Phase Management Raises Interleaved PFC Efficiency
Jul 1, 2007
Whether implemented with discrete components or integrated
within the PFC controller, phase management can
improve light-load efficiency of power supplies to meet
80 PLUS efficiency requirements....
Floating Point DSCs Lift Performance of Solar Inverters
Jun 1, 2007
Three new digital signal controllers (DSCs) from Texas Instruments promise to boost system performance, while simplifying software development for solar-power...
Energy Efficiency Demands a System-Level Approach
Jun 1, 2007
Industry leaders, academics, consultants and government representatives regularly invoke the energy-efficiency hot button at industry conferences, appealing...
Radical Redesign Nears for Battery Chargers
Apr 1, 2007
As new markets for energy-efficient battery chargers
emerge, designers can take advantage of techniques
for testing and improving charger efficiency....
Energy Experts Weigh In On Conservation
Nov 1, 2006
Attendees at the recent Power Electronics Technology Conference in Long Beach, Calif., heard two compelling presentations on the subject of energy efficiency....
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....
Opportunities Await Medical Power Supplies
Aug 1, 2006
Medical product design and manufacturing is not for the weak of heart. But despite the hurdles, several power-supply merchants are addressing medical applications. For these companies, the efforts required to design, build and qualify products may be justified by a modest but steadily growing marketplace....
Nichrome Resistors Deliver Reliability at Lower Cost
Aug 1, 2006
An alternative to expensive tantalum nitride
resistors, these precision, moisture-resistant
components can perform voltage division or
setting of gain in power-supply circuits....
MOV and PPTC Devices Enable IEC 61000-4-5 Compliance
Jul 1, 2006
Coordinating overcurrent and overvoltage protection at the ac mains input can help designers comply with safety agency requirements, minimize component count and cost...
IBCs Power Advanced Telecom Systems
Jun 1, 2006
Most major telecom companies now regard Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA) as the way of the future. Based on an open-standard architecture,...
Filling the Gaps in Surge Protection
May 1, 2006
Major equipment manufacturers, in fields as diverse as industrial automation, medical electronics and consumer electronics, are seeing 30% to 50% of their...
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...
PolySwitch Device Enhances Overcurrent Protection
Apr 1, 2006
Where resettable overcurrent protection is a requirement, PolySwitch polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) devices offer a highly effective...
Notebook Adapters Face Efficiency Challenge
Apr 1, 2006
When the considerations of end users, OEMs and power-supply vendors converge on the design of notebook adapters, the resulting solutions benefit each group....
