Service 02 / Power conversion

Power electronics
on the bench.

Converter prototypes become easier to improve when bring-up, switching behavior and measurements are treated as one engineering problem.

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01 / Problems this addresses

When the waveform
raises the question.

Component choices, transformer behavior, snubbers and layout decisions often interact. The useful next step is a measured one.

Typical starting points

A low-power converter that needs controlled bring-up, incomplete bench notes, unexplained switching behavior or a design decision that cannot be separated from the measurement setup.

02 / Technical capabilities

Use the bench to
guide the revision.

Power stage

Architecture and components

Converter topology, magnetics, component selection, snubbers and prototype schematics within the agreed scope.

Bring-up

Measured behavior

Oscilloscope observations, differential probing, electronic-load tests, waveform review and stated test conditions.

03 / Engagement workflow

From power stage
to evidence.

01Define the test boundary

Voltage, load, access and safety conditions.

02Review the design

Topology, components, magnetics and layout context.

03Bring up carefully

Use controlled power, probing and current limits.

04Compare measurements

Review switching behavior against the design question.

05Record the next revision

Capture observations, boundaries and priorities.

Public technical prototype

5V / 1A SMPS

Offline flyback prototype with a custom hand-wound RM10/I transformer, TNY285 controller, schematics, BOMs, waveforms and bench validation notes.

View public repository

04 / Representative evidence

A documented
power-stage review.

This is public technical work, not a completed client contract or certified product. The repository is the source for the published description and evidence boundary.

05 / Explore a converter concept

Start with the
electrical boundary.

Use topology-specific preliminary tools to explore flyback, boost and phase-shifted full-bridge operating points before a detailed review.

Open SMPS feasibility tools
Customer-facing first pass

Estimate duty, current, magnetics and loss boundaries, then bring the result into a scoped engineering discussion.

06 / Deliverables

Evidence for the
next revision.

  • Converter architecture or component-selection notes
  • Prototype schematic, BOM or PCB observations
  • Bring-up checklist and measured waveforms
  • Electronic-load or component-test observations
  • Validation notes with prioritized next steps
Measurements need context.

Results are reported with the hardware, instrumentation and test conditions that shaped them.

Start a technical discussion

Bring the
prototype.

Describe the converter, current stage, measured behavior and the design decision you need to make. Secure file exchange can follow the initial discussion.

Start a technical discussion

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