Technology Solutions Key to Achieving Offshore Wind Power Benefits

Technology solutions for offshore wind power are challenging, but a successful result would improve U.S. energy independence....

Supercapacitors Enhance LDO Efficiency- Part 1: Low Noise Linear Power Supplies

State of the art electronic systems employ three fundamental techniques for DC-DC converters: (a) switch-mode power supplies (b) linear power supplies...

Optimize Power Factor Correction Inductors

The world is moving toward greater use of power factor correction (PFC). ...

Power Management ICs Improving Rechargeable Battery Lifetimes

As rechargeable batteries surge in usage, power management ICs become a key element in many portable and vehicle power circuits....

Next-Gen MOSFETs Up Efficiency of Synchronous Buck Converters

Compared with previous MOSFET generations, performance of synchronous buck converters is more efficient by using new devices with improved on-resistance, gate resistance and gate charge, as well as integrating a Schottky diode....

APEC 2011 New Product Introductions

The Applied Power Electronics Conference is a showcase for the latest power semiconductors, power supplies, and components....

Inverter/Modules Aid Energy, Appliance, PV and Motor Sectors

Energy savings have become a global necessity, with the demand for greener appliances soaring across the globe....

Digital Power for the Analog Engineer

With system designers increasingly requiring more from their power solutions, digital solutions such as hybrid controllers provide key features like dynamic output voltages, adaptable sequencing, margin testing and in-circuit power system monitoring....

The UK Looks to Innovation for Economic Growth and Prosperity

SPEAKING AHEAD of his keynote speech at the UK event, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts said: The Government is committed to supporting...

April 2011 Patents

SWITCH-MODE POWER SUPPLY (SMPS) WITH AUTO-TUNING USING LIMIT-CYCLE OSCILLATION RESPONSE EVALUATION Issued November 24, 2009 United States Patent 7,622,820...