Ambient Temperature.6
Automatic (Auto) Parallel Operation 6
Automatic (Auto) Series Operation.7
Automatic (Auto) Tracking Operation 8
Carryover Time.8
Complementary Tracking .8
Compliance Voltage .8
Constant Current Power Supply 8
Constant Voltage Power Supply.9
Constant Voltage/Constant Current (CV/CC) Power Supply9
Constant Voltage/Current Limiting (CV/CL) Power Supply 10
Crowbar Circuit 11
Current Foldback 11
Drift.11
Efficiency11
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)11
Inrush Current.11
Load Effect (Load Regulation).12
Load Effect Transient Recovery Time 12
Off-Line Power Supply.12
Output Impedance of a Power Supply .12
PARD (Ripple and Noise) 13
Programming Speed14
Remote Programming (Remote Control).14
Remote Sensing (Remote Error Sensing) 15
Resolution .15
Source Effect (Line Regulation).15
Stability (see Drift) .16
Temperature Coefficient.16
Warm Up Time .16
Principles of Operation17
Constant Voltage Power Supply17
Regulating Techniques18
Series Regulation 18
Typical Series Regulated Power Supply19
Pros and Cons of Series Regulated Supplies .19
The Series Regulated Supply - An Operational Amplifier 20
Series Regulator with Preregulator 23
Switching Regulation 25
Basic Switching Supply 26