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Higher Performance Powder Cores by Improving Green Density Envelopment

Higher Performance Powder Cores by Improving Green Density Envelopment

The magnetic powder cores based on atomized Fe-Si-Al particles were widely used in inductors due to their low core loss, high performance in…


DC/DC Converters: Devices for Converting to a Higher Voltage

DC/DC Converters: Devices for Converting to a Higher Voltage

A DC/DC step-up or boost converter is one of the simplest switch-mode converter types, increasing the input voltage based on a given scenario.


DC/DC Conversion Principles

DC/DC Conversion Principles

DC/DC Converters: Devices for Converting to a Lower Voltage

DC/DC Converters: Devices for Converting to a Lower Voltage

DC/DC converters are used in a wide array of systems in our day to day lives. The main goal of these converters is to step up or step down the DC…


Improving Efficiency and Reducing Size of Low-Power AC/DC Conversion

Improving Efficiency and Reducing Size of Low-Power AC/DC Conversion

In this article, Eggtronic CEO Igor Spinella considers conventional low-power conversion architectures based on quasi-resonant (QR) and active…


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.


Variable Frequency Drive Basics

Variable Frequency Drive Basics

Induction motors are synchronous machines – meaning their speed is synchronous with the power line frequency to which they are connected. The…


Efficient Power Supplies Cut CO2 Emissions

Efficient Power Supplies Cut CO2 Emissions

Worldwide electricity use is responsible for a quarter of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However, by taking simple steps, companies and…


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.…


Power Module Dynamic Test Solution Suitable Also for WBG Devices

Power Module Dynamic Test Solution Suitable Also for WBG Devices

Evaluation of power modules is important for power electronics engineers, as well as power module manufacturers, to design efficient, small form…


Finding the Right Technology to Solve the Data Center Power Challenge

Finding the Right Technology to Solve the Data Center Power Challenge

Digitization and the rapid deployment of cloud services have boosted the growth of datacenters worldwide. Datacenters consume close to one percent…


Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Designers of high-voltage power systems have struggled to meet customers’ needs for continued innovation when using silicon MOSFETs and IGBTs.…


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…


SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

ROHM’s 4th generation SiC MOSFETs offer improved characteristics compared to the older generation, and at lower prices. Several applications in…


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.…