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This month AEi Systems presented two papers (abstracts below) at the Aerospace Space Power
Workshop in Manhattan Beach, CA:
“Lessons Learned from WCCA” and
“A Simple Method for Stabilizing Regulators”
Copies of the presentations are available for download at
http://www.aeng.com/design_analysis.htm?3.
The results of an ongoing AEi Systems survey covering
Voltage Regulator Testing and Worst Case Analysis have been
posted at
Regulator Stability Survey. You too can take the survey at
http://aeng.com/regulator_survey.htm. As a “thank you” for filling out this survey
completely, AEi Systems will donate $5.00 per survey to the American Cancer Society.
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High Temp Component Aging in Power Converters
Stability Assessment of Fixed Regulators
Boeing Recognizes AEi Systems Achievements on GPSIIF Clock WCCA
Why do a Worst Case Analysis?
If you have ever wondered why you need to do a WCCA, this paper will outline the
rationale and cost saving upsides.
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“Lessons Learned from WCCA” Synopsis –
Article Link
This presentation discusses the general problems associated with analysis methods and practices
including issues with the rigorousness, mathematical approaches, formats, modeling, personnel/engineering
talent employed, and proper review process. Conclusions on how to improve the quality of the WCCA are
presented. The presentation also focuses on lessons learned from actual worst case analyses. Several
examples are shown detailing the problems uncovered by WCCA. Topics include stability analysis, tolerance
stack-up, and the limitations of testing as an alternative to WCCA.
“A Simple Method for Stabilizing Regulators” Synopsis -
Article Link
Engineers have trouble analyzing and achieving stability for linear regulators. Given how little
stability data are published by the manufacturers, this is not surprising. In most linear regulators,
the output capacitors’ ESR provides the control loop zero, stabilizing the regulator. The datasheet
generally offers little information regarding the stability of the regulator as a function of the load
current, output capacitance and output capacitor ESR. Additionally, capacitor ESR is an uncontrolled
parameter and in many cases the load impedance is a complex set of capacitors, beads, and IC loading.
This article discusses a simple measurement that reveals the capacitor ESR required to achieve a particular
phase margin for any output capacitance value. That is, if you know the output capacitance and output load
current you can tell what value of ESR will lead to a configuration with the desired phase margin.
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