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What is the approximate threshold value for switching into high-efficiency operation in diode rectification under light loading?
- The efficiency improvement under light loading may be due to operation in which switching is skipped, or to discontinuous operation in which the current flowing in the inductor is discontinuous. Pulse-skipping operation begins when the load current falls to roughly 1/2 or less of the inductor ripple current IL.