Power Electronics

Power Management 101 Series

Power Management Basics: Power Management Subsystem Regulatory Standards

Why are regulatory standards difficult for designers to understand? Regulatory standards are difficult for most design engineers to understand, because: ...

Power Management Basics: Power Supply Fundamentals

What are the space considerations when selecting a power supply? You have to make sure the power supply will fit in the space provided for it. Therefore, make sure the package type you want, such as open frame, enclosed, brick, encapsulated, etc. will fit in the allocated space...

Power Management Basics: Power Supply Characteristics

Currently, distributed power techniques, called distributed power architecture (DPA), are used for systems that dissipate hundreds of watts. The DPA approach converts the incoming ac power line to a dc bus voltage, usually called a front-end supply...

Power Management Basics: Power Supplies – Make or Buy?

How can you ensure that a power supply will accommodate future applications? It is a good idea to select a power supply that provides a safety margin for the future. ...

Power Management Basics: Power Management System Considerations

What is the cost impact of a power supply in electronic equipment? Power supplies are a necessary subsystem in virtually every piece of electronic equipment. ...

Power Management 101: Power MOSFET Charactertics

What are the important power MOSFET characteristics? To understand the planar and trench MOSFET characteristics, check several parameters critical to their performance: ...

Power Management 101: Power MOSFETs

What are Power MOSFETs ? Power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors) are three-terminal silicon devices that function by applying a signal to the gate that controls current conduction between source and drain. Their current conduction capabilities are up to several tens of amperes, with breakdown voltage ratings (BVDSS) of 10V to 1000V. ...

Power Management 101: Power Peripheral and Battery-Based ICs

Power peripheral ICs provide supplemental functions to converter and controller regulator ICs. Battery-based ICs provide all the functions necessary to support portable power management....

Power Management 101: Converter & Controller ICs

Converter ICs include an integrated power MOSFET, whereas controller ICs employ external power MOSFETs. Both configurations are classified as regulators because they regulate the output voltage....

Power Management 101 Series: Application Specific ICs

Intelligent power switch ICs are employed in applications that include USB ports and peripherals, notebook computers, battery-charger circuits, and hot-swap power supplies....

Power Management 101 Series: Power Management Semiconductors

What are power management subsystems? Power management subsystems control the ac and dc power that keeps electronic systems operating properly. ...

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Bipolar Transistors
IGBTs
Power Modules
Power MOSFETs
Rectifiers/Diodes
Thyristors

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High-Voltage Devices
LED Drivers
Lighting Power Management
Motor Power Management
Power ICs
PWM Controllers
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Portable Power Management
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