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Advancing Recycling Methods for Carbon and Glass Fiber Composites

Scientists are actively developing recycling methods to address the expected increase in carbon and glass fiber waste.

Facilitating a Clean Energy Future with Current Sensing Solutions

Tuned Coupled Coils Explained

Learn about tuned coupled coils and their key characteristics, including coupled impedance, measuring the impact of one coil's impedance on…

New Power Components for Automotive Applications Hit the Market

This article will examine recent news in the automotive component industry to see how companies are addressing the need for automotive-qualified…

Calculating RC Low-Pass Filter Cut-Off Frequency and Transfer Function

Learn how to determine the RC low-pass filter's cut-off frequency and transfer function and plot the gain/frequency and phase/frequency…

Optimum GaN Gate Control for Greater Performance Gains

When designing power applications with gallium-nitride (GaN) wide-bandgap technology, proper control of the gate-driving circuit is essential to…

Visualizing Transformer Behavior: Drawing Phasor Diagrams and Equivalent Circuits

In this article, you’ll learn how to draw phasor diagrams and equivalent circuits for transformers under load and no-load conditions.

Understanding Resonance In Parallel RLC Circuits

Learn the difference between ideal and practical parallel RLC resonant circuits and how to calculate admittance and impedance in parallel RLC…

Memory Inductors for Energy-Efficient Applications

The advanced series of WE-MAPI inductors combine the best possible utilization of inductance and current carrying capacity with low intrinsic…

Back to Capacitor Basics

This article highlights the critical characteristics of capacitors and some of their use cases, explains the different types available, the…

Advanced Inductor Circuit Models: Finding the AC Resistance

This article describes how to obtain the proper AC resistance of the inductor winding.

Achieving High-Accuracy, Low Current Consumption With Current Sensors

Engineers designing high-efficiency power electronics systems need small current sensors that consume less power and measure high currents accurately.

7 Types of Electrical Conduits and What You Need To Know

Advanced Inductor Circuit Models

In this article, Dr. Ridley describes new advanced circuit models that can be used to accurately predict the performance of off-the-shelf…

DC/DC Converters for Industrial Applications

Electronic components are designed and manufactured with specific performance characteristics tailored to target applications based on how harsh…

Experimental Results of Isolated Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter Frequencies and Loads

This article presents the experimental results of isolated flying capacitor multilevel converters, including tests at different frequencies and loads.

Inductive Coupler “Listens” for CSS Communication in EV Charging Cables

The MICU 300A-SLF series of inductive couplers supports high-voltage EV charging cable sniffing/CSS listening to help with charging system design,…

Hardware Design of Isolated Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converters

Isolated flying capacitor multilevel converters have select components that consider a wide variety of operations. This article discusses three…