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← ScienceWhich risk increases when a DC-DC boost converter operates with discontinuous conduction mode and insufficient output capacitance?
A)Increased output voltage ripple✓
B)Transformer core saturation
C)Switching MOSFET gate oxide breakdown
D)Input inductor overheating from eddy currents
💡 Explanation
When a boost converter operates with discontinuous conduction and low output capacitance, the output voltage ripple increases because the capacitor lacks sufficient charge storage to smooth voltage variations between switching cycles. Therefore increased voltage ripple results, rather than core saturation, MOSFET breakdown, or inductor overheating, which arise from distinct failure modes.
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