This webinar is intended for engineers who work on power electronics design and test. We will be discussing the double-pulse test method, an extremely reliable verification method for converter designs, including switching losses, switching characteristics for all operating modes, and switching times and energies.
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Published: Dec 17, 2021
This white paper focuses on isolated digital interfaces conforming to RS-485, which continues to be the industry’s workhorse standard for data transmission. The paper provides an overview of RS-485’s common-mode voltage range (CMVR) definition, and explains how isolating a transceiver’s signal and...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
Two key factors in maximizing power converter performance and successful power system design are thermal environment and heat management. Power densities are increasing faster than power converter efficiency; thus increased performance from thermal management solutions is required.
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Published: Jul 24, 2018
With the digital expansion over the past few decades, new requirements for data centers to store, transmit, and manage data of all sorts are reaching a critical level.
In this article, GE power discusses the path to improving efficiency as it applies to AC-DC power supplies (AC-DC front ends) within server equipment....
Published: Jul 19, 2018
This paper introduces a new DC/DC power supply architecture, called “Yeaman Topology”. The main characteristic of this topology is to separate the output voltage regulation function from the bulk power conversion function, implementing two stages that share a common input, and have their outputs in series....
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Oncology is a field where high-end motorization is essential. Equipment is getting continuously more sophisticated and precise, creating the need for advanced motion and automation. Superior motorization solutions are required to meet medical industry standards as well as to provide a cutting edge differentiation and advantage...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Arc-Flash Relays are an effective defense against dangerous Arc-Flash events, and the decision to include such a relay in a design is an easy one. Less easy, however, is selecting the optimal relay for an application.
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Published: Jul 16, 2018
Reducing energy consumption and improving efficiency are targeted outcomes for most power electronics applications, especially in motor control drives, uninterruptible and switch-mode power supplies, and in industrial uses such as welding.
One company developing innovative transducer-based solutions for these challenges...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Most organizations do not consider production test a top priority, but it is a necessity to prevent major quality issues in the products that represent the company brand in the hands of customers.The costs, however, can be significant and are often greatly misunderstood, especially when there’s no...
Published: Apr 01, 2021
Most of us are familiar with the concepts of reliability and MTBF at a superficial level, without considering what lies behind the figures quoted and what significance should be attached to them. The subject deserves a deeper understanding, so, let us start by having a better look at the terminology.
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Published: Jul 23, 2018
To convert the high innovation potential of digitalization into competitive advantage, it is essential to be in control of the exploding data volumes. For new, intelligent applications, it is often not enough to save the data delivered by digital sensors in data centres or a cloud. On applications and operating conditions,...
Published: Jul 20, 2021
This paper briefly describes how amorphous cores are made and describes a method of using SPIKE KILLER and AMOBEADS, small saturable inductors, to improve the recovery characteristics of a diode, which is a major source of output noise.
The manufacture of Toshiba amorphous cores is done by ultra-quenching, a process...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
This paper describes a new two-phase cooling heat transfer cell based on a submerged vibration-induced bubble ejection process in which small vapor bubbles attached to a solid surface are dislodged and propelled into the cooler bulk liquid. This ejection technique involves forcibly removing the attached vapor bubbles with...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
This white paper presents a reference design of an IoT sensor system optimized for wearable applications. It describes the challenges that may arise during the feasibility study and design phases of a wearable device and gives practical advice for hardware designers.
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Published: Jul 20, 2018
