Experts Will Diagnose Challenges in Medical Power Design

Oct 24, 2007 9:51 AM
by David Morrison, Editor, Power Electronics Technology

Next week at the Power Electronics Technology conference in Dallas, specialists from different segments of the electronics field will discuss the current challenges facing designers of medical power systems. Experts from power supply, semiconductor, magnetics, and battery pack companies will examine the particular problems faced by designers of both medical equipment and medical grade power supplies. In this two-hour technical session on Medical Power Supplies (PET10), the speakers will also present methods for treating these design problems, including the use of novel technologies.

This session, which will run from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, October 31, will address a range of issues that arise when designers go to specify and apply power components in their medical applications. Chaired by Tom Hopkins, a director of engineering at STMicroelectronics, this session will give medical equipment and medical power supply designers the opportunity to ask the experts about specific problems they’re encountering in their own designs.

For more details on the conference and directions to the Hilton Anatole, see www.powerelectronicsshow.com

Representing power supply vendor Recom International Power , Steve Roberts will speak on “Galvanic Isolation in Medical Grade Converters.” In his presentation, Roberts will outline the special requirements for galvanic isolation in medical-grade converters, and explain the various techniques used to achieve very high isolation in very small case sizes. Roberts will also warn engineers about the pitfalls and “specmanship” found in some “medical-grade” datasheets.

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