DSCs Ease Migration to Digital Loop Control
Nov 1, 2006
Armed with high execution rates and power peripherals, digital signal controllers provide
the functionality needed in power-supply designs but don’t require DSP programming....
Digital Power Control Enables System Identification
Nov 1, 2006
Despite obvious advantages over analog controllers, the limited power of today's digital controllers requires careful measuring techniques to accurately capture the real-time response of the control loop....
Explore the Lesser-Known Benefits of Digital Power
Nov 1, 2006
Although the use of digital control eases implementation of the basic power management
requirements, it also affords numerous secondary benefits that can make POL power designs more compact, flexible and efficient....
Data Centers Will Test Digital Power's Mettle
Oct 1, 2006
As digital power technology continues to develop, the industry continues to debate and discuss how, why and where the technology will have its greatest impact....
PowerSystems World 2006 Comes Ashore to Long Beach
Sep 1, 2006
The 2006 Power Electronics Technology Conference &
Exhibition takes place Oct. 24-26 in Long Beach, Calif. The conference boasts an unsurpassed educational program, and the exhibit hall will be filled with the industry's leading
manufacturers. Find out what's in store for this year’s show....
Sensorless Motor Control Simplifies Washer Drives
Jun 1, 2006
Washing controls have used power inverters to control motor speeds for years. Variable-speed control enables a significant simplification of the mechanical...
Data Points
May 1, 2006
Microsite Turns Spotlight on Digital Power For engineers interested in the emerging area of digital power-supply design, a new microsite offers a unique...
New Products
May 1, 2006
PWM Controller The IR3624 from International Rectifier is a 600-kHz single-phase synchronous buck PWM controller IC designed for high-density, 10-A nonisolated...
Data Points: March 2006
Mar 23, 2006
Chipset improves secondary-side synchronous rectification...
Data Points
Feb 1, 2006
IPD Enables Compact Automotive ECUs The uPD166007 intelligent power device (IPD) from NEC Electronics America offers a solid-state alternative to the...
More Digital Design and Controversy in 2006
Jan 1, 2006
Last year, we were bombarded with news about competing industry alliances, attempts to meet the pending RoHS directives, and the continued expansion of...
Digital Power Is Mostly Analog
Jan 1, 2006
Digital power is quite the buzz these days. Let's take a moment to examine the term. The simplest definition of digital power is the control of a switching...
Data Points
Nov 1, 2005
Battery Technology Will Dominate Portable Power for Next Decade According to a report from NanoMarkets, battery technology particularly Li-ion and Li-polymer...
Digital Control Turns On the Lights
Oct 1, 2005
The goal of power management for lighting is to ensure that electric lights are switched off or dimmed at times when they are not needed. These times are when people are not present in a particular area or when sufficient or partial natural light is available. Fluorescent light sources are used predominantly in office environments and, by means of suitable solid-state control gear, can be dimmed to any level from 100% down to less than 5% of maximum light output or can be switched off altogether....
