TPS23754EVM-383: remove the D8 in the SCH of TPS23754EVM-383

Hope Chen

Expert 1030 points

Part Number: TPS23754EVM-383

HI，

Would you help check if we can remove the D8 in the SCH of TPS23754EVM-383

Why is it designed use the way

Thanks a lot

0 Darwin Fernandez over 4 years ago

Hi Hope,

For an active clamp forward topology, this cannot be removed. It turns ON in the (1-D) part of the switching cycle so VC has a regulated voltage.

For flyback topologies is where you would have a single diode on the bias winding.

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