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Intrinsic safety is a system concept that relies on an accurate design. Learn about the design basics of intrinsically…

Intrinsic safety is a system concept that relies on an accurate design. Learn about the design basics of intrinsically safe systems here.

Discover all you need to know about intrinsic safety – an explosion-prevention design technique applied to the…

Discover all you need to know about intrinsic safety – an explosion-prevention design technique applied to the electrical equipment and wiring…

Analog Devices offers a wide variety of solutions for producing low noise power. Most of these solutions are designed to…

Analog Devices offers a wide variety of solutions for producing low noise power. Most of these solutions are designed to produce positive voltage…

No single control topology is a good fit for all applications. Designers requiring low electromagnetic interference (EMI)…

No single control topology is a good fit for all applications. Designers requiring low electromagnetic interference (EMI) and fast load-transient…

RECOM offers over 25,000 standard portfolio DC/DC and AC/DC products, but still at times, a non-standard converter is…

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…

This article is Part 1 in a series of two. It discusses demodulation of sigma-delta coded data using sinc filters in a…

This article is Part 1 in a series of two. It discusses demodulation of sigma-delta coded data using sinc filters in a motor control application.…

Global digital transformation is well underway, driven by artificial intelligence, a rapidly maturing 5G wireless network…

Global digital transformation is well underway, driven by artificial intelligence, a rapidly maturing 5G wireless network and Internet of Things…

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Aiming to get the right technology for lighting dimmers applications, here we investigate the impact of the main…

Aiming to get the right technology for lighting dimmers applications, here we investigate the impact of the main parameters (and so to the MOSFET…

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

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

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

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

In order to model any electric vehicle, three major parts should be taken into consideration: vehicle dynamics,…

In order to model any electric vehicle, three major parts should be taken into consideration: vehicle dynamics, transmission performance, and battery.

Installing a transformer is more than just connecting the wires, according to the wiring diagram. The first part of the…

Installing a transformer is more than just connecting the wires, according to the wiring diagram. The first part of the installation process…

A clamp-on ammeter is a portable test instrument that measures current in a circuit by measuring the magnetic field's…

A clamp-on ammeter is a portable test instrument that measures current in a circuit by measuring the magnetic field's strength around a single…

Electrification of Road, Off-road, Marine, and Air vehicles; development of Renewable Energy Electrical Sources, and…

Electrification of Road, Off-road, Marine, and Air vehicles; development of Renewable Energy Electrical Sources, and Energy Storage; monitoring and…

Design challenges for power modules can be solved by simulation. However, when there are multiple modules, topologies and…

Design challenges for power modules can be solved by simulation. However, when there are multiple modules, topologies and components involved, is…

GaAs power diodes are wide bandgap semiconductor devices that exhibit excellent performance at about 70% of the cost of…

GaAs power diodes are wide bandgap semiconductor devices that exhibit excellent performance at about 70% of the cost of Silicon Carbide (SiC). In a…