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Improving Efficiency and Thermal Margin in a 204 W Quarter-Brick Converter Using a 150 V MOSFET

Improving Efficiency and Thermal Margin in a 204 W Quarter-Brick Converter Using a 150 V MOSFET

Learn how 150 V SuperQ MOSFETs boost 204 W converter efficiency greater than 0.8%, cut heat by 2 W, and lower peak temps by 31°C. They improve…


Isolation Technology Under High dv/dt Stress

Isolation Technology Under High dv/dt Stress

Isolation technologies respond differently to fast voltage changes. This article examines how capacitive, magnetic, and optical isolation perform…


How To Bring Ultra Precise Current Measurement to All Use Cases—Not Just DC

How To Bring Ultra Precise Current Measurement to All Use Cases—Not Just DC

What are the challenges in power measurement and efficiency calculation? DCCT current transducers are hundreds of times more accurate than standard…


800 V SiC Power Module With Integrated Current Measurement

800 V SiC Power Module With Integrated Current Measurement

Take an integrated PCB-based power module and combine it with coreless current sensing. This story describes how it can deliver a compact,…


Advanced Partial Discharge Testing for Modern Power Modules

Advanced Partial Discharge Testing for Modern Power Modules

Modern power modules need PD testing that goes beyond traditional standards. This article looks at advanced diagnostic methods that help improve…


Sensor Placement Errors in High-Voltage Systems That Distort Measurements

Sensor Placement Errors in High-Voltage Systems That Distort Measurements

Improper sensor placement in high-voltage systems can lead to distorted measurements. This article explains how ground shifts, dv/dt, and layout…


Why Oscilloscope Bandwidth Specs Are Often Misleading for HV Measurement

Why Oscilloscope Bandwidth Specs Are Often Misleading for HV Measurement

Oscilloscope bandwidth can quietly change high-voltage transients and hide the real dv/dt stress, not just probe capacitance or ground inductance.


Probe Capacitance, Ground Inductance Effects in HV Measurements

Probe Capacitance, Ground Inductance Effects in HV Measurements

High-voltage probing errors scale with voltage and dV/dt, as probe capacitance and ground inductance inject energy, distort waveforms, and stress…


Substation Commissioning and Testing—Part 3: Field Testing

Substation Commissioning and Testing—Part 3: Field Testing

Substation field testing ensures long-term reliability. It verifies instrument transformers , circuit breakers, and protection relays against…


High-Precision Digital Temperature Sensors Thanks to Wafer-Based Calibration

High-Precision Digital Temperature Sensors Thanks to Wafer-Based Calibration

Power electronics plays a crucial role in modern temperature sensor systems, enabling efficient signal conditioning, energy management, and data…


Practical Limitations of IEC Partial Discharge Standards in Power Modules

Practical Limitations of IEC Partial Discharge Standards in Power Modules

IEC partial standards miss dv/dt, thermal, and micro-PD effects in power modules, limiting their value for inverter-driven reliability prediction.


Substation Commissioning and Testing—Part 1: Scope and Workflow

Substation Commissioning and Testing—Part 1: Scope and Workflow

Learn how substation commissioning verifies design intent and system integration through FAT, SAT, cold (pre-energization), and hot…


Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Multiphysics Simulation and Simulation Apps in Power Electronics

Learn how multiphysics-based digital twins are increasingly used to capture interactions in electrification applications, enabling more accurate…


Designing for Speed: What OEMs Need To Know When Integrating High-Speed Drives

Designing for Speed: What OEMs Need To Know When Integrating High-Speed Drives

High-speed industrial applications (120 Hz+) require specialized variable speed drives (VSDs). Learn how OEMs are upgrading technology to meet…


DC-Link Management for Regenerative Servo Drives

DC-Link Management for Regenerative Servo Drives

Learn about DC-Link management for regenerative servo drives—brake choppers, sizing, and EMI pitfalls.


Five Techniques for Fast, Accurate Power Integrity Measurements

Five Techniques for Fast, Accurate Power Integrity Measurements

Learn five techniques for fast, accurate power rail integrity measurements—reduce noise, add…


Predicting and Controlling Thermal Runaway in High-Voltage Power Modules

Predicting and Controlling Thermal Runaway in High-Voltage Power Modules

In this article, we take a system-level look at how thermal runaway begins, propagates across multi-module converters, and how engineers can model,…


Pulsed Inductance Measurement Replaces Reactance Method for Large Power Chokes

Pulsed Inductance Measurement Replaces Reactance Method for Large Power Chokes

In this article, learn why pulse measurement has advantages over the conventional reactance-based method when it comes to determining the…


Optimizing DC-DC Converter Stability

Optimizing DC-DC Converter Stability

This article investigates the optimization of DC-DC converter stability through AC analysis in the frequency-domain and transient analysis in the…


Is Spice Modeling Easier the Second Time Around?

Is Spice Modeling Easier the Second Time Around?

After copying the required curve data into the Model Generator, click “Done” and it performs the calculations and produces a finished QSPICE…