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Large instantaneous power supply draw

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Hi there,

I am designing a circuit, and using a 3A Switcher for my power supply. I am using an ultrasonic sensor that says it can draw up to 2A when active. How should I protect this from bringing the rest of my rails down? Is Bulk capacitance/series resistance good enough, or should I filter out my other devices more than just a simple decoupler?
 

To supply this sensor build a low-pass filter consisting of an inductor (≈100µH rataed for at least 2A) and after inductor a couple of capacitors: 100nF + 2000µF (1000µF per 1A, rated for voltage you use in this circuit) as de-coupling capacitors.
 

Thanks Ian.. are there any resources you can point me to that show how you handle this stuff? I have seen some RLC filters before,but I don't know how to design around them.
 

Here you have some usefull links to power filters:
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Those are great links IanP, thanks a lot!
 

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