Chapter 70

60V/3A step-down DC/DC converter maintains high efficiency over a wide input range

Mark Marosek

Abstract

The LT3430, which features a 3A peak switch current limit, 100mΩ internal power switch and a 5.5V to 60V operating range, is described.

Keywords

Monolithic step-down DC/DC converter

LT3430

Introduction

Today’s high voltage applications—such as automotive, industrial and FireWire peripherals—place increasing demands on power supplies. They must provide high power, high efficiency and low noise, in a small space and over an ever-widening range of operational input voltages. Many high voltage DC/DC converter solutions can meet some of these conditions at high input voltages but they are unable to maintain high efficiencies ...

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