be able to model the circuit in mathematical expression. This time I will…
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Adding a 3D Model to the Autodesk Fusion 360 Library
This is the link for the video of this tutorial. The first step is preparing the 3D model files and the footprint of the component.…
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Adding a Logo to the PCB Layout on Autodesk Eagle
This is the link to the video of this tutorial. Sometimes we need to put a logo into our PCB layout to make it more…
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Choosing the Transformer Size of the LLC Converter
A transformer is a critical component in an LLC converter, and designing it will be challenging as there is no straightforward method for choosing the…
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Using LTspice to Run the Parametric Analysis for Designing Resonant Tank of an LLC Converter
This time we will use LTspice to run the simulation of the linearized model LLC converter. In order to calculate the value of each element…
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Choosing “Qe” and “Ln” for Designing an LLC Resonant Converter
This is the link to the video of this post. The first step in designing an LLC converter is selecting the quality factor (Qe) and…
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Calculating the Minimum Forward Current of the Diode on a Buck Converter
The figure above shows the diode current waveform at the steady state. The average value of this current waveform can be calculated as the area…
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Calculating the Minimum Drain Current of MOSFET on a Buck Converter
The average value of this current waveform can be calculated as the area during the ON of the MOSFET.The area below the waveform is equal…
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Calculating the Capacitor’s Value on a Buck Converter
In a buck converter cicuit, the output capacitor will determine the output ripple voltage. Having a big output capacitor at the output can lower the…
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Calculating the Inductor’s Value on a Buck Converter
On a buck converter circuit, the value of the inductor will determine the output ripple current. One way to determine this value is by calculating…
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PCB Layout of a Buck Converter
The picture above is the 3D model of a synchronous buck converter I designed. There are some considerations on this PCB layout to make a…