Friday, October 30, 2020

5. Importance of DC to DC Converter Efficiency

 

If you are doing amps simulations you will find SMPS having 40%, efficiency over 70% or 85%

Higher the better !!!

why this efficiency matters?

40% efficiency — It’ll get hot, and waste heat.

What about output voltage? will it be floating?

Efficiency and stability aren’t necessarily related.

Will lower efficiency booster burn out due to its heating?

it depends. For every 1 watt you put in, you’ll get out 400mW, and 600mW will get burnt up as heat. If your booster’s thermal design isn’t up to handling that heat with proper thermal spreading or heat sinks, it’ll get too hot and burn up.

Also, the main disadvantage of low efficiency is energy loss

A with low efficiency may also produce more EMI due to the higher current it requires. This may affect other circuits as well

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