Switching loss

When we turn on or off a switch, there is a little bit of energy that is wasted in the transition. This wasted energy is called switching loss. Imagine you have a toy car and you need to turn it on by pushing a button. When you push the button, the car starts moving, but sometimes it takes a little bit of time for the car to start moving. This delay or transition wastes some energy and slows down the car. Similarly, when we turn on or off an electrical switch, there is a small amount of time when the switch is transitioning from one state to another, and during this transition, some energy is wasted as heat. This energy loss can add up, especially if we turn the switch on and off frequently. Engineers try to design switches that switch quickly with as little energy loss as possible.