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Testing Gallium Nitride Devices Under Extreme Voltage and Current Stress

Testing Gallium Nitride Devices Under Extreme Voltage and Current Stress

This article focuses on the stressor of current. Parts were tested to failure under two specific conditions that demonstrate the exceptional…


Substation Grounding Basics: Step, Touch, and Transferred Voltages

Substation Grounding Basics: Step, Touch, and Transferred Voltages

Learn about Earth potential gradients and shock situations in substations.


Efficient Induction Heating Designs

Efficient Induction Heating Designs

This article discusses designs, topologies, and other approaches for efficient induction heating.


Innovating 3D Printed Liquid Cooled Heatsinks

Innovating 3D Printed Liquid Cooled Heatsinks

This article showcases how 3D printed heatsinks can increase reliability by enabling extended life of power semiconductors, reduce size, weight,…


An Introduction to Integrated Magnetics

An Introduction to Integrated Magnetics

Modern Clamping Systems for Testing Power Semiconductor Devices

Modern Clamping Systems for Testing Power Semiconductor Devices

This article describes the steps of development and research carried out to design a clamping system for disc semiconductors and analyzes the…


The Basics of Substation Grounding: Parts of the Grounding System

The Basics of Substation Grounding: Parts of the Grounding System

Learn about the main parts of a substation grounding system


Bipolar, Single Output, and Adjustable Power Supplies Based on the Common Buck Converter

Bipolar, Single Output, and Adjustable Power Supplies Based on the Common Buck Converter

This article shows how to use a buck converter to produce a bipolar PS when a dedicated bipolar supply IC is not an option.


Hard Paralleling SiC MOSFET-Based Power Modules

Hard Paralleling SiC MOSFET-Based Power Modules

The main reasons for paralleling modules are technical and these reasons become more important with SiC MOSFETs for several reasons.


Understanding the Behavior, Circuit Design, and Variants of Ćuk Converters

Understanding the Behavior, Circuit Design, and Variants of Ćuk Converters

Learn about the physics behind the operation of Ćuk converter topology, design insights, and an overview of its variants.


How to Reduce the Soil’s Resistivity

How to Reduce the Soil’s Resistivity

Lowering the resistance of a grounding electrode is not always enough to reduce the soil’s resistivity. Reducing the resistivity of the soil…


How to Improve Resistance to Ground

How to Improve Resistance to Ground

Learn about the methods used to lower the resistance of a grounding electrode


How Preserved Echoes Diagnose Component Failures

How Preserved Echoes Diagnose Component Failures

This article highlights SONOSCAN Acoustic micro imaging (AMI) tools that can nondestructively image internal structural anomalies such as cracks or…


The Architecture of Battery Energy Storage Systems

The Architecture of Battery Energy Storage Systems

Learn about the architecture and common battery types of battery energy storage systems.


Optimizing EMI Input Filters for Switched Mode Power Supplies

Optimizing EMI Input Filters for Switched Mode Power Supplies

This article highlights a method to separate common-mode and differential-mode noise components using a dual output LISN (Line Impedance…


An Overview of Energy Storage Systems and Their Applications

An Overview of Energy Storage Systems and Their Applications

This article will describe the main applications of energy storage systems and the benefits of each application.


Enabling Small, Cool, and Quiet Power Modules

Enabling Small, Cool, and Quiet Power Modules

This article highlights Texas Instruments DC/DC power module for balancing between efficiency, size, and thermal and EMI performance as challenges…


An Introduction to Energy Storage Systems

An Introduction to Energy Storage Systems

This article introduces each type of energy storage system and its uses.


Tips for Using LTspice for Power Circuit Design

Tips for Using LTspice for Power Circuit Design

The article introduces the typical power circuits design flow and shows how the use of a simulator can provide great benefits.


Vibration-Proof Capacitor Technology

Vibration-Proof Capacitor Technology

To verify that components are sufficiently protected against vibration damage, we must first set ourselves a standard of acceptability.


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