EOV 321

A Tutorial on

Power Supply Design and Distribution

by Kim Fowler

See also Chapter 9 of you prescribed textbook

by Kim Fowler
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• Define the source of power and understand its actual condition

• Determine the needs and constraints of the system
• Understand the types of converters
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• Linear regulation where a pass transistor controls voltage and reduces ripple
• Switching regulation that uses transistors as switches to generate high frequency modulation
• Ferroresonant regulation where a constant voltage transformer controls voltage and reduces
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The constant voltage transformer in ferroresonant regulation is large and heavy and usually constrains
it to ground installations for uninterruptible power supplies. Typically, most applications incorporate
either a linear regulator or a switching power supply.
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Fig. 5. Power distribution with distributed regulation. (© 1996, Oxford

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and output power. (© 1996, Oxford University shown to be a nonlinear function of voltage and
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system. (© 1996, Oxford University Press, Inc.
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• J. D. Shepard, Power Supplies, Reston, VA: Reston Publishing, 1984.

• I. Pressman, Switching Power Supply Design, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.

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References

• [1] E. Eacueo, "What Should You Look For When Specifying An Electronics Enclosure?"
Electronic Design, June 14, 1999, p. 68.
• [2] Ibid.
• [3] K. R. Fowler, Electronic Instrument Design, Oxford University Press, New York, 1996,
pp. 357-362.


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