Buck Converters tip and tricks - Electronics

Buck converters have interesting characteristics but they could be also a source of troubles for electronic designers. Despite their high efficiency and the possibility of bidirectional power management, buck converters pose challenges because of the switching technique upon which they are based.
But don't be afraid, in this video I provide some tips and tricks to avoid common pitfalls, besides a conceptual, hopefully easy to understand, explanation on how they works.

In the video we will go through the following:
- What is a buck converter and why you'd like one
- How it works (simplified)
- Pros and cons and how to avoid common pitfalls.

I've made a buck converter that operates also as a voltage regulator that, unlike linear regulators, sports a 93% efficiency in power conversion.
The circuit is purposely a mess of wires, with inductors and capacitors, and even the MOSFET and diode connected through long wires, to better show some of the typical problems that could be found in these kind of converters.


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