LM22673: What does Efficiency mean in a datasheet?

崇市村

Prodigy 20 points

Part Number: LM22673

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Regarding the "Efficiency vs IOUT and VIN" graph in the LM22673 datasheet, what does the "Efficiency" mean?

2 months ago

0 Niranjan Nair 2 months ago

TI__Genius 9010 points

Hi,

Efficiency is input power/output power. Say efficiency is 90%, this means that 90% of the input power is delivered to the output, while 10% is dissipated as heat in the circuit.

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Niranjan

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LM22673: What does Efficiency mean in a datasheet?