When I was first beginning my career in electrical engineering, I had no idea what I really wanted to do.
One of my first professional experiences in power electronics occurred at the Unitrode (now Texas Instruments) Power Supply Design Seminar. The seminar was in Orlando, Florida, and the presenters were Robert Kollman (who would eventually become my boss) and Lloyd Dixon. After spending a day at the seminar I decided this was the field for me, and that there was much I needed to learn.
Fast-forward 13 years into my power supply design career. I am now lucky enough to be involved with the Power Supply Design Seminar as a technical contributor and presenter.
Over the past 35 years or so, some of the most technically sound minds in the industry have been contributors, including Bob Mammano, and Bill Andreycak. The good news is that all of the Power Supply Design Seminar content is now organized and cataloged into a single location.
Access the entire white paper library here.
Over 100 papers – categorized into 21 different topics – are now available. These topics include many different aspects of power-supply design, including:
- Basic switching/magnetics.
- Power factor correction.
- Isolated bridge designs.
- Forward converters.
- Flyback converters.
- Boost converters.
- Power supply control.
- Loop compensation.
- Power supply layout.
The papers provide excellent information that is useful in everyday power-supply design.
The new site also provides information about the latest seminar series and when it is coming to a location near you. As the seminars wrap up, the new content will be archived.
I am extremely excited to have all of this great content right at my fingertips. Please share with me any stories about the TI Power Supply Design Seminar series, or what you feel was the most valuable paper topic for you.