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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…


More Power by RC-IGBT Technology

More Power by RC-IGBT Technology

Fuji Electric introduces a new product in a well-known package to increase the output power of IGBT modules by applying “RC-IBGT” (RC stands…


Automotive Buck/Reverse-Boost Converter with GaN for Efficient 48 V Power Distribution

Automotive Buck/Reverse-Boost Converter with GaN for Efficient 48 V Power Distribution

Demonstrating the design of a bi-directional DC-DC converter for automotive 48 V power distribution, showing how GaN technology is a powerful…


Pulsed Inductance Measurement on Magnetic Components from 0.1A to 10kA

Pulsed Inductance Measurement on Magnetic Components from 0.1A to 10kA

Pulse measurement using the Power Choke Tester DPG10/20 series with IGBT power stages has prevailed over other measurement methods for inductance…


Generating Power: Charging Speeds and the Role of the Battery Management System

Generating Power: Charging Speeds and the Role of the Battery Management System

Jake Schmalz discusses the importance of a battery management system (BMS) in protecting lithium-ion batteries throughout the charging process to…


Optimized Sigma-Delta Modulated Current Measurement for Motor Control – Part 2

Optimized Sigma-Delta Modulated Current Measurement for Motor Control – Part 2

In Part 2 of the series, a sinc filter structure optimized for synchronization is proposed. The filter improves measurement performance in…


How to Hack your AC/DC Converter – Part 2

How to Hack your AC/DC Converter – Part 2

How can you ‘hack’ something as basic as an AC/DC converter module? This article will use the example of a board-mounted power supply to…


Snubber Network Choices, Design and Evaluation

Snubber Network Choices, Design and Evaluation

Power conversion circuits use snubber networks extensively to control voltage overshoots, improve efficiency and minimize EMI. This article…


Benefits of Using the 1700V and 3300V High Power Modules for Traction Applications

Benefits of Using the 1700V and 3300V High Power Modules for Traction Applications

In this article we present the results of analysis of current requirements of traction converters powered by 750 V DC and 1500 V DC. Based on these…


Applications of Wide Bandgap Devices

Applications of Wide Bandgap Devices

Some applications include string inverters, wind power, auxiliary power, hot swap technologies, traction inverters, EV charging and more.


SiC and GaN-based Wide Bandgap Devices for Power Conversion

SiC and GaN-based Wide Bandgap Devices for Power Conversion

Silicon has been the semiconductor material that has been used the most in power electronics applications. The maturity of the silicon…


Wide Bandgap Devices for Power Converters — Part 2

Wide Bandgap Devices for Power Converters — Part 2

This article will dissect the benefits of wide bandgap technologies for power converters.


Wide Bandgap Devices for Power Converters — Part 1

Wide Bandgap Devices for Power Converters — Part 1

This article will dive into the basics of wide bandgap materials and share an overview of SiC and GaN devices.