Portable battery-operated electronic equipment is becoming packed with more features requiring larger amounts of power, leading to decreased operating times between battery charges. Innovations such ...

Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) based on the boost principle can convert a low voltage into a higher voltage. For this purpose, the standard boost topology is used as shown in Figure 1. 1. A simple ...

Boost converters are useful devices for designers because they solve different power issues at low, medium, and high voltages. These issues can occur at any of these voltage levels. A voltage step-up ...