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PMBusTakes Command of Data Center Power Issues

PMBus-capable server power supplies, in conjunction with system-level and data center-level management applications, can lower system operating costs, improve data center efficiency and increase system densities ...

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Inside the Industry - Power Electronics Expert Column

Silicon Valley: The Dreamland for Engineers and Scientists

One of the most direct consequences of this rich and vibrant environment is that technical interactions tend to accelerate everyone’s professional development at an amazing pace...

> Elbanhawy Features Archive

Liquid Cooling Is Coming To Chips and Boards

Online columnist Lou Pechi argues that the now-popular techniques for cooling chips and pc boards are becoming inadequate as levels of power dissipation continue to rise...

> Pechi Features Archive

Power Primer

Switch-Mode Power Supplies for Beginners: An Efficiency Primer Part 1

May 13, 2008 10:04 AM

In the first part of this two-part article, the author describes the techniques for calculating efficiency losses in SMPS switching components...

Industry News from PETech Times

Power-One Wins Permanent Injunction Against Artesyn

Power-One has announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, has issued a permanent injunction against Artesyn Technologies...

Audax Group Acquires Astrodyne

Astrodyne, the Mansfield, Mass.-based power supply manufacturer and distributor, has been acquired by Audax Group...

Manufacturers Co-develop Electrodes for Li-ion Car Batteries

Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions and Maxwell Technologies have announced a development collaboration through which Maxwell will produce lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery electrodes ...

> PETech Times News Archive

Featured News

Government and Industry Team Up To Save Energy in Computer Rooms

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the The Green Grid signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote energy efficiency in small computer rooms....

Studies Examine How Plug-In Hybrids Will Affect Power Grid

As plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) move toward commercialization, utilities, research institutions, and other organizations, are attempting to analyze the possible impact that these new, high-power loads could have on the electric grid in the future...

Online Exclusives

Flyback Transformer Spotlight

Flyback transformers are used in power supplies to generate high voltages needed for driving a CRT. PET presents a collection of flyback transformer articles, including links to the best content on the web...

Spotlight on Digital Power

PET offers a unique online resource for engineers interested in digital power supply design, featuring an extensive collection of design articles, white papers, product briefs, technology and industry news, and exclusive commentary from industry experts...