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...
Data Points: March 2006
Mar 23, 2006
Chipset improves secondary-side synchronous rectification...
Industry Challenges Energy-Efficiency Regulations
Mar 1, 2006
It's one thing to encourage power-supply manufacturers and OEMs to observe voluntary standards for energy efficiency in the power supplies they design...
Converters Address Medical Equipment Compliance
Mar 1, 2006
Several methods exist for providing adequate electrical isolation in equipment to be connected to a medical patient. One approach involves the use of...
Commercial Instruments Measure True AC Power
Mar 1, 2006
In 1776, Scottish economist Adam Smith introduced the concept of division of labor and specialization, concluding that it is in the economic interest...
Designers Maximize TVS Diode Performance
Mar 1, 2006
A transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diode is an effective, low-cost option to protect sensitive electronic components from electrostatic discharge (ESD)...
New Products: February 2006
Feb 1, 2006
This issue of Power Electronics Technology features battery-charger ICs, rectifiers, thick film resistors and inductors...
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...
Signs of Progress in Energy Conservation
Nov 1, 2005
The momentum behind government initiatives to encourage or mandate greater energy efficiency in electronic products is growing. At the end of last year,...
Impact of Burn-In on Power Supply Reliability
Sep 1, 2005
Through proper testing and analysis of the accumulated data, power supply manufacturers can select the appropriate level of burn-in to drive high field reliability while achieving cost goals....
Power Supply Redesign Raises EMC Issues
Sep 1, 2005
Because even modest design changes can cause a supply to fail FCC/CE tests for conducted and radiated noise, designers need to understand
where noise originates and how to reduce it to acceptable levels....
Environmental Testing Benefits Power Electronics
Jul 28, 2005
Integrating test and measurement with environmental testing can improve product robustness, product reliability and production processes, increasing yields and reducing warranty expenses and exposure....
Navigating the Regulatory Maze with Optocouplers
May 1, 2005
To apply optocouplers effectively in power designs, designers must become familiar with the various equipment-level and componentlevel standards that govern their use....
New Energy Standards Banish Linear Supplies
Mar 1, 2005
With the California Energy Commission mandating
minimum levels of efficiency for external
power supplies sold in the state, many linear
supplies will need to be redesigned using
switch-mode technology....
Boosting Power Supply Efficiency for Desktop Computers
Feb 1, 2005
Adopting active PFC for harmonic-reduction while
making other architectural- and component-level
improvements can cost-effectively reduce losses
in ATX power supplies....
