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SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

The recently launched 1200 V CoolSiC™ MOSFET M1H comes with a variety of new features and improvements from which the targeted applications will…


SCR Based Pulse Generator for Power Choke Measurements up to 10kA

SCR Based Pulse Generator for Power Choke Measurements up to 10kA

An SCR-based pulse generator has been developed and tested on various inductive power components by Bs&T Frankfurt am Main GmbH. The pulse…


Floating Measurements with Fast Common Modes and Isolated Probes

Floating Measurements with Fast Common Modes and Isolated Probes

Current modern power electronics systems rely on stacked topologies which inevitably lead to the need to measure signals that ride on fast…


GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

(Performance and Reliability are Expected). Gallium nitride is still regarded as a new technology by many. Although GaN is now widely used in…


Three Benefits of Using a Low-Iq Buck/Boost Converter to Extend Battery Life in Flow Meters

Three Benefits of Using a Low-Iq Buck/Boost Converter to Extend Battery Life in Flow Meters

Lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCI2) batteries are popular in smart flow meters because they provide higher energy density and a better…


Are Hybrid Transducers the Future for Power Converters with SiC MOSFETs?

Are Hybrid Transducers the Future for Power Converters with SiC MOSFETs?

Markets are expected to open up for sensors capable of delivering response times as low as 100ns and unprecedented cut-off frequencies above 1MHz.…


The Interleaved Inverting Charge Pump - Part 2: Implementation and Results

The Interleaved Inverting Charge Pump - Part 2: Implementation and Results

In Part 1 of this series, we introduced a unique method of generating a low noise negative rail from a positive supply, and we presented a…


GaN ePower Integrated Circuits Applied to Motor Drives

GaN ePower Integrated Circuits Applied to Motor Drives

The latest ePower™ integrated circuits based on gallium nitride technology by Efficient Power Conversion are revolutionizing motor drive…


Designing Intrinsically Safe Systems

Designing Intrinsically Safe Systems

Intrinsic safety is a system concept that relies on an accurate design. Learn about the design basics of intrinsically safe systems here.


Intrinsic Safety 101

Intrinsic Safety 101

Discover all you need to know about intrinsic safety – an explosion-prevention design technique applied to the electrical equipment and wiring…


Protecting the Health of the Battery: The Importance of Rugged Design and the BMS

Protecting the Health of the Battery: The Importance of Rugged Design and the BMS

With the growing rise in the use of batteries for a range of applications, it is crucial that the battery is designed in a manner that protects the…


The Interleaved Inverting Charge Pump - Part 1: A Topology for Low Noise Negative Voltage Supplies

The Interleaved Inverting Charge Pump - Part 1: A Topology for Low Noise Negative Voltage Supplies

Analog Devices offers a wide variety of solutions for producing low noise power. Most of these solutions are designed to produce positive voltage…


How To Design Reliable Multilevel Bridgeless Totem-pole PFC

How To Design Reliable Multilevel Bridgeless Totem-pole PFC

This article discusses key design guidelines to implement safe operating conditions for power switches, enabling delivery of higher reliability and…


Modified Standard, Semi-Custom and Full-Custom Designs

Modified Standard, Semi-Custom and Full-Custom Designs

RECOM offers over 25,000 standard portfolio DC/DC and AC/DC products, but still at times, a non-standard converter is needed. This article explores…


Lowest On-resistance SiC FETs Offer Rugged Short-Circuit Performance

Lowest On-resistance SiC FETs Offer Rugged Short-Circuit Performance

The largest growth area for silicon carbide FETs is expected in the electric vehicle traction inverter, offering extended range, lower battery…


Improving Power Quality in the Petrochemical Industry

Improving Power Quality in the Petrochemical Industry

Various frequency converters for pumps and compressors are used in the petrochemical industry for extracting and producing oil and gas, which leads…


Accelerating the Digital Transformation for Today’s Smart World

Accelerating the Digital Transformation for Today’s Smart World

Global digital transformation is well underway, driven by artificial intelligence, a rapidly maturing 5G wireless network and Internet of Things…


Increasing Power Density with Dual-Channel Power Modules

Increasing Power Density with Dual-Channel Power Modules

The constant push for more component integration and greater power density, on top of demanding project schedules, can leave engineers in difficult…


How to Hack your DC/DC Converter – Part 1

How to Hack your DC/DC Converter – Part 1

A ‘hack’ is a clever or elegant solution that uses something for a purpose for which it was not originally intended, usually for fun, but also…


Advanced Cooling Concept Improves Lifetime Performance – A Case Study

Advanced Cooling Concept Improves Lifetime Performance – A Case Study

Keeping up with the latest market trends in commercial, construction, and agriculture vehicles (CAV) requires increasingly eco-friendly products…