This section presents the buck-boost dc-dc converter as an effective and efficient solution for the wide vin automotive battery rail. The advantages compared to pre-boost and two stage solutions are presented. Also contains an overview of buck-boost converter and controller offerings convering various current and power levels.

This section will cover the introduction and agenda for this 21 part training series. 

This section will cover the market challenges to consider when choosing your DC/DC solution

This section will cover compare the 3 different control mode chosen

This section will compare the 3 different products used

This section will compare the 2 different topologies chosen for this comparison

This section will review the design parameters used

This section will cover issue to consider when choosing your switching frequency

This section will cover thing to consider when choosing your output inductor

This section will cover thing to consider when choosing your output capacitor

This section will cover the selection of the series capacitor for the TPS54A20

This section will cover the effect of capacitor self heating on your DCDC design.

This section will cover selection of the compensation components for the TPS54824

This section will compare the schematics and components chosen for the 3 solutions used in this comparis

This section will compare the closed loop analysis of the 3 different solutions.

This section will compare the transient response of the 3 solutions.

This section will compare the out put ripple and jitter for the 3 different solutions

This section will compare the efficiency results for each of the 3 solutions

This section will compare the thermal images and results for the 3 solutions tested.