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Split-pi topology
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronics</a>, a split-pi topology is a pattern of component interconnections used in a kind of <a href="/facts/Power_converter/sKmxxvHx">power converter</a> that can theoretically produce an arbitrary output voltage, either higher or lower than the input voltage. In practice the upper voltage output is limited to the voltage rating of components used. It is essentially a <a href="/facts/Boost_converter/beIBkUec">boost (step-up) converter</a> followed by a <a href="/facts/Buck_converter/Eb3fIk7d">buck (step-down) converter</a>. The topology and use of <a href="/facts/MOSFET/eTDJT2Km">MOSFETs</a> make it inherently bi-directional which lends itself to applications requiring <a href="/facts/Regenerative_brake/hzhCxYlr">regenerative braking</a>. </p><p>The split-pi converter is a type of <a href="/facts/DC-to-DC_converter/lVlyHrjs">DC-to-DC converter</a> that has an output voltage magnitude either greater than or less than the input voltage magnitude. It is a <a href="/facts/Switched-mode_power_supply/YKcyRBtP">switched-mode power supply</a> with a similar circuit configuration to a <a href="/facts/Boost_converter/beIBkUec">boost converter</a> followed by a <a href="/facts/Buck_converter/Eb3fIk7d">buck converter</a>. Split-pi gets its name from the pi circuit due to the use of two pi filters in series and split with the switching MOSFET bridges. </p><p>Other DC–DC converter topologies that can produce output voltage magnitude either greater than or less than the input voltage magnitude include the <i>boost-buck converter</i> topologies (the split-pi, the <a href="/facts/%25C4%2586uk_converter/Cu2oEEEP">Ćuk converter</a>, the <a href="/facts/SEPIC/n0drufFz">SEPIC</a>, etc.) and the <a href="/facts/Buck%25E2%2580%2593boost_converter/aeYXWCvp">buck–boost converter</a> topologies. </p>