Electrical design inspection: A methodology for using circuit simulation in the design and development of electronic power supplies

An electrical design inspection methodology, that combines advanced power circuit simulation techniques and RISC (reduced instruction set computing) workstation hardware in the day-to-day design of electronic power supplies is presented. This methodology is embedded in an electrical design inspection system that detects one class of design mistakes and prevents them from propagating further in the product realization process. The methodology, and the implementation of the system are described. Preliminary results from applying this methodology to electronic power supply products are presented. Future enhancements to the methodology and how it can benefit the product realization process are discussed.<>