About the classic question and answer in the design of switching power supply

How to choose the right components and parameters for the switching power supply circuit?

Many engineers who have not used switching power supply design will have certain fears, such as concerns about switching power supply interference, PCB layout problems, component parameters and type selection issues. In fact, as long as you understand, the use of switching power supply design is very convenient.

A switching power supply generally consists of a switching power supply controller and an output. Some controllers integrate the MOSFET into the chip, which makes it easier to use and simplifies PCB design, but the design flexibility is reduced.

The switch controller is basically a closed-loop feedback control system, so there is generally a sampling circuit that feeds back the output voltage and a control loop for the feedback loop. Therefore, this part of the design is to ensure accurate sampling circuit, and to control the feedback depth, because if the feedback loop response is too slow, it will have a great impact on the transient response capability.

The output part design includes output capacitors, output inductors, MOSFETs, etc. These devices are basically designed to meet the balance of performance and cost. For example, high switching frequency can use small inductance values ​​(meaning small package and cheap) The cost), but the high switching frequency increases the interference and switching losses to the MOSFET, resulting in reduced efficiency. The result of a low switching frequency is the opposite.

The ESR of the output capacitor and the Rds_on parameter selection of the MOSFET are also critical. A small ESR can reduce the output ripple, but the cost of the capacitor will increase, and a good capacitor will be expensive. Switching power supply controller drive capability should also be noted that too many MOSFETs cannot be driven well.

In general, the supplier of the switching power supply controller will provide specific calculation formulas and usage plans for engineers to learn from.

How to debug the switching power supply circuit?

Some experience can be shared with everyone: (1) The output of the power supply circuit is connected to the board through a low-resistance and high-power resistor, so that in the case of no soldering resistor, the power circuit can be debugged first, avoiding the circuit behind. influences. (2) Generally speaking, the switch controller is a closed-loop system. If the output deteriorates beyond the range that the closed-loop can control, the switching power supply will not work properly. Therefore, the feedback and sampling circuits need to be carefully checked. In particular, if a large ESR output capacitor is used, a lot of power supply ripple will occur, which will also affect the operation of the switching power supply.

Why should we ground?

The introduction of grounding technology was originally designed to prevent lightning strikes on equipment such as electricity or electronics. The purpose is to introduce the lightning strike current generated by lightning into the earth through a lightning rod to protect the building. At the same time, grounding is also an effective means to protect personal safety. When the phase line caused by some reason (such as poor wire insulation, aging of the line, etc.) and the equipment casing touch, the equipment's outer casing will have dangerous voltage. The generated fault current flows through the PE line to the ground for protection. With the development of electronic communication and other digital fields, it is far from satisfactory to consider only lightning protection and safety in the grounding system. For example, in a communication system, the interconnection of signals between a large number of devices requires that each device have a reference 'ground' as a reference ground for the signal. Moreover, with the complication of electronic devices, the signal frequency is getting higher and higher. Therefore, in the grounding design, electromagnetic compatibility problems such as mutual interference between signals must be given special attention. Otherwise, improper grounding will seriously affect the reliability of the system operation. Sex and stability. Recently, the concept of "ground" has also been introduced in the signal reflow technique of high-speed signals.

Grounding definition

In modern grounding concepts, for line engineers, the term is often referred to as "the reference point for line voltage"; for system designers, it is often a cabinet or rack; for electrical engineers, it is green Safe ground or the meaning of receiving the earth. A more general definition is "ground is the low impedance path where current returns to its source." Note that the requirements are "low impedance" and "path".

Common ground symbol

PE, PGND, FG-protective ground or chassis; BGND or DC-RETURN-DC-48V (+24V) power supply (battery) reflow; GND-work ground; DGND-digital ground; AGND-analog ground; LGND- lightning protection Protected land.

Suitable grounding method

There are several ways to ground, single point grounding, multi-point grounding, and mixed type grounding. Single-point grounding is divided into series single-point grounding and parallel single-point grounding. In general, single-point grounding is used for simple circuits, grounding between different functional modules, and low-frequency (f10MHz) circuits require multi-point grounding or multi-layer boards (complete ground plane layers).

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