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The following is a listing (with links for the full story) of the most-read New Product announcements on PowerPulse.Net for 2016, thus providing a window into the "pulse" of the trends and interests in the Global Power Electronics Industry. This is the first article in the series, which will run this entire week.
#50: Quarter Brick Features 12:1 Input Voltage Range
Powerbox introduces two new board-mounted dc-dc converters to power industrial and railway applications; the extra wide input PQB50U-72S and the ultra-high power density PFB600W-110S. With an unprecedented extra wide input of 12:1 (14V to 160V) the PQB50U-72S delivers 50W in quarter brick packaging, bringing simplicity to power designers addressing EN50155 applications (one unit covering all bus voltages). More.
#49: Aerospace Power Core with FPGA and Hybrid Power Drive
Microsemi Corporation announced its aerospace power core module (PCM) with an integrated field programmable gate array (FPGA) and hybrid power drive (HPD) stage. The PCM controls the electrical motors used in applications such as primary flight control actuation, landing gear systems and other systems. The device interfaces seamlessly with both aircraft power supplies and flight controllers, providing vital sensor feedback for health monitoring. More.
#48: SiC Schottky Optimized for High-Efficiency PFC Circuits
ROHM has recently announced the availability of 3rd generation SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) optimized for power supply PFC circuits in servers and high performance PCs. The SCS3 series adopts a new structure that improves upon the industry-low VF characteristics of ROHM's 2nd Generation SiC SBDs (1.35V at 25 degrees C) while providing increased surge resistance. This contributes to greater application efficiency, enabling support for power supply PFC circuits in servers, high-performance PCs, and the like. ROHM's 3rd Generation SiC SBDs are currently available in the TO-220ACP package. A surface mount type (TO-263AB) is scheduled for future release based on market demands. More.
#47: Wireless Power Coils with High Q-Factor
Molex announces the launch of PowerLife™ standard and custom wireless power coils with NuCurrent® technology for plug-free device charging. The integrated wireless power coils feature an industry-leading thin design and the highest power transfer efficiency (Q-factor) of any wireless charging solution on the market today. More.
#46: 3"x2" 40W to 100W Medical-Grade AC-DCs
RECOM's RACM series of medical-grade ac-dc power supplies offer full performance at elevated ambient temperature levels, for example in enclosures where forced cooling is not possible because of hygiene, safety, contamination or acoustic noise. The 40W, 65W and 100W modules offer continuous output power with free air convection cooling. All power supplies are CE marked and 3rd Edition UL/IEC/EN60601-1 medical certified with 2MOPP/ 250Vac, ultra-low leakage (75µA) and BF-rated, trimmable 5Vdc to 48Vdc output voltages. More.
#45: Double-Sided "B-TRAN" Devices to Compete with IGBTs
Ideal Power Inc. announced that its semiconductor foundry partner has successfully completed the fabrication of prototype Bi-Directional Bi-Polar Junction TRANsistors (B-TRANâ„¢). Ideal Power holds over 20 patents on the B-TRAN including patents on the unique double handle wafer process that was used to produce the initial devices. Ideal Power expects the performance advantages of B-TRANâ„¢ to enable it to address a significant portion of the power semiconductor market that currently relies on power semiconductor devices such as IGBTs. More.
#44: 600-V GaN FET Power Stage
Texas Instruments (TI) announced the availability of 600-V GaN FET power-stage engineering samples. The new 12-A LMG3410 power stage coupled with TI's analog and digital power-conversion controllers enables designers to create smaller, more efficient and higher-performing designs compared to silicon FET-based solutions. These benefits are especially important in isolated high-voltage industrial, telecom, enterprise computing and renewable energy applications. More.
#43: Isolated Gate Drivers for Inverters and Motor Drives
Silicon Labs has expanded its ISOdriver portfolio with a family of isolated gate drivers designed to protect IGBTs in power inverter and motor drive applications. The new Si828x ISOdriver family provides industrial-grade isolation (5kVrms withstand), best-in-class feature integration including an optional dc-dc converter, the fastest desaturation detection, superior timing characteristics, and exceptional noise and transient immunity. More.
#42: Adaptive Synchronous Rectification for LLC Resonant Converters
The STEVAL-ISA165V1 from STMicroelectronics is a product evaluation board designed to demonstrate the performance of the SRK2001 synchronous rectification controller. The SRK2001 implements a control scheme specific for secondary-side synchronous rectification in LLC resonant converters that use a transformer with center-tap secondary winding for full-wave rectification. It provides two high-current gate-drive outputs (for driving N-channel power MOSFETs). More.
#41: 1-GHz Optically-Isolated Measurements for GaN and SiC
Tektronix announced that the IsoVuâ„¢ Measurement System previewed earlier this year at the APEC 2016 show is now shipping and available for worldwide delivery to customers. Pricing for the optically isolated measurement system starts at $12,000. More.
