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Understanding the Interaction between Lightning and Power Transmission Lines

Understanding the Interaction between Lightning and Power Transmission Lines

Learn about the impact lightning strikes have on transmission lines and proper grounding’s role in lowering the chances of irreversible damage to…


Isolated Power Modules for Wide Voltage Ranges

Isolated Power Modules for Wide Voltage Ranges

Challenges for an electronic design engineer for industry control in terms of supply voltage from the 24V bus, with the use of isolated DC/DC…


Understanding the Role of Uncertainty in PV Energy Production

Understanding the Role of Uncertainty in PV Energy Production

This article discusses the main sources of uncertainty in PV production, how to assess the overall uncertainty, and how this uncertainty affects…


Understanding the Role of Cell Balancing in Battery Packs

Understanding the Role of Cell Balancing in Battery Packs

When a battery pack is designed using multiple cells in series, it is essential to design the system such that the cell voltages are balanced in…


What is Modular Configurable Power?

What is Modular Configurable Power?

This article discusses the modular power supply and its advantages over other options.


How to Increase Efficiency and Mitigate Power Loss in Buck Converters

How to Increase Efficiency and Mitigate Power Loss in Buck Converters

Determining the best match between an inductor and an IC is paramount to achieving the best performance in terms of PCB space, as well as thermal…


Damp-Oscillation Solution for Validation of the Metal Alloyed Powder Core

Damp-Oscillation Solution for Validation of the Metal Alloyed Powder Core

The metal alloyed powder core is a kind of magnetic core, which is made from ferromagnetic alloy. After casting, it is pulverized, isolated with an…


Design Techniques for Lowering Noise in a Switch Mode Power Supply

Design Techniques for Lowering Noise in a Switch Mode Power Supply

Designing a circuit with switch mode power supplies (SMPS) can be daunting at first — especially when trying to mitigate noise. Deploying some of…


Surge Current Testing

Surge Current Testing

This article highlights GvA Leistungselektronik latest joint development that is a test stand for surge current tests up to 35kA for the IPH…


Earth Leakage Current in a Bi-Directional Totem Pole Converter Using Wide Band Gap Devices

Earth Leakage Current in a Bi-Directional Totem Pole Converter Using Wide Band Gap Devices

This article explains the generation mechanism of this leakage current along with its path through appropriate circuit diagrams.


Reducing Noise in an SMPS Through Layout and Filtering

Reducing Noise in an SMPS Through Layout and Filtering

Explore the concept of noise in a SMPS circuit that designers typically focus on mitigating, including ripple and EMI, and learn some basic layout…


Operating Flying-Capacitor Boosters

Operating Flying-Capacitor Boosters

This article describes the operation and behavior of the three-level flying-capacitor booster.


Power Conversion with GaN-on-Si Integrated Circuits

Power Conversion with GaN-on-Si Integrated Circuits

This article details how the ascent of GaN is redefining power conversion.


Smart Solutions for 1500Voc 3-Level Central PV Inverters

Smart Solutions for 1500Voc 3-Level Central PV Inverters

The Pros and Cons of Integrated Magnetics

The Pros and Cons of Integrated Magnetics

This article analyzes the benefits and possible drawbacks integrated magnetics has to offer and the areas of application where utilizing integrated…


The Benefits of High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power

The Benefits of High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power

This article highlights ABB as HVDC has emerged as a viable complement to AC power transmission, with the ability to connect asynchronous AC grids…


Analyzing the Advantages of 100V GaN in 48V Applications

Analyzing the Advantages of 100V GaN in 48V Applications

This article describes an ultra-low parasitics Eon/Eoff measurement platform and the advantages of 100V GaN in 48V applications.


Understanding the Design, Implementation, and Topologies of Integrated Magnetics

Understanding the Design, Implementation, and Topologies of Integrated Magnetics

This article explores the design insights for integrated magnetics, implementation of components, and how integrated magnetics serve as a building…


Innovating 3D Printed Liquid Cooled Heatsinks

Innovating 3D Printed Liquid Cooled Heatsinks

This article showcases how 3D printed heatsinks can increase reliability by enabling extended life of power semiconductors, reduce size, weight,…


An Introduction to Integrated Magnetics

An Introduction to Integrated Magnetics