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The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics: A Brief History

The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics: A Brief History

Power engineering and electronics, while maybe not as popular as other forms of engineering, is of great importance to the world around us and has…


Taiwan Semiconductor Rectifiers with Wettable Flank Contacts Offers Best-in-Class (8A/1kV) Specifications

Taiwan Semiconductor Rectifiers with Wettable Flank Contacts Offers Best-in-Class (8A/1kV) Specifications

Taiwan Semiconductors announced the TUAS8x Series of surface-mount device (SMD) rectifiers, available with voltage ratings from 200V-1000V.


Electrical Grounding Using the Ground-Fault Neutralizer (Petersen Coil) Method

Electrical Grounding Using the Ground-Fault Neutralizer (Petersen Coil) Method

Learn about the ground-fault neutralizer method of system grounding, its main characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and areas of application.


How Radiation and Energy Distribution Work in Solar PV

How Radiation and Energy Distribution Work in Solar PV

The high temperatures and pressure inside the sun cause a continuous process of nuclear fusion that releases a massive amount of energy. This…


Littelfuse Adds Surface Mount Li-ion Battery Protectors to Guard Against Overcurrent and Overcharging

Littelfuse Adds Surface Mount Li-ion Battery Protectors to Guard Against Overcurrent and Overcharging

This article highlights Littelfuse Incorporated ITV Series, a three-terminal, surface mountable li-ion battery protector designed to guard against…


new products May 05, 2020 by Littelfuse
Higher VGS Threshold Voltage Benefits in Resonant Applications

Higher VGS Threshold Voltage Benefits in Resonant Applications

This article highlights the impact of a super junction MOSFET gate-source threshold voltage (VGSth) in soft switching applications, using a…


Compact Dual Inductors with High Saturation Current

Compact Dual Inductors with High Saturation Current

TDK Corporation has extended its range of dual inductors to include the new EPCOS series B82477D6*


FreeWire Raises $25 Million for Infrastructure-Light Ultra-Fast EV Charging

FreeWire Raises $25 Million for Infrastructure-Light Ultra-Fast EV Charging


News Apr 27, 2020 by Paul Shepard
Carbon-Conscious Companies

Carbon-Conscious Companies

This article features mix of companies that are working in different ways to reduce their emissions and contribute to the global climate-conscious…


News Apr 25, 2020 by Shannon Cuthrell
Overcoming the Challenges of Characterizing High Speed Power Semiconductors

Overcoming the Challenges of Characterizing High Speed Power Semiconductors

This article discusses DPT fixture design to obtain repeatable and reliable results from a DPT setup.


Ultra-Tiny MOSFETs from Nexperia are 36% Smaller with Lowest RDS(on)

Ultra-Tiny MOSFETs from Nexperia are 36% Smaller with Lowest RDS(on)

Nexperia launched a range of MOSFETs in the ultra-small DFN0606 package for mobile and portable applications including wearables.


new products Apr 22, 2020 by Nexperia
Electrical Grounding Using the Isolated (or Ungrounded) Method

Electrical Grounding Using the Isolated (or Ungrounded) Method

Learn about the isolated or ungrounded method of system grounding, its main characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and areas of application.


-48Vdc DC Power Retrofit Kit for Legacy DC Power Systems

-48Vdc DC Power Retrofit Kit for Legacy DC Power Systems


News Apr 20, 2020 by Paul Shepard
ATEX and the Power Management of Smart Gas Meters

ATEX and the Power Management of Smart Gas Meters

This article features Texas Instrument on how the TPS62840 step-down converter in the DGR package can help system and equipment design teams meet…


Powin Energy Announces 20-Year Lithium-Ion Energy Storage System

Powin Energy Announces 20-Year Lithium-Ion Energy Storage System


News Apr 14, 2020 by Paul Shepard
Rohm Releases Web Simulation Tool for Complete Circuit Verification

Rohm Releases Web Simulation Tool for Complete Circuit Verification

The ROHM Solution Simulator will allow electronic circuits engineers and systems designers in the industrial and automotive markets to verify power…


The Basics of Grounding Electrical Systems

The Basics of Grounding Electrical Systems

This article breaks down the complexities found in the fundamental field of grounding for the correct, faultless operation of electrical systems.


Low Loss and Low Forward Voltage Drop SIPOS Passivated Fast Recovery Diode

Low Loss and Low Forward Voltage Drop SIPOS Passivated Fast Recovery Diode

This article introduces a 1700V soft recovery diode with different current ratings.


Hybrid Converter Simplifies 48V/54 Step-Down Conversion in Data Centers and Telecom Systems

Hybrid Converter Simplifies 48V/54 Step-Down Conversion in Data Centers and Telecom Systems

This article highlights Analog Devices' LTC7821-based hybrid converter that has the benefits of both conventional buck converters and charge…


ABB Electrification to Offer Free Digital Solutions Throughout 2020

ABB Electrification to Offer Free Digital Solutions Throughout 2020


News Mar 30, 2020 by Paul Shepard