DC-DC Converters - Everything You Wanted to Know About Them - ChaosWest

Explore the fundamentals of DC/DC converters in this comprehensive 39-minute conference talk from the 36C3 ChaosWest event. Delve into the theory and operation of step-down (buck) and step-up (boost) converters, gaining essential knowledge for building your own. Learn about synchronous and asynchronous converters, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to select and evaluate affordable online modules. Discover efficiency considerations, energy loss sources, and desirable features such as Enable, Current Limiting, and Undervoltage Protection. Examine various control modes, including voltage, current, and hysteretic, and understand how to identify and rectify unstable converters. Address switching noise issues and explore solutions for higher voltage requirements. Suitable for those with basic electronics knowledge, covering voltage, resistance, and current concepts.

Introduction
Power Stage
Parameters
Features
Noise
Nonideal components
Parallel operation