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Rejustor Technology turns a good voltage reference into an ‘industry best’ Precision References require the user to make major cost/performance tradeoffs. Until now, ultra-high performance came...
View ArticleSmarter Rectification
Driving up SMPS Efficiency and Power Density Performance, size and efficiency advantages have made the LLC series-resonant converter the preferred power supply topology in applications such as...
View ArticleTotal Solution for Energy Efficient Home Appliance Power Supply
Energy efficiency is crucial to both consumers and the environment. As much as half of the energy used in homes goes to heating and cooling. So making smart decisions about heating, ventilating,...
View ArticleInnovative Development of Modular Switch Mode Power Supplies
From the simple to the best Power supply modules have been well-known from the mid–‘80s, when the technical concept and design of modular converters was first developed, and modular SMPS became...
View ArticleEN50155 Compliance to Railway Standards
The whole process requires dedication and commitment “Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof” is a common German phase which translates literally into “I understand only train station”, but has the same...
View ArticleImproving the Regulation of Multiple Output Flyback Converters
The flyback topology is a good choice for multiple output applications, where several semi-stabilized outputs are required from a single supply. At low power levels the flyback is very attractive...
View ArticleImproving Efficiency on AC-DC Supply Efficiency
Can further gains continue to be made? It's tough to get improve efficiency when supplies are already at 90%, but it can be done by focusing on passive and active components, digital control,...
View ArticleAdvanced Regulator Modules Bring Flexibility to High-Density Power Subsystems
The long-standing trend of increasing efficiency in power-conversion, from the upper 80s of percent to the mid and upper 90s, has come thanks to innovations spanning power-switching device...
View ArticleOptimizing of Power Sources for Use with Fuel Cell Technology
With energy demands ever increasing, fossil fuels being depleted and concerns about climate change continuing to rise, the ways in which modern society is being powered are now under close...
View ArticleControl Loop Modulation Applied to Programmable DC Power Supplies
Characteristics of laboratory quality, dc power supplies have changed greatly over the past two decades. Application demands have moved from the ideal voltage source with no series impedance or...
View ArticlePin-Compatible Switcher Replacement for TO220-Style Linear Regulators
Linear regulators are still widely used in all kind of applications. If the current needs are in the lower range and efficiency is not important, they are still first choice. Also from a cost...
View ArticleBringing Value Back to the Power Equation
Over the past decade, the power industry has continually been driven by demands for cheaper power supplies. The notion that “power is a necessary evil” is still the underlying sentiment, even in...
View ArticleSEPIC-Fed Buck Topology Boosts Performance in Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters
A point-of-load (POL) converter is a step-down dc-dc converter designed to supply constant voltage to a load, (almost) independently of load currents. It has become a popular solution for a wide...
View ArticleFlexible Power Based on a Modular Concept
Ready-to-use inverters from the most varied manufacturers in diverse power classes simplify the realisation of projects because no expensive development of the electronic output stage is...
View ArticleGetting the Best Performance from AC to DC Power Supplies in Abusive...
By Ira J. Pitel Ph.D., Magna Power Electronics INTRODUCTION Ac to dc power supplies can be found in applications where power needs to be processed from the ac power mains to loads requiring a...
View ArticleComparing the Benefits of Using an Integrated Power Module versus a Discrete...
Today’s power systems for communications and computing infrastructure support high current loads from increasingly power hungry FPGAs, ASICs and microprocessors. To supply these high current...
View ArticleWhat to Watch for when Turning on a SMPS for the First Time
In the near future, SMPS will completely displace conventional supplies, hence also engineers who are no specialists will have to cope with them. Turning on a new or unknown SMPS, especially...
View ArticleOptimized Core and Bobbin Allow for more than 25 Percent Increase in Power...
DC/DC SMT transformer for PoE+, datacom, and industrial are the applications There are a wide variety of applications, including Power over Ethernet (PoE and PoE+), datacom/telecom and...
View ArticleOptimising the Quasi Resonant Flyback Transformer
Most of the Isolated Offline Power Supplies less than 100W are flybacks. These converters have many advantages over other topologies. It is the least expensive isolated topology because it uses...
View ArticleThe Power Supply Industry – What’s Happening?
The power supply industry is in the middle of a period of change. New opportunities are growing quickly whilst established markets falter. Because of this, the global market for AC-DC and DC-DC...
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