It is much lower cost and causes far fewer problems to use a single power converter correctly rated for the application rather than two or more in parallel. However, there…
The electronics industry never sleeps. Technical evolution drives the beating heart of the global industry and permeates everything. One example is wireless communication. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, and cellular communications may be…
The importance of LED technology in the lighting industry has increased rapidly in the last few years. Bright, power-saving light emitting diodes now produce not only pleasant light but also…
As electronic systems continue to trend toward lower voltages with higher currents and as the speed of contemporary loads continues to increase, the power systems designer is challenged to provide…
As consumers demand smaller, faster computer systems, OEM design engineers race to create systems with compact, more powerful microprocessors and chipsets. However, these compressed designs provide engineers with a new…
The creation of small, portable infusion pumps opened a new chapter in medical care. A patient can receive carefully metered and timed doses of medicine, without requiring a visit to…
Hemodialysis is an artificial process of eliminating wastes from the blood for patients with kidney failure. A dialyzer is a machine used to perform hemodialysis. It removes wastes and water…
An automated cartoning machine may be one of the last major components positioned in a packaging line, but it's hardly the least important contributor to the system's efficiency. The machine's…
XP Power offers advice on power supply design, which could help with your next design. Most electronics engineers can design an AC/DC power supply based on first principles but it's…
When considering gate drive requirements, the three most important parameters for eGaN FETs are (1) the maximum allowable gate voltage, (2) the gate threshold voltage, and (3) the “body diode”…
Beside the common advantages of a flyback converter, it has inherently parasitic components, which typically produce ringing waveforms with considerably high voltage spikes. This ringing can also influence the EMI…
In recent years, photovoltaic power generation, electric vehicles, etc. have spread rapidly from the perspective of global environmental protection and are used in various regions around the world. For this…