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(A)(B) (A) (B) (C) Question 1Limiting the maximum drain voltage that your power switch sees is essential to ensure its reliable operation. Take a break from your daily routine and test your power supply design knowledge by trying your hand at answering the three questions below regarding circuits designed to control the drain voltage of switched mode power supplies. Question 1 In the figure below, choose which circuit best matches the stated requirement: A low-cost clamp circuit to efficiently limit the maximum drain voltage A well controlled clamp circuit to limit the maximum drain voltage while also giving the lowest no-load consumption and best efficiency A circuit that can be used either to clamp the drain voltage or to limit the rate of rise of the drain voltage at turn off Show the Answer Answer 1 A low-cost clamp circuit to efficiently limit the maximum drain voltage The lowest cost approach to dissipating leakage inductance energy is to provide a diode clamp to an RC network, as in circuit ‘B’. Such circuits are known as ‘Resistor-Capacitor-Diode’ (RCD) clamps. The energy in the leakage inductance will drive the drain voltage high until it becomes greater than the voltage stored in the clamp capacitor C, at which point the diode conducts and the drain is clamped. The resistor RB is chosen such that the energy it dissipates at the nominal clamp voltage, VCLO, is equal to the energy stored in the clamp capacitor every cycle. VCLO is normally set at approximately 50% higher than the reflected output voltage, VOR. The value of resistor RA is chosen to limit the reverse current in order to prevent the clamp diode ‘snapping off’, which in turn may cause excessive ringing and lead to EMI problems. It also slows the rise of current in clamp diode D, again limiting EMI generation, and allowing the maximum clamp voltage to be impressed across the leakage inductance for fastest and most efficient depletion of its energy. Due to its low cost, circuit ‘B’ is most often u