Latest Utilities Technical Articles

Compact Active Clamp Flyback Design

Developing an Efficient Power Supply for Extremely Wide Input Voltage Ranges

This article highlights Texas Instrument method for designing an efficient ultra-wide input power supply and gives some practical tips for…

DCB Substrates Compared to AMB Substrates

This article highlights CuB+ that uses ceramic-copper composites as DCB hybrid technologies to provide enhanced electro-thermal and mechanical…

Digital Power for Switched-mode Power Supplies

This article looks at the history of the SMPS and how it's transformed over the decades to become a digital power supply with all…

Electrical Grounding Using the Ground-Fault Neutralizer (Petersen Coil) Method

Learn about the ground-fault neutralizer method of system grounding, its main characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and areas of application.

How Radiation and Energy Distribution Work in Solar PV

The high temperatures and pressure inside the sun cause a continuous process of nuclear fusion that releases a massive amount of energy. This…

Higher VGS Threshold Voltage Benefits in Resonant Applications

This article highlights the impact of a super junction MOSFET gate-source threshold voltage (VGSth) in soft switching applications, using a…

Overcoming the Challenges of Characterizing High Speed Power Semiconductors

This article discusses DPT fixture design to obtain repeatable and reliable results from a DPT setup.

Electrical Grounding Using the Isolated (or Ungrounded) Method

Learn about the isolated or ungrounded method of system grounding, its main characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and areas of application.

ATEX and the Power Management of Smart Gas Meters

This article features Texas Instrument on how the TPS62840 step-down converter in the DGR package can help system and equipment design teams meet…

The Basics of Grounding Electrical Systems

This article breaks down the complexities found in the fundamental field of grounding for the correct, faultless operation of electrical systems.

Low Loss and Low Forward Voltage Drop SIPOS Passivated Fast Recovery Diode

This article introduces a 1700V soft recovery diode with different current ratings.

Hybrid Converter Simplifies 48V/54 Step-Down Conversion in Data Centers and Telecom Systems

This article highlights Analog Devices' LTC7821-based hybrid converter that has the benefits of both conventional buck converters and charge…

Value Enhancement of Full SiC 3.3kV Power Module

This article focuses on the 2-level inverter and use this topology to exhibit the results

SiC-Based Totem Pole PFC for Industrial Power Supplies

This article focuses on the AC-to-DC stage with power factor correction

Getting the Best Performance from AC to DC Power Supplies in Abusive Environments

This article describes some common pitfalls of AC to DC Power Supplies and provides insight how to get maximum performance for specific applications.

Optical Electric Field Sensor for High Voltage Equipment Diagnostics

This article highlights Kapteos SAS New Products such as Optical Electric Field Sensor used for Electrical Diagnostics of High Voltage Equipments.

Cost Optimization of Wireless Power Transmission Systems

Advantages of wireless power transmission systems in comparison to standard plug contacts are easily identified. Power transmitters, as well as…