Chris PetrilliSharing this because I just shared with a friend. This is an application note from Microchip from 2007!! that I found to be a great explanation of a lot of the switch mode power supply (SMPS) topologies that you run into. As a hobbyist, mostly you're probably dealing with buck, boost, and buck-boost. But it digs into magnetics, selection process, etc.
Carrie (of Alpenglow)@petrillic I love a good app note. I’ve learned a lot about real-world electronics from them over the years.
@alpenglow I have so many of them saved... Zotero says 693 app notes. And then there are certain vendors who do (generally) amazing data sheets, like TI.
@petrillic yeeees, so many good TI datasheets (and app notes too). And of course everything Jim Williams wrote for Linear Tech. I loved the bonus cartoons.