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Mean Well Launches 5 kW Bidirectional AC-DC Power Supply

Mean Well Launches 5 kW Bidirectional AC-DC Power Supply

The 5 kW BIC-5K delivers bidirectional AC-DC conversion, 93.5% efficiency,


0.2% High-Accuracy Open-Loop Hall Current Sensor With ASIL D Functional Safety

0.2% High-Accuracy Open-Loop Hall Current Sensor With ASIL D Functional Safety

This article focuses on comparing the performance of Innosense’s Dhips+ Hall current sensor before and after error compensation, elaborating on…


Recom Offers AC-DC DIN Rail Power Supplies for 240 W and 480 W

Recom Offers AC-DC DIN Rail Power Supplies for 240 W and 480 W

The compact, convection-cooled power supplies target high-density industrial control and automation systems.


new products Feb 15, 2026 by Jake Hertz
On-Chip Redundancy and the Myth of Independence

On-Chip Redundancy and the Myth of Independence

Redundancy is often treated as a numbers problem: add more blocks, duplicate critical functions, and safety improves. In battery management ICs,…


The Hidden Costs of Outdated Power Plant Practices — And How to Fix Them Fast

The Hidden Costs of Outdated Power Plant Practices — And How to Fix Them Fast

Building integrated and modern systems enable resilient, efficient, and safer operations that…


Effect of Optocoupler Parameter Variations on the Control Loop of a Power Supply

Effect of Optocoupler Parameter Variations on the Control Loop of a Power Supply

Isolated power supplies with secondary-side regulation need a feedback path to the primary side across the galvanic isolation. Very common is the…


Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Learn how multiphysics-based digital twins are increasingly used to capture interactions in electrification applications, enabling more accurate…


Addressing Power Supply Systematic Failures—Part 1: Using Output Discharge

Addressing Power Supply Systematic Failures—Part 1: Using Output Discharge

In Part 1, we discuss three power supply solutions for a common systematic failure, which is related to output discharge when using LDOs.


STMicro Adds High-Efficiency Synchronous-Rectifier Controllers

STMicro Adds High-Efficiency Synchronous-Rectifier Controllers

The tiny SRK1004 increases efficiency and saves space in flyback-based power supplies.


new products Jan 29, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Case Study—A Low-Cost, Low-Profile 6-kW, 800 V to 12.5 V DC-DC for AI Power

Case Study—A Low-Cost, Low-Profile 6-kW, 800 V to 12.5 V DC-DC for AI Power

Learn how GaN technology enables a low-cost, low-profile 6 kW, 800 VDC to 12.5 VDC converter using an ISOP LLC topology. This meets the design…


Toshiba Extends CUZ Zener Diodes to 75 V for 48 V Power Rails

Toshiba Extends CUZ Zener Diodes to 75 V for 48 V Power Rails

The CUZ56V, CUZ62V, CUZ68V, and CUZ75V target long-pulse switching surges and induced lightning events in data centers, networks, and industrial…


new products Jan 23, 2026 by Luke James
Solving Military-Avionics DC-DC Power Challenges with Modularity—Part 3

Solving Military-Avionics DC-DC Power Challenges with Modularity—Part 3

In Part 3 of this series, we look at how embedding a boost converter within a board-mounted module reduces the required capacitor value for a given…


Five Techniques for Fast, Accurate Power Integrity Measurements

Five Techniques for Fast, Accurate Power Integrity Measurements

Learn five techniques for fast, accurate power rail integrity measurements—reduce noise, add…


TDK Releases 4.5 kW AC-DC Power Supply With Dual Outputs

TDK Releases 4.5 kW AC-DC Power Supply With Dual Outputs

TDK-Lambda’s 2U supply targets 400/440/480 VAC industrial inputs with PMBus control and wide-range 92 V and 184 V outputs.


new products Jan 14, 2026 by Luke James
Improving Voltage Regulation in a Buck Converter With Isolated Output

Improving Voltage Regulation in a Buck Converter With Isolated Output

Learn about incorporating cost-effective, non-regulated isolated outputs into buck converters for below 15 W. We explore the parameters affecting…


MC34063: The Switching Regulator That Defined Cheap Power

MC34063: The Switching Regulator That Defined Cheap Power

Motorola’s 1980s DC-DC controller became the universal answer to “good enough” power conversion.


tech insights Jan 09, 2026 by Luke James
Improve Motor Lifetime With Slew Rate Control Gate Drive Optocoupler

Improve Motor Lifetime With Slew Rate Control Gate Drive Optocoupler

Learn how Slew Rate Control (SRC) gate drive optocouplers mitigate high dv/dt from PWM in VSDs, reducing motor overvoltage, EMI, and power loss,…


Four New MOSFET Devices Address Power Needs in EV, Industrial and AI

Four New MOSFET Devices Address Power Needs in EV, Industrial and AI

Vishay, SemiQ, Infineon, and Alpha & Omega Semiconductor have released upgraded SiC MOSFET products to deliver efficiency, thermal performance,…


Predicting and Controlling Thermal Runaway in High-Voltage Power Modules

Predicting and Controlling Thermal Runaway in High-Voltage Power Modules

In this article, we take a system-level look at how thermal runaway begins, propagates across multi-module converters, and how engineers can model,…


Mean Well Unveils 500 / 750 W AC-DC Power Supply With PFC

Mean Well Unveils 500 / 750 W AC-DC Power Supply With PFC

The NSP-500 and NSP-750 enclosed power supplies offer 200% peak power capability.


new products Dec 30, 2025 by Jake Hertz