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LED Drivers Used with Input Voltages Above and Below the Level of the LED String

LED Drivers Used with Input Voltages Above and Below the Level of the LED String

This article highlights Analog Devices Incorporated LTM8042 as can be easily configured in three topologies—boost, buck, and buck-boost—to meet…


LLC Resonant Converter Topologies for the DC-DC Stage of OBC

LLC Resonant Converter Topologies for the DC-DC Stage of OBC

This article presents popular LLC and LLC derived bidirectional converter topologies described in the literature.


What is a Ćuk Converter?

What is a Ćuk Converter?

This article explains the topology and uses of a Ćuk converter, which emulates ideal transformer behavior by offering pure DC input and output…


AC Equipment Grounding: How Dangerous are Electric Shocks?

AC Equipment Grounding: How Dangerous are Electric Shocks?

This article looks at the effects of AC electric current on the human body.


950V IGBT and Diode Technology Integrated in a Low Inductive ANPC Topology

950V IGBT and Diode Technology Integrated in a Low Inductive ANPC Topology

This article highlights Active Neutral-Point clamped (ANPC) topology. This combination brings the power density of 1500 VDC PV string inverter to…


Data-Driven Maintenance Planning for Variable Speed Drives

Data-Driven Maintenance Planning for Variable Speed Drives

ABB has developed a condition-based maintenance approach for variable speed drives. Operating in the cloud, the data-driven methodology can…


Popular Converter Topologies of LED Drivers

Popular Converter Topologies of LED Drivers

This article will analyze the most commonly used converter LED driver topologies.


Intelligent Power Modules Utilizing BJTs, MOSFETs, and IGBTs

Intelligent Power Modules Utilizing BJTs, MOSFETs, and IGBTs

Silicon Carbide Current-Limiting Devices

Silicon Carbide Current-Limiting Devices

This article highlights the drawbacks, advantages, and features of silicon carbide current-limiting devices.


Characteristics and Uses of Zig-Zag and Wye-Delta Grounding Transformers

Characteristics and Uses of Zig-Zag and Wye-Delta Grounding Transformers

This article analyzes the roles of zig-zag and wye-delta transformers in grounded power systems.


The Characteristics of LED Drivers

The Characteristics of LED Drivers

This article examines the main factors that designers may analyze when designing an LED driver.


Radiation Performance of Enhancement-Mode GaN Power Devices

Radiation Performance of Enhancement-Mode GaN Power Devices

High Voltage Thyristors (SCRs) and Their Applications

High Voltage Thyristors (SCRs) and Their Applications

This article discusses WeEn Semiconductor's high voltage SCRs its applications and process technology.


High-speed Hybrid Modules for Fast Switching Applications

High-speed Hybrid Modules for Fast Switching Applications

This article discusses high-speed hybrid modules for fast switching applications and their improvements and features.


Power Transformer Basics: Transformer Construction Types and Winding Connections

Power Transformer Basics: Transformer Construction Types and Winding Connections

Learn about the principal types of power transformer construction and how the typical magnetic circuits and winding arrangements affect the flow of…


Intelligent Power Modules (IPMs): Concepts, Features, and Applications

Intelligent Power Modules (IPMs): Concepts, Features, and Applications

This article provides essential information on IPMs, which offer improved performance and simplified development for high-power switching…


An IGBT Driver with Enhanced Isolation Capacity

An IGBT Driver with Enhanced Isolation Capacity

This article discusses the essential signal transfer function of SKYPER IGBT Drivers, its isolation capability, robustness, and dedicated…


Identifying PMSM Motor Parameters with a Power Analyzer

Identifying PMSM Motor Parameters with a Power Analyzer

This article introduced a method for identifying PMSM motor parameters with a power analyzer easily yet with a high degree of precision.


Magnetizing and Exciting Currents Waveshapes in Transformers

Magnetizing and Exciting Currents Waveshapes in Transformers

Learn about the graphical methods to derive the magnetizing and exciting currents waveshapes in transformers.


Power Transformer Basics: The Magnetic Circuit

Power Transformer Basics: The Magnetic Circuit

Learn about the magnetic circuit underlying the performance of transformers, and the equivalent model to properly analyze their operation.