Switching voltage regulators are just gearboxes for electricity.
Maybe you could even say LDOs are kind of like brakes on a car, since they throw away energy as heat to regulate speed.
LDO's as brake yes I see that.
However the analogy is never perfect even if useful.
Switching voltage regulators are just gearboxes for electricity.
Maybe you could even say LDOs are kind of like brakes on a car, since they throw away energy as heat to regulate speed.