The widespread usage of powerful energy accumulators (batteries and supercapacitors) is leading to improvements in current management. A bidirectional DC/DC converter can prolong the battery’s life ...

A buck-boost single-inductor dc-dc regulator provides bidirectional operation. In one direction the regulator takes current from the supercapacitor and produces a regulated voltage to the load. In the ...

Renesas has unveiled a pair of innovative 80V DC/DC controllers that support the extra voltage margin needed for data centre servers, 48V telecom and rugged industrial equipment. The ISL81801 ...

I thought I had been very clever recently, when trying to think how to back-up a dc power rail, by combining a buck and a boost converter. It transpires that I had sort of been clever, but not ...

ISL81801 Bidirectional Buck-Boost and ISL81802 Dual Buck Controllers Provide the Extra Voltage Margin Required for 48V Telecom, Data Center & Industrial Applications Renesas Electronics Corporation ...

The LTC3110, a bidirectional, programmable input current buck-boost super capacitor charger from Linear Technology, provides active charge balancing for 1- or 2-series super capacitors. Replacing two ...

Buck-Boost DC-DC Converters are versatile power electronic devices that facilitate the conversion of a direct current (DC) input to a DC output that may be either higher or lower than the supply ...

DC/DC converters are quite popular among electronic enthusiasts and are widely used within the industry. There are three major types of non-isolated DC/DC converters: buck, boost, and buck-boost. In ...

Linear Technology Corporation has announced the LTC3871, a 100V/30V bidirectional two-phase synchronous buck or boost controller, suitable for 48V/12V automotive dual battery systems. Current 12V ...

These days ready-to-use DC-DC converters are everywhere, with some of the cheaper ones even being safe to use without an immediate risk to life and limb(s). This piques one’s curiosity when browsing ...