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Core Technology Group Application Note 2 AN-2 Measuring power supply control loop stability. John F. Iannuzzi Introduction There is an increasing demand for high performance power systems. They are found in applications ranging from high power, high efficiency aerospace and automotive systems to very low power battery efficient systems for consumer and medical applications. Because of this demand, it is important to optimize the design of power converters to meet performance and cost targets. Central to the overall performance of the switching power supply is the feedback control system. The control system continuously adjusts the power conversion to maintain a constant output voltage as the demand for power changes depending on the load requirements. Usually, switching power supplies will include energy storage and electric current routing devices such as inductors, capacitors, diodes, transformers and power switches (usually low loss MOSFETS). Many (if not all) of these components are included in the control loop. Additionally, the supply is switching at a high frequency with sharp rise and fall times. Because of the high frequencies, second order effects of the components may contribute to the overall efficiency and performance (or lack of) the power system. Please see application notes AN-1 and AN-3 for a detailed discussion of some of these parasitic effects and how to measure them. There are many circuit simulation packages that demonstrate the general performance of switching power supply topologies. A common pitfall is for engineers to make the mistake of assuming that the supply will perform comparably to the simulation model. Many, unfortunately, discover that the “real” circuit performance is nowhere near that of the circuit model, despite having acceptable stability as the