4. Boost Converter Switch Node After Snubber is Added Note that the ringing now is gone, the peak amplitude of the ringing is reduced by 1.8 V to 8 V, a 20% reduction, and the switch turnoff time was decreased by only 2 ns. The designer could incrementally increase CSNUB until the switch node corner begins to round (implying that the LΣPAR#, CSNUB, and RSNUB circuit is critically damped with a Q = 1). However, as CSNUB increases, the energy absorbed by the snubber increases, and therefore the power that RSNUB must dissipate increases, while the boost converter efficiency decreases. The power that RSNUB must dissipate is computed as PSNUB = ? CSNUB× VPK 2× fSW where VPK is the reduced peak amplitude and fSW is the boost converter switching frequency. The designer must ensure that the RSNUB’s package is large enough to dissipate this power. In general, choosing CSNUB at the next standard value above the amount needed to reduce the oscillation frequency by ? [CADD] results in approximately a 20% reduction in peak amplitude while only decreasing peak efficiency by a few percent. 4 Minimizing Ringing at the Switch Node of a Boost Converter SLVA255–September 2006 Submit Documentation Feedback