Latest Power Supplies Technical Articles

This article teaches three-phase transformers' fundamental principles and configurations, including their construction…

This article teaches three-phase transformers' fundamental principles and configurations, including their construction with three primary and…

A discrete device mounted on a water-cooled heat sink via direct copper bonding is one solution available to design…

A discrete device mounted on a water-cooled heat sink via direct copper bonding is one solution available to design engineers, assuming the…

In applications like switched-mode power supplies, semiconductor devices often run in pulsed mode, not continuous waves.…

In applications like switched-mode power supplies, semiconductor devices often run in pulsed mode, not continuous waves. These devices might never…

Reliability engineering in electrical systems is essential to ensuring system efficiency. This article explores how…

Reliability engineering in electrical systems is essential to ensuring system efficiency. This article explores how probability models are used in…

This article explains transformers with dual-voltage ratings and explores their configurations and how the windings can…

This article explains transformers with dual-voltage ratings and explores their configurations and how the windings can be connected in series or…

This article explains transformer voltage adjustment taps and their crucial role in maintaining secondary voltage despite…

This article explains transformer voltage adjustment taps and their crucial role in maintaining secondary voltage despite fluctuations in the supply.

Learn whether or not you should connect a direct current power supply to the ground.

Learn whether or not you should connect a direct current power supply to the ground.

Design Challenges and Considerations for Brushless DC Motors and Their Drives

Design Challenges and Considerations for Brushless DC Motors and Their Drives

A perfectly stable switch-mode power supply may still oscillate due to its negative resistance at the input. This article…

A perfectly stable switch-mode power supply may still oscillate due to its negative resistance at the input. This article examines the issue using…

Learn how to determine the RC high-pass filter's cut-off frequency and transfer function and plot gain/frequency and…

Learn how to determine the RC high-pass filter's cut-off frequency and transfer function and plot gain/frequency and phase/frequency response…

Electric vehicle (EV) DC fast chargers currently under development have to meet more demanding specifications than…

Electric vehicle (EV) DC fast chargers currently under development have to meet more demanding specifications than today’s installed charger…

When designing power applications with gallium-nitride (GaN) wide-bandgap technology, proper control of the gate-driving…

When designing power applications with gallium-nitride (GaN) wide-bandgap technology, proper control of the gate-driving circuit is essential to…

Quiescent current is an important parameter to consider when optimizing battery-powered applications. This article…

Quiescent current is an important parameter to consider when optimizing battery-powered applications. This article examines the difference between…

This article presents an ultra-high-efficiency and high-power-density design of a power factor correction (PFC) and…

This article presents an ultra-high-efficiency and high-power-density design of a power factor correction (PFC) and asymmetrical half-bridge (AHB)…

For light industrial applications, a unified platform for single and 3-phase AC input can be designed using a 1200 V SiC…

For light industrial applications, a unified platform for single and 3-phase AC input can be designed using a 1200 V SiC MOSFET and a diode in the…

This article discusses Moore's Law and MEMS in creating roadmaps for electronics and electrical equipment and the…

This article discusses Moore's Law and MEMS in creating roadmaps for electronics and electrical equipment and the importance of power…

In this article, Dr. Ridley describes new advanced circuit models that can be used to accurately predict the performance…

In this article, Dr. Ridley describes new advanced circuit models that can be used to accurately predict the performance of off-the-shelf…

This technical article provides a thorough introduction to stepper motors, their types, characteristics, and calculations…

This technical article provides a thorough introduction to stepper motors, their types, characteristics, and calculations involved in choosing the…

Bidirectional switches offer advantages over conventional power switches and could become standard in the industry.

Bidirectional switches offer advantages over conventional power switches and could become standard in the industry.