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Optimize Switching Power Supply Layout by Minimizing Hot Loop PCB ESRs and ESLs

Optimize Switching Power Supply Layout by Minimizing Hot Loop PCB ESRs and ESLs

Question: Can you optimize the efficiency of a switching power supply? Answer: Yes, by minimizing hot loop PCB ESRs and ESLs--an important method…


Bosch Uses Simulation to Optimize Inverters for EVs

Bosch Uses Simulation to Optimize Inverters for EVs

The global transition toward electric cars is getting a boost from industry suppliers. The Bosch team optimizes three-phase inverters and their DC…


Magnetized Simulation of Customized Permanent Magnetic Objects

Magnetized Simulation of Customized Permanent Magnetic Objects

This article discusses the magnetization of a virgin magnetic material into a permanent magnet in magnetic solver AMPERES.


DAB Calculations for 3kW Battery Charger App & Magnetics Design

DAB Calculations for 3kW Battery Charger App & Magnetics Design

The dual active bridge topology is currently raising a lot of interest from the power electronics community. Its bidirectional nature, soft…


Silicon can Match WBG Efficiency in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Silicon can Match WBG Efficiency in Totem-pole PFC Circuits

Pressure is on engineers to design AC-DC power supplies with improved efficiency and power density, while meeting standards for mains harmonic…


PCB Power Loop Layout for Chip-scale Package GaN FETs Optimizes Electrical and Thermal Performance

PCB Power Loop Layout for Chip-scale Package GaN FETs Optimizes Electrical and Thermal Performance

In this article, different power loop layouts are analyzed with simultaneous considerations for thermal management and electric parasitics.


Designing Electronics to Pass the EMC Test Part 4

Designing Electronics to Pass the EMC Test Part 4

Simulating and evaluating the conductive emission using LTSpice.


Silver-free AMB Copper Technology Bonds Highly Reliable Metal Ceramic Substrates

Silver-free AMB Copper Technology Bonds Highly Reliable Metal Ceramic Substrates

High-power electronics have become one of the fastest growing market segments of the semiconductor industry. Because the power electronic modules…


How Ceramic Electric Insulators Aid Grid Modernization

How Ceramic Electric Insulators Aid Grid Modernization

Researchers are seeing the deployment of electric insulators increase amid the global clean energy revolution. According to Global Market Insights,…


Inductors in Series

Inductors in Series

In this article, you find a focus on series-connected inductors where ladder low pass filter structures consisting of series inductors and shunt…


Introduction to Transportation Electrification Part 2

Introduction to Transportation Electrification Part 2

Read on to learn more about the control and software used in electrified transportation.


Designing Electronics to Pass the EMC Test Part 3

Designing Electronics to Pass the EMC Test Part 3

Starting with a real-life example, Part 3 will look at simulating and evaluating the conductive emission using LTSpice.


Model-Based Power Converter Design Using High-Confidence MOSFETs

Model-Based Power Converter Design Using High-Confidence MOSFETs

When designing a power converter, simulation models can be used to help trade off multiple design criteria. Simple switch-based models of active…


Measuring Temperature Swing with Optical Fibers during Power Cycling of Power Components

Measuring Temperature Swing with Optical Fibers during Power Cycling of Power Components

Power semiconductor components play an important role in the power electronics field and their reliability and lifetime have been attracting more…


Belts, Chains and Gears: How Power Transmission Works

Belts, Chains and Gears: How Power Transmission Works

Take a deep dive into the workings of various drives as part of the power transmission process.


Traction-Inverter Development Platform Eases Road to Future Mobility

Traction-Inverter Development Platform Eases Road to Future Mobility

The momentum towards electrified mobility is gathering as governments commit to ending sales of petrol and diesel cars around the 2030 timeframe.…


DC/DC Conversion Principles

DC/DC Conversion Principles

What Is a DC-DC Converter and How Does It Work?

What Is a DC-DC Converter and How Does It Work?

Learn the basics of what DC/DC converters are and how they work.


Methodology for Specifying Bus Bars in High Density Power Converters

Methodology for Specifying Bus Bars in High Density Power Converters

The evolution of high-density power converters brings harsher constraints to the converters introducing technical issues for bus bar designers.…


Triac Universal Motor Speed Control Circuit Design Basics

Triac Universal Motor Speed Control Circuit Design Basics

Triac circuits are well-known and commonly used for universal motor speed control. This article presents a basic design for a universal motor…