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*Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics, Ch. 9 - [https://www.academia.edu/37219236/Paul_Horowitz_Winfield_Hill_The_Art_of_Electronics_Cambridge_University_Press_2015_?auto=download]
*Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics, Ch. 9 - [https://www.academia.edu/37219236/Paul_Horowitz_Winfield_Hill_The_Art_of_Electronics_Cambridge_University_Press_2015_?auto=download]


=Art of Electronics Note=
=Art of Electronics Notes=
Switch mode supply requires:
*Ch 9 p 630 - Switch and fuse needed at AC side
*Also, a filter at AC side filters possible RF from power line, using a line voltage capacitor
*Transient suppressor - a variable resistor - metal oxide varistor - shorts to ground for any high voltage spikes. It's like a high voltage, bidirectional zener diode.
*Insulate line-voltage connections to prevent shock hazard

Revision as of 22:56, 12 April 2019

  • Half wave rectifier, full wave rectifier, and full wave bridge rectifiers - [1]
  • Power Supply Cookbook PDF - [2]
  • Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics, Ch. 9 - [3]

Art of Electronics Notes

Switch mode supply requires:

  • Ch 9 p 630 - Switch and fuse needed at AC side
  • Also, a filter at AC side filters possible RF from power line, using a line voltage capacitor
  • Transient suppressor - a variable resistor - metal oxide varistor - shorts to ground for any high voltage spikes. It's like a high voltage, bidirectional zener diode.
  • Insulate line-voltage connections to prevent shock hazard