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HOW2POWER ARTICLES — 2019


    December
  • Matching Driver IC And FETs Bring GaN Benefits To Low-Voltage POL Converters
  • Integrated Current Limiter Eases Power Protection In High-Voltage Space Applications
  • Design Platform Combines Ready-To-Use Motor Control Algorithm With Application-Oriented Enhancements
  • UL/EN62368-1 Certified Power Supplies For Industrial Applications
  • X-Capacitor Discharge Must Satisfy Both Safety And Energy Efficiency Rules
  • 4-kW 24-V 2U Power Supply Operates From Wide-Range Delta Or Wye Inputs
  • Highlights from WiPDA 2019
  • Research firm reports use of GaN in wall charger and other progress
  • Semiconductor Manufacturer Acquires SiC Wafer Specialist
      • November
  • GaN Specialist Ships 500k+ GaN Power Devices for Multikilowatt Applications
  • How To Drive Rad Hard E-Mode GaN Transistors Efficiently And Safely
  • Accelerating UPS Wake-Up Can Improve Power Supply Efficiency
  • The Engineer’s Guide To EMI In DC-DC Converters (Part 10): Input Filter Impact on Stability
  • Flyback Magnetics: Winding-Current Transition Is Key To Efficiency
  • Maintaining Battery Safety And Life Of Battery Are Top Priorities In Battery Charger Design
  • Railway DC-DC Converter Leverages SiC For High Efficiency
  • 750-V Input Railway DC-DC Converter Delivers High Efficiency
  • DC Electronic Loads Are Available Up To 4800 A
  • 1U Full-Rack AC-DC Programmable Power Supply Series Adds 3.4-kW Platform
      • October
  • GaN in Space
  • Magnetics Utilization Vs. Converter Topology: A Little Extra Silicon Goes A Long Way
  • Selecting An AC Line Filter For Switching Power Supply Applications
  • 800-V Input DC-DC Converters Deliver 2000 W
  • Dynamic Motor Power Measurement Enables In-Vehicle Testing Of EVs
  • Field Solvers: A Different Perspective On EMI In Power Electronics
  • How To Select Bridge Rectifiers
  • 800-W U-Channel Power Supplies Measure Just 5.0 x 8.5 x 1.61 in.
  • 48-V 480-W DIN Rail Power Supply Is Just 84-mm Wide
      • September
  • IC Vendor Delivers One-Millionth Switcher IC With GaN
  • Manufacturer Announces SiC Fab in New York
  • Novel Switched-Capacitor Converter Supports 48-V Power Architecture In Data Centers
  • Using Mini E-Loads To Emulate Fast Slew Rates And High Peak Power Levels
  • Secrets Of The Datasheet: What Rectifier Specs Really Mean
  • Waveform-Based Design: Key Parameters And Figures Of Merit For Power Circuit And Magnetics Optimization
  • Liquid Cooled, 600-V Input DC-DC Converter Delivers Up To 2000 W
  • Auto Makers Select SiC Supplier For On-Board Chargers
  • 600-W AC-DC And DC-DC Convection-Cooled Open-Frame Power Supplies
      • August
  • The Engineer’s Guide To EMI In DC-DC Converters (Part 9): Spread-Spectrum Modulation
  • Versatile SiC JFETs Benefit Power Switching And Circuit Protection Applications
  • Advanced Scopes And Probes Help Optimize SMPS Gate Drives For EMC
  • Square Vs. Round Core Legs—Balancing Core And Winding Losses
  • What Is Litz Wire and Its Applications?
  • Company to Supply 6-in. SiC Wafers To Power Semiconductor Vendor
      • July
  • Surprisingly Simple Control Method Slashes Vampire Power
  • Verifying Safe Levels Of Hydrogen Diffusion In Wet Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
  • Sense Current Over A Wider Range For Better Battery Management
  • The Op Amp-Based Differential Amplifier: Not As Easy As It Looks
  • Designing Low-Power Flyback Inductors Using Tiny Toroids (Part 2): Calculating Losses
      • June
  • 300 W AC-DC Cassette Converters for Railway and Rugged Industrial Applications
  • Closing The Loop Of An Active-Clamp Forward Converter
  • A Methodical Approach To Snubber Design
  • Verifying Error Budget Analysis For A Buck Converter—On The Bench
  • New Packages Offer Smaller Size, Greater Reliability For Rectifiers—With Some Tradeoffs
  • Designing Low-Power Flyback Inductors Using Tiny Toroids (Part 1): A Boost Converter Application
  • Medical And Industrial Power Supplies Feature High Power Density, Extended Communications Bus
  • 1.5 kW To 8 kW Programmable Power Supplies Are Up To 95% Efficient
  • Measuring Common-Mode And Differential-Mode EMI Currents
      • May
  • Optimizing Transfer Switch N+1 Redundant Power Architectures
  • Another Look At The Refined Model Of Current-Mode Control
  • Wide Bandgap Technology Roadmap Is Updated
      • April
  • How To Optimize Turns For Maximum Inductance With Core Saturation
  • Using A Four-Switch Buck-Boost Bidirectional DC-DC Converter For Battery Backup Applications
  • Zero-Drift Precision Op Amps: Measuring And Eliminating Aliasing For More Accurate Current Sensing
  • How Ulta-Low IQ Boost Converters Extend IoT Device Runtime
  • Configurable IC Simplifies Control Of Animated LED Turn Signals
  • Tech Hub Features GaN & SiC News
  • 1-kVA Frequency Converters Feature Universal Input And Split-Phase Output
      • March
  • Active Clamp Flyback Converters — How They Work And Tips For Design Success
  • Base Metal Electrodes Reduce Size And Weight Of MLCCs In Satellites
  • Configurable IC Simplifies Conversion Of Temperature To Frequency
  • How To Thermally Model Magnetic Components
  • PowerAmerica Will Showcase Adoption Of WBG Power Electronics At APEC 2019
      • February
  • Using Power Delivery Path Resistance For Precision CPU Current Monitoring
  • The Engineer’s Guide To EMI In DC-DC Converters (Part 8): Common-Mode Noise Mitigation In Isolated Designs
  • Evaluating Interchangeability Of MLCCs And Tantalum Electrolytics In High-Capacitance Applications
  • How Wire Bundle Configurations Influence Eddy-Current Proximity Effects
  • Workshop Focuses On Higher-Performance Packaging For Power Semiconductors
  • WiPDA Asia Hosts Distinguished Speakers On WBG Power Technology
  • Fully Encapsulated 200-W Railway DC-DC Converters Offer Chassis Or DIN-Rail Mounting
  • JEDEC Publishes Test Guidelines for GaN Power Devices
      • January
  • Convection Cooled 600-W Programmable Power Supplies Meet Medical And Industrial Standards
  • High-Power Wireless Charging For EVs (Part 1): Understanding The Basics
  • Two-Switch Flybacks Outperform LLC Resonant Converters On Most Parameters
  • MLCC Shortages—Polymer Electrolytics Can Help
  • Designing Energy Storing Inductors Properly
  • Railway-Grade DC-DC Converters Tout Value, Wide Operating Ranges

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