PFC Controller ICs Continue to Advance
Sep 1, 2006
Many regulatory agencies such as the Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission (CEC) have issued guidelines or mandates for power factor...
Bruce Carsten: Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Sep 1, 2006
For his extensive record of innovation in the field of power electronics and for his contributions to the industry as an author and educator, Power Electronics Technology is proud to present Bruce Carsten with this year's Lifetime Achievement Award....
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....
Modified Sine-Wave Inverter Enhanced
Aug 1, 2006
Altering the waveform produced by a modified sine-wave inverter reduces distortion products, while still permitting use of efficient switching techniques....
Protecting Flybacks Against Short Circuits
Aug 1, 2006
Delays in short-circuit protection triggers require careful selection of the magnectics and overcurrent threshold values to prevent component stress....
Unleashing IMPCB Benefits in Motor Controls
Aug 1, 2006
Just around the corner is a new breed of inverter technology for motor-control applications. The limitations of the traditional tried and true, direct-bonded...
Wind Will Power Component Development Too
Jul 1, 2006
The demand for alternative energy sources is making an impact on the power electronics industry, spurring development at both the system and component levels....
Switching Chip Tames Power Peaks
Jul 1, 2006
A variable frequency switching regulator for ac-dc power supplies drives peak loads from a design optimized for lower continuous loads to enable compliance with efficiency mandates....
A Systematic Approach Optimizes Magnetics
Jul 1, 2006
A two-stage approach to inductor and transformer design ensures the design meets market and system requirements at the lowest possible cost and with few design iterations....
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,...
New Products
Jun 1, 2006
Web-Based Simulator Microchip Technology's Mindi is a web-based simulation tool that aids in the design of several circuits useful for power-management...
Topology Selection by the Numbers Part Three
May 1, 2006
In parts one and two of this article series, the component stress factor (CSF) method was defined and some examples of how to use it were given, concentrating...
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...
