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HOW2POWER ARTICLES — 2012


    December
  • Hardware-Software Architecture Improves Performance Of Large, Battery-Powered Systems
  • Impact Of High-Performance Computing Technology On Power Conversion
  • GaN-on-Si Based FETs Foster New Applications
  • Silicon Carbide (SiC) 10KW Interleaved Boost Converter Achieves 99.1% Peak Efficiency
  • EN50155 Compliance to Railway Standards, The whole process requires dedication and commitment
      • November
  • Compare: Wireless power technology
  • How To Minimize Core Saturation
  • Understanding Industrial System Structures Is Key To Powering Them
  • Beyond Power Management: Power Engineers Must Also Solve ESD, EMI, And RFI Problems
  • As All-SiC Module Emerges, GaN Powers Server Supplies
  • High-Efficiency LED Lighting is Not a High-Cost Proposition…If You Use the Right Approach
  • High-voltage DC distribution is key to increased system efficiency and renewable-energy opportunities
      • October
  • Frequency-Foldback Technique Optimizes PFC Efficiency Over The Full Load Range
  • Process, Packaging Combine To Advance High-Voltage Power MOSFETs
  • Techniques For Implementing A Positive And Negative Output Voltage For Industrial And Medical Equipment
  • Is Silicon Carbide Technology Ready to Take off?
  • Achieving MIL-STD-1275 Compliance with the VPTPCM-12 Power Conditioning Module
  • Wireless power technology embraces user-friendly features
  • New Topology Cuts Size, Improves Performance of PV Inverters
      • September
  • Automotive Battery And Component Technologies Address Start-Stop Design Challenges
  • Maximize The Efficiency Of Induction Heating By Minimizing IGBT Losses
  • A More-Efficient Half-Bridge LLC Resonant Converter: Four Methods For Controlling The MOSFET
  • How high-TJ TRIACs benefit your applications
  • The Truth about Amps Rating in Motor Controller Chips and Systems
      • August
  • Silicon Carbide Power Solutions Are Ready To Revolutionize Motor Drives
  • Testing Power Supply Compliance To Energy Efficiency Standards
  • Non-Dissipative Control Saves Power And Cost In Stepper Motor Applications
  • An introduction to benchtop dc power supplies
  • Low Power, High Efficiency Can Degrade Performance Significantly
  • UPS Operation Must Be Consistent With Its Environment
  • Negative Input Resistance and RMS Input Currents
      • July
  • Powering medical ultrasound imaging
  • Use Worst-Case Analysis Tool To Efficiently Validate Your Designs
  • Making Sense of Two-Wire Current-Sense Resistors
  • Growth of HVDC Power Transmission Should Bring Challenges and Opportunities For Power Electronics Engineers
  • eGaN FETs for Wireless Power Applications
      • June
  • Simple Control Method Tames Flux Saturation In High-Frequency Transformer-Link Full-Bridge DC-DC Converters
  • IGBT Devices And Modules Evolve To Address Inverter Design Challenges In Electric And Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
  • Understanding The Data Sheet Key To Effective Circuit Design
  • eGaN FET-Silicon Shoot-Out Vol. 9: Wireless Power Converters
  • 600 V GaN on Si-Based Power Devices Use GaNpowIR
  • Power Conversion System Architectures for Smart Grid Energy Storage
  • High-Voltage Silicon MOSFETs, GaN, and SiC: All have a place
  • Optimizing Dead Time Selection in ZVS Topologies
  • Wireless Power Emerges As New Field for Power Supply and Electromagnetics Design
  • Making the Connection Key To Accurate Test Data
      • May
  • More Boost With Less Stress: The SEPIC-Multiplied Boost Converter
  • Why Use The Refined Model Of Current-Loop Converter Control?
  • Internal LDO Circuit Offers External Control Of Current Limiting
  • Troubleshooting EMI: Use Versatile Instrument And Preamp To Search For Embedded Noise
  • RFMD Leverages RF GaN Capability To Build Power HEMTs
  • LEDs Enable New Lighting Applications With Specialized Power Needs
  • Parametric Design Guidelines for MW Oven Inverter
  • Integrated Approach to Wireless Charging Technology, Technology Gives Mobile Devices a Boost
  • Understanding Wireless Part 2
      • April
  • Utility Direct Technology Boosts Efficiency Of Fast Charging For Electric Vehicles
  • How To Correct Voltage Imbalance In Half-Bridge Converters Under Current-Mode Control
  • Selecting A DSP Controller For Brushless Permanent Magnet Motor Drives
  • eGaN FET—Silicon Power Shootout Volume 8: Envelope Tracking
  • Current Limiting Resistors for LEDs
  • PE Engineers Face Common Challenges In Motor Drive Design
  • Exploiting the high temperature promise of SiC
  • Power Electronics Engineers In The Solar Inverter Industry: Salary And Hiring Trends
  • Measuring Wireless Power Charging Systems for Portable Electronics
      • March
  • Switch-Mode Rectifier Technology Reshapes Industrial Battery Charging
  • Magnetically Isolated Digital Coupling Circuit Solves Gate Drive and Communications Dilemmas
  • Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 7: Fm0 In Models
  • Failure Analysis On Power MOSFETs With Copper Wire Bonds
  • As GaN Power Preps For Production, More Suppliers Enter The Fray
  • An Unconditionally Stable Linear Voltage Regulator
  • A Diverse Drives Market Depends On PE Engineers
      • February
  • Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 6: Slope Compensation
  • Livin’ On The Edge: Switching Converter Slew Rate Is Key To Mitigating EMI In Automotive Environments
  • Maximize The Accuracy Of Switching Loss Measurements In Power Supplies
  • A Guide To Selecting Battery Management Controllers When Designing Li-Ion UPS Systems
  • Extracting Bode Plots from Output Impedance
  • Teardown:The power inverter-from sunlight to power grid
  • High-Speed Systems Pose Many Power Design Challenges
      • January
  • Are We Focused On The Wrong Reference Parameters?
  • Predictive Energy Balancing Enhances Control of Power Converters
  • Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 5: Refined Model
  • Voltage-Mode Control Scheme Improves Buck Converter Performance At High Frequencies
  • System-On-Chip Architecture Raises Performance Of Microstepping Motor Driver Designs
  • When Bode Plots Fail Us
  • Understanding Wireless Part I
  • Distributed Power. What Causes These Systems to Oscillate?

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