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This article provides an overview of control transformers, emphasizing their role in converting high voltages to safer…

This article provides an overview of control transformers, emphasizing their role in converting high voltages to safer levels for controlling…

The growing prevalence of wide bandgap devices requires innovative advancements in packaging technology to fully harness…

The growing prevalence of wide bandgap devices requires innovative advancements in packaging technology to fully harness the advantages of WBG…

Here's how efficient, configurable power supplies can provide sustainable, high-density power architectures in the face…

Here's how efficient, configurable power supplies can provide sustainable, high-density power architectures in the face of increasing power…

With increasing amounts of renewable energy, the power grid is changing with new and different types of electrical loads…

With increasing amounts of renewable energy, the power grid is changing with new and different types of electrical loads pulling energy from the…

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor technology is crucial for high efficiency in high-power applications, especially where…

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor technology is crucial for high efficiency in high-power applications, especially where blocking voltages are…

Learn about core and coil losses in transformers.

Learn about core and coil losses in transformers.

This article will focus on how a single-point power supply failure can lead to uncontrolled movements and examine how the…

This article will focus on how a single-point power supply failure can lead to uncontrolled movements and examine how the robust construction of…

There are many formulas to calculate DC-link capacitance in pulse-width modulated inverters of electric vehicles. This…

There are many formulas to calculate DC-link capacitance in pulse-width modulated inverters of electric vehicles. This article illustrates a fast…

Discover the next generation of high-performance, modular, bidirectional, and regenerative…

Discover the next generation of high-performance, modular, bidirectional, and regenerative…

Could diamond be the ultimate semiconductor for power electronics?

Could diamond be the ultimate semiconductor for power electronics?

Working with a switching regulator IC with an inverting buck-boost circuit can be a balancing act, and adequate level…

Working with a switching regulator IC with an inverting buck-boost circuit can be a balancing act, and adequate level shifting is essential. This…

This article explores how load profile distortion from high-voltage EV charging impacts the power grid and presents…

This article explores how load profile distortion from high-voltage EV charging impacts the power grid and presents solutions to the challenges it…

As the era of the internal combustion engine fades and electric motors pick up steam, the auto industry looks to the…

As the era of the internal combustion engine fades and electric motors pick up steam, the auto industry looks to the semiconductor industry for the…

Discover how to mitigate electromigration, a critical challenge in high-voltage semiconductors, particularly those used…

Discover how to mitigate electromigration, a critical challenge in high-voltage semiconductors, particularly those used in flexible AC transmission…

An oscilloscope with digital trigger technology helps identify irregular events in the control loop of power converters.

An oscilloscope with digital trigger technology helps identify irregular events in the control loop of power converters.

Eliminating insulation in power electronics could offer higher power density and efficiency without compromising reliability.

Eliminating insulation in power electronics could offer higher power density and efficiency without compromising reliability.

One of SiC’s most important advantages in industrial designs is its ability to perform well at elevated temperatures…

One of SiC’s most important advantages in industrial designs is its ability to perform well at elevated temperatures without excessive carrier…

This article explores the implementation of isolated and bidirectional DC-to-DC power transfer by adapting a dedicated…

This article explores the implementation of isolated and bidirectional DC-to-DC power transfer by adapting a dedicated digital controller to work…

Junction temperature is critical to determining the power cycling capability of power semiconductor devices. A new…

Junction temperature is critical to determining the power cycling capability of power semiconductor devices. A new generation of fiber optical…