How to Limit Switching Power Supply Inrush Current
A switching power supply can draw a brief input pulse many times larger than its normal operating current. That pulse may be perfectly survivable for the power supply yet still open a fuse, trip a breaker, pit a relay contact, or pull down a shared AC branch. In other designs, the AC-input event is acceptable but the converter enters hiccup mode because a large output capacitor or downstream load demands too much current during startup.
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