ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 developed the basic switch mode power converter circuit-averaged models that could easily be adapted for use in a switch mode power supply (SMPS) computer simulation circuit analysis. These models provide the capability of analyzing the large signal (DC and transient) and small signal (AC) properties of a particular power converter. At the next higher level, these converter models can be enfolded into a total SMPS model and an analysis of the total power supply performance can make. In this chapter, only the most basic or first-order aspects of the SMPS will be considered by analyzing some of its fundamental DC and AC characteristics. Chapter 6 will continue with the general theme of this chapter and provide the more advanced or comprehensive detailed analysis methods necessary when a higher level of complexity is involved.
