The lab power supply must be
connected to the PCB with very short cables (≤ 30 cm) to avoid resonances
between the output of the lab power supply and the input circuit on the printed
circuit board (PCB), which can influence the look and results of the frequency
response analysis.
Measurements have been executed with additional low ESR input bulk capacitance
to lower the input impedance (3 × EEFSX0G221ER, no footprint on PCB).
Target a minimum copper thickness
on the PCB of 70 µm. The tested PCB, however, only had 35 µm due to worldwide
supply bottlenecks.
Measurements, including efficiency, were taken with forced air cooling.