In circuits connected in parallel, the components are connected on different branches. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

The primary distinction between series and parallel circuits lies in how current flows through the components. In a series circuit, the identical current passes through every component connected ...

Their maximum output current, however, is 350 mA. Also, with maximum input voltages of 16 V, each IC would dissipate 3.6 W, far too much for one package to handle.

Without current sharing, a two-phase, 20-A supply with two 10-A POLs in parallel might see one channel providing 16 A and the other only 4 A.

Figure 1 shows an 8- to 40-V input, 5-V output at 4-A maximum load current, dc-dc converter. It uses two LT3430 60-V monolithic, 3-A (peak switch current) buck regulators in parallel.