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How a Driver Source Pin Improves Switching Efficiency

How a Driver Source Pin Improves Switching Efficiency

Learn what a driver source pin is, and why it increases efficiency.


Flywheel Energy Storage System Basics

Flywheel Energy Storage System Basics

Today, flywheel energy storage systems are used for ride-through energy for a variety of demanding applications surpassing chemical batteries.


Power Supply Requirements for High Power Medical Applications

Power Supply Requirements for High Power Medical Applications

Medical equipment requires specialized solutions that not only provide the power needed but meet very exacting standards for safety. When that…


Supply Rail CM Noise in Audio Applications: Are Local DC-DC Converters the Answer?

Supply Rail CM Noise in Audio Applications: Are Local DC-DC Converters the Answer?

Learn about common mode noise, sources of CM noise, and how local DC-DC converters could potentially eliminate these issues.


Providing ESD Protection Through the Right Device Selection

Providing ESD Protection Through the Right Device Selection

ESD transients can occur anytime. As digital signal speeds increase and supply voltage rails reduce, selecting the right protection becomes even…


Three Things Engineers Should Know About Power Protection

Three Things Engineers Should Know About Power Protection

In order to equip EE’s with the knowledge they need to design and optimize equipment, extend equipment life cycles, reduce failures, and manage…


Powering Automotive DC Fast-Charging with Advanced Current Sensing

Powering Automotive DC Fast-Charging with Advanced Current Sensing

Although range anxiety is disappearing from the shortlist of objections to EV adoption, it has been replaced by recharging speed angst.


DC Power Considerations for 5G Systems

DC Power Considerations for 5G Systems

To ensure reliable infrastructure, robust and highly reliable DC power systems are essential to 5G's success.


Using SiC MOSFETs in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Using SiC MOSFETs in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Learn about the benefits of using SiC MOSFETs in totem-pole PFC circuit applications.


Brushless DC Freezers for Vaccine Storage

Brushless DC Freezers for Vaccine Storage

The COVID-19 pandemic, for many in the industry, serves as a reminder of the need to be prepared to more efficiently store and distribute vaccines.…


Maximizing the Efficiency of Totem Pole PFC Stages Using SiC FETs

Maximizing the Efficiency of Totem Pole PFC Stages Using SiC FETs

The Totem Pole PFC circuit promises a significant improvement in AC-input converter efficiency, but limitations of mainstream semiconductor switch…


An Introduction to Light Emitting Diodes

An Introduction to Light Emitting Diodes

While consumers today think of LEDs primarily in terms of lighting or display technologies, they are useful in myriad other applications such as…


Power Conversion Solutions for Industrial Applications

Power Conversion Solutions for Industrial Applications

Learn about challenges designers face and some of the key considerations for choosing buck converters for power supply design in industrial…


Buck Converters Enable Efficient Power Conversion in Automotive Applications

Buck Converters Enable Efficient Power Conversion in Automotive Applications

In this article, learn about the role of buck converters in automotive power supply design, and explore some requirements to consider when…


Considerations for Automotive-Grade Resistors

Considerations for Automotive-Grade Resistors

This article explores the idea of automotive-grade components and some of the common criteria and standards that companies use to justify their…


Switching Power Supplies with More than 96% Efficiency Due to the Use of GaN Transistors

Switching Power Supplies with More than 96% Efficiency Due to the Use of GaN Transistors

In this article, learn how the use of GaN transistors was realized and measured at the PFC stage of a Traco Power power supply unit, as well as…


Improving Efficiency with an Active Switch on an AC Bridge

Improving Efficiency with an Active Switch on an AC Bridge

This article examines how to increase power conversion efficiency and power density with an active switch on an AC bridge.


How Better Measurement Systems Can Improve the Health of EV/HEV Batteries in Noisy Environments

How Better Measurement Systems Can Improve the Health of EV/HEV Batteries in Noisy Environments

This article looks at how battery monitors and balancers designed to achieve high-voltage measurement accuracy with integrated noise filtering can…


Faster Charging Could Mean Quicker Electric Vehicle Adoption

Faster Charging Could Mean Quicker Electric Vehicle Adoption

This article discusses how new silicon carbide semiconductor technology could be a solution to faster and more efficient EV charging, enabling…


Very Low Input-Voltage Boost Converter Enables Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Hearing Aids

Very Low Input-Voltage Boost Converter Enables Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Hearing Aids

The long recharge time of hearing aids is a problem that can be solved with direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). This article looks at the…