Special Contributor: Christophe Basso

Christophe Basso is a business development manager with Future Electronics, a member of the power team and covering EMEA. Previously, he was a technical fellow with ON Semiconductor for 24 years where he originated numerous integrated circuits. SPICE simulation is also one of his favorite subjects and he has authored two books on the subject. Christophe’s latest work is “Transfer Functions of Switching Converters: Fast Analytical Techniques at Work with Small-Signal Analysis”. Christophe received a BSEE-equivalent from the Montpellier University, France and an MSEE from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France. He holds 25 patents on power conversion and often publishes papers in conferences and trade magazines.

Articles written by Christophe Basso in How2Power Today:
10/15/24	Deriving The Control-To-Output Transfer Function Of The Weinberg Converter
07/15/22	IC Simplifies Analog Control Of The Totem-Pole PFC Stage
02/15/22	Back To Basics: Stabilizing Your Power Factor Correction Stage
12/15/21	Modern Control Methods For LLC Converters Simplify Compensator Design
01/15/21	Simulation Demonstrates Impact Of Current-Loop Crossover Frequency On Stability
07/15/20	Analysis, Simulation And Experimentation Enable Successful Design Of Power Supply Compensation
06/17/19	Closing The Loop Of An Active-Clamp Forward Converter
05/15/18	Analyzing The Effect of Voltage Drops On The DC Transfer Function Of The Buck Converter
02/17/17	Understanding Op Amp Dynamic Response In A Type-2 Compensator (Part 2): The Two Poles
01/15/17	Understanding Op Amp Dynamic Response In A Type-2 Compensator (Part 1): The Open-Loop Gain
01/15/16	Modeling The Effects of Leakage Inductance On Flyback Converters (Part 3): The Small-Signal Model
12/17/15	Modeling The Effects of Leakage Inductance On Flyback Converters (Part 2): The Average Model
11/16/15	Modeling The Effects of Leakage Inductance On Flyback Converters (Part 1): Converter Switching
04/15/14	The Small-Signal Model Of An Active-Clamp Forward Converter (Part 3): Active-Clamp Forward Converter Transfer Function
03/14/14	The Small-Signal Model Of An Active-Clamp Forward Converter (Part 2): Active-Clamp Forward Converter Operation
02/14/14	The Small-Signal Model of An Active-Clamp Forward Converter (Part 1): Basics of The Forward Converter And Its Transfer Function
03/15/13	Simplified Analysis Of A DCM Boost Converter Driving An LED String Part II: Practical Considerations
02/15/13	Simplified Analysis Of A DCM Boost Converter Driving An LED String Part I: Theoretical Analysis
01/31/11	The Over-Power Phenomenon in DCM/CCM-Operated Flyback Converters (Part 4): The Leakage Inductor Contribution
12/16/10	The Over-Power Phenomenon in DCM/CCM-Operated Flyback Converters (Part 3): Quasi Square-Wave Resonant Mode
11/23/10	The Over-Power Phenomenon in DCM/CCM-Operated Flyback Converters (Part 2): Fixed-Frequency CCM Operation
10/22/10	The Over-Power Phenomenon In DCM/CCM-Operated Flyback Converters (Part 1)
12/15/09	Loop Control: Hand Calculations Or Automation?

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