Would You Be Interested in Roadtesting a Current Mode Control DC/DC converter with Fast Transient Response?

I will be roadtesting this product in September. I'd like to get your feeedback, thoughts and interest in this product.

Here are a few facts about the product:

The BD9G500EFJ-EVK-001 uses BD9G500EFJ-LA to output 5V from a 48V input voltage. The input voltage of the BD9G500EFJ-LA is from 7V to 76V and the output voltage is configurable from 1V to 0.97 x VIN V with external resistors. The operating frequency is configurable between 100 kHz and 650 kHz with an external resistor connected to RT pin. This is a current mode control DC/DC converter that provides fast transient response performance and simple phase compensation setup.

Here are a few features of the DC/DC Converter:

Wide Input Voltage Range
Integrated High-Side MOSFET
Current Mode Control
Adjustable Frequency
Soft Start Function
Over Current Protection (OCP)
Under Voltage Lockout (UVLO)
Thermal Shutdown Protection (TSD)
Over Voltage Protection (OVP)
HTSOP-J8 package

Here are some documents from the manufacturer:

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I am considering adding an adjustable DC Power Supply to the kit, Bench Power Supply

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dang74 over 2 years ago

I was thinking of using a switching regualtor to serve as a poor man's substitute for a bench top power supply. The wide operating range of this product in terms of both input and output voltages sounds pretty promising.
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dang74 over 2 years ago

I was thinking of using a switching regualtor to serve as a poor man's substitute for a bench top power supply. The wide operating range of this product in terms of both input and output voltages sounds pretty promising.
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Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to dang74

That would be a good attack vector for this road test. The switch mode kits are always a good hook to improve your electronics skills, while reviewing the design.
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anniel747 over 2 years ago in reply to dang74

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Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to anniel747

It's a power electronics design. Also goes to several amps. May get hot. It's part of the trade.
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anniel747 over 2 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

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Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to anniel747

which one?
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shabaz over 2 years ago in reply to anniel747

I think there may be some misunderstanding, the 76 VDC is the max input voltage, but a RoadTest is not the same as a test of the specification of the device.

A RoadTest is a product review (i.e. it is up to the reviewer to decide if a test of parameters to the limits of the specification are something they want in their review or not).

In reality it is likely near impossible to test everything to the spec (e.g. it may require operation at extreme temperatures and so on) without the actual manufacturer's resources and testbeds.
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