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Hold-Up Time & Bulk Capacitance
Supply (from its datasheet)
Your application
Readout
ESTIMATED HOLD-UP AT YOUR LOAD
—ms
SHORTFALL AGAINST YOUR REQUIREMENT
—ms
OUTPUT CAPACITANCE TO COVER IT
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CHECKS
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Hold-up at a lighter load is estimated by scaling the datasheet figure in inverse proportion to load, which assumes the supply’s internal bulk capacitor sets the time. It is an estimate: ask the maker for the hold-up curve before you rely on it, and test with your real load.
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