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Overcurrent Protection, Grounding, and Applications for Control Transformers

Overcurrent Protection, Grounding, and Applications for Control Transformers

Learn about how control transformers are used in overcurrent protection and grounding.


Electrical Safety Code and Standards

Electrical Safety Code and Standards

This article highlights andividuals working on electrical circuits must use proper safety measures and personal protective equipment.


An Overview of Software Used in the Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

An Overview of Software Used in the Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

This article will provide an example of component modeling and share renowned software currently used in modeling.


SmartDriver Provides Highest Flexibility for Power Stages in Variable Speed Drives

SmartDriver Provides Highest Flexibility for Power Stages in Variable Speed Drives

The continuing trend towards more efficient energy consumption in motor drives has led to a wide offering of devices for the power stage of…


Conceptual Modeling of Power Electronics

Conceptual Modeling of Power Electronics

The second article in this series will focus on the process of modeling and simulating power electronics from the problem definition phase to the…


An Overview of Radiated Emissions

An Overview of Radiated Emissions

Part 1 of this series on radiated emissions demystifies the generation and propagation of radiated electromagnetic interferences, providing an…


Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronic Components

Modeling and simulation are essential aspects of the analysis and design process in power electronics. This first article in a short series will…


Reliability Challenges of Automotive-grade Silicon Carbide Power MOSFETs

Reliability Challenges of Automotive-grade Silicon Carbide Power MOSFETs

In this article, a discussion is given about testing and related results of Silicon-carbide power MOSFETs for automotive applications. It reports…


Testing Cascode Gallium Nitride FETs

Testing Cascode Gallium Nitride FETs

One popular GaN device type is the Cascode GaN FET, which provides even more difficult challenges with its oscillation-prone device behavior. In…


Self-Powered Modules for Measurement and Control in Medium Voltage Power Electronics

Self-Powered Modules for Measurement and Control in Medium Voltage Power Electronics

Future Medium Voltage Power Electronics solutions for measurement and control require a new approach that increases simplicity, reliability and…


Understanding Phase Shift Correction in Power Analysis

Understanding Phase Shift Correction in Power Analysis

Using shunts to measure currents in power analysis might be an option for small currents, but when you look at measuring currents above 50A then…


Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and Power Factor Calculation

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and Power Factor Calculation

In this article, we will discuss how to measure total harmonic distortion and the power factor calculations utilized.


How Does Flyback Synchronous Rectification Affect EMI?

How Does Flyback Synchronous Rectification Affect EMI?

This article highlights Monolithic Power Systems flyback adapter design with synchronous rectification (SR) as different from conventional set-ups…


An Introduction to Harmonics

An Introduction to Harmonics

This article will provide a basic introduction of harmonics in power engineering.


Minimizing Thermo-Mechanical Stress in Chipscale eGaN Devices

Minimizing Thermo-Mechanical Stress in Chipscale eGaN Devices

This article highlights EPC EPC2001C and EPC2053 temperature cycling results.


Active Motor Simulation for Testing Automotive Inverters

Active Motor Simulation for Testing Automotive Inverters

This article highlights testing inverters that require a battery simulation and a motor simulation.


How the Piezoelectric Effect is Used in Sensors

How the Piezoelectric Effect is Used in Sensors

This series provides a look at how different physical phenomena can be converted into an electrical signal. In this article, the third in our…


Reducing Power Supply Requirements for Ceramic Capacitors

Reducing Power Supply Requirements for Ceramic Capacitors

The input side requires ceramic capacitors for decoupling and to filter EMI due to their low ESR and low ESL in high frequency.


Grounding and Bonding for High-Frequency Stimulus

Grounding and Bonding for High-Frequency Stimulus

Learn about the behavior of grounding and bonding conductors with high-frequency signals


The Demand for Seamless Characterization, Simulation and Development of Power Semiconductors

The Demand for Seamless Characterization, Simulation and Development of Power Semiconductors

This article highlights publicly-funded project MessLeha addresses this issue by defining a machine-readable data sheet to support the setup of…