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Railway Battery Charger with IP65 for desert
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Demanding climatic environments require much more rigorous custom solutions to offer the customer the same reliability as other stable contexts. A factor such as extreme temperature is a stress factor ...
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The Process of the Custom-made Projects in Power Electronics
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: In the industry, reliable power supply solutions are critical for safe and efficient operation. Here is where Premium PSU comes in, offering innovation to cover all needs for these markets. ...
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Which Cooling Methods are Used in Power Electronics?
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Maintaining optimal temperature levels in a power supply system is a paramount priority for power designers, ensuring unparalleled performance and utmost safety. ...
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The Future of EV Charging Infrastructure: Challenges of Deploying at Scale
From: Belden Inc.Description: More electric vehicles (EVs) are hitting the road every month. Currently, there are an estimated 3 million electric cars on U.S. roadways (1% of total traffic), but environmental concerns, improved ...
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The Benefits of Autoranging vs Conventional DC Power Supplies
Description: How Autoranging Saves Capital Costs and Rack Space (and How True Autoranging Saves Even More!) ...
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Five Things You Should Know Before Buying AC Sources or DC Supplies
Description: When choosing programmable AC sources and DC supplies, look beyond the headline specs, such as power and voltage, before purchasing. Choose a vendor who offers flexibility concerning interface ...
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Four Things You Should Know Before Buying AC Programmable Power Sources
Description: Programmable AC power sources seem like straightforward components that you can integrate into a test system, but make sure not to overlook critical details before issuing a purchase order. ...
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New High-Power Programmable AC Source Boosts Renewable-Energy Test
Description: Renewable energy continues gaining momentum. Of the 2.7% increase in U.S. electricity sales in 2022, nearly all of it came from solar and wind sources, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...
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Preparation Time Eases EOL Transition While Ushering in New Product Lines
Description: The past year, 2022, marked a year of high activity for AMETEK Programmable Power, as our new Asterion AC and Asterion DC lines gained momentum and we launched our Sequoia Series and Tahoe Series of ...
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Programmable AC Sources Add Features to Expand Purchasing Options
Description: Programmable AC sources are evolving as their performance increases, and they add features. If you are in the market for an AC source for the first time in five or ten years, you will notice some ...
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Broadening GaN FET applications with e-mode
From: Nexperia B.V.Description: ower GaN FETs have become increasingly accepted since Nexperia first introduced our 650 V cascode devices at the end of 2019. In fact, according to Straits Research a market valuation of US$ 178.2 ...
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Electrical Performance Testing of EV Batteries
Description: The battery is the most important component of an electric vehicle (EV). Electrical performance testing is necessary to ensure that the battery meets its performance specifications for operational ...
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Enabling Aviation's Transition to Net-zero Emissions
Description: How EA Elektro-Automatik supports the future of hydrogen-fueled airplanes with electric propulsion systems ...
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How Programmable DC Power Supplies Work
Description: Let's review how an actual DC programmable power supply works. ...
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Reliable, Scalable, Turnkey Programmable DC Power Supplies for Hydrogen Electrolysis
Description: Increasing demand and falling costs for solar and wind renewable energy, along with advances in electrolysis technology, are spurring growth in the use of hydrogen to power fuel cells for energy ...
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Solutions to the Challenges of High Power ATE System Design
Description: Here we will focus on a critical element in designing a high-power ATE system - the power instruments. ...
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How to Design a Bidirectional Buck-Boost Converter for Modern EVs
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: As electrical systems in modern vehicles proliferate, the traditional 12 V electrical system of EVs (Electric Vehicles)/HEVs (Hybrid Electric Vehicles) is creaking under strain. ...
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How to Improve Analog to Digital Converter Accuracy
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: What's important about accuracy, is that it can tell us the types of errors we see in our measurement. ...
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One Step Closer to Solid-State Batteries
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Solid-state batteries are getting closer to reality, but there are still challenges that need to be solved. ...
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ACB-3000, 2 Milliseconds Switching When One Line Fails
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: We have recently carried out tests on the ACB-3000 that prove that the device switches in less than 2 milliseconds from one input to the other in an error situation. ...
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Feeding an AGV Industrial Robot with a 3ph Inverter
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Industrial robots are widely used in industrial automation environments and need to be powered by 3-phase 3x400Vac industrial voltage. This is not a problem when using devices in static locations, ...
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How Important is Power Conversion Efficiency?
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: The definition of efficiency is "the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or a process to the total energy expended". When talking about power converters, efficiency is a key parameter, as ...
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Introducing GaN technology in Premium PSU
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Designing increasingly perfect energy solutions is our priority. Gallium nitride or GaN technology allows operation at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperatures than conventional silicon. ...
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Inverter TIPS: Soft-Start and V/f Technique
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Our RDI team continously works to improve the design and functionality of our devices, so testing processes are part of day-to-day activities. Download and read this new technical article ...
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Power Electronics: Efficiency for a Sustainable World
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Global electricity demand has grown by almost a third over the last decade, with the rate of electricity consumption increasing faster than the world's population. ...
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SiC Technology: 15 Years at the Cutting Edge
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: We share our 15-year experience using SiC technology and what differences it makes compared to other technologies used in the market. ...
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Solutions at all Levels in Power Conversion Electrical Energy - [Infographic]
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Premium PSU is present from the beginning to the end, from power generation to the end user, minimizing disruptions to the power grid as can be seen in the infographic below. ...
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The Output Voltage Waveform | Tech Tips
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Inverters that provide AC alternating energy have become popular in multiple applications. These offer versatiliy, supply security and efficiency in both, singe and three-phased power supplies. ...
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How to Mitigate Harmonics Generated by VFDs
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Learn how to mitigate harmonics generated by VFDs. ...
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4 Reasons ICT Integrators Should Be Excited About Class 4 Systems
From: Belden Inc.Description: The 2023 version of the National Electrical Code (NEC) introduced the country to a new class of power circuit. It’s one that could change the way buildings and technology are powered in the ...
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Solar Panels Help Maintain Vehicle & Equipment Batteries
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: Do you own a fleet of construction vehicles, delivery trucks, battery-powered trailers, a boat that sits outside in the off-season, or a vintage car you don't often drive that sits for extended ...
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Considerations for Selecting an Electronic Load
Description: Today's electronic loads have numerous features for testing electronic devices. The wide range of capabilities can pose a considerable challenge for selecting a cost-effective electronic load that can ...
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Industrial High Voltage Relay Application and Design Guide
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Sensata’s High Voltage Relays deliver the switching solutions needed in the medical, semiconductor, and insulation testing industries – among others. Our HV relays are sealed, providing ...
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SiC Technology is Powering our Series 10000 Power Supplies - Here is Why
Description: In response to the market requirements for testing these higher power products, EA needed to develop higher output power supplies with higher output voltage, smaller test system volume, and lower ...
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Reefer Solar Panels Help Save More Diesel Than You Might Think
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: Refrigerated transportation is a big business. Before finding a home in your local grocery store, the cold items originated from across the United States. These goods are kept at the proper ...
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Application Benefits of using 4th Generation SiC MOSFETs
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: This article describes an experimental test using a step-down DC-DC converter with 500V input voltage and 7kW power, a simulated running test using an EV traction inverter with 800V input and 100kW, ...
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How SPI Isolated Communication Helps BMS in EVs
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: The growth of Hybrid Electric vehicles (HEV) and Electric vehicles (EV) has spurred the need for conventional 12 V circuits to communicate with higher voltage circuits. ...
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How to Select a Transformer for an Isolated Buck Converter
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: How does an isolated buck converter work? ...
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High-Power Racks: Build or Buy?
Description: Do you need a high-power system for testing or performing burn-in on solar panel arrays, electric vehicle batteries, fuel cells systems or other products that require high power? These questions will ...
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Tech Talk Blog Preparing for a Sustainable Future: It's a DC World
Description: The Challenge in Electronic Product Manufacturing ...
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White Paper: The Benefits of Using SIC Technology in Next Generation Programmable Power Supplies
Description: With the increasing demand for levels in electrical energy, continual advances in renewable energy solutions are required. ...
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Solving the Challenges of EV Charger Designs with SiC Power Modules
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: This paper reviews EV charger implementations and presents Vincotech solutions designed for these use cases – power modules that strike the right balance between size, performance, efficiency ...
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3-Phase PFC Topology Using Constant Power Control
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Higher system efficiency in motion control applications can be achieved by increased use of SiC components. They enable increased switching frequencies and smaller magnetics, but with higher ...
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The DC Energy Meter: A Key Part of the DC Fast Charging Infrastructure
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: This article will outline the EV charging infrastructure and its regulatory environment, review techniques for measuring EV power and highlight Isabellenhütte's DC energy meter that provides an ...
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Application Note: Changeable Relay Coils
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Sensata has made it easy for you to change the coils on many of its relays, even if the relay is installed. You can change the coils on the Sensata GH, G2, G8, G15, G60 & G70 relays by following ...
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Application Note: Dielectric Testing
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Dc and ac testing provide an equivalent level of breakdown detection, but the increased accuracy of dc leakage-current detection can reveal marginal insulation systems. ...
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White Paper: How Advanced Electrical Protection Enables DC Fast Charging
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Now that the latest Electric Vehicles (EVs) are exhibiting operational ranges that are more acceptable to the general public, the attention has shifted to battery charging times. These EVs are using ...
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Application Note: Addressing the Challenges of Specifying and Making Power Racks
Description: Programmable DC power supplies are key components for both production testing and product development in everything from photovoltaic technology to battery and fuel cell testing. The complexities that ...
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How to Optimize Power Consumption of Your IoT Device
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Learn alternatives and decisions that a designer must make in order to achieve optimal power consumption in an IoT device. ...
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Power Density Requirements and Increased Focus on Protection Features make Digital Power Modules a Great Option in Space Constrained Applications
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Power density requirements and increased focus on protection features make digital power modules a great option in space constrained applications ...
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Control Loop Stability Measurement in PSU
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) use control loops to ensure that the working point is obtained with the minimum steady state error and fast transient response. ...
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DC/AC Inverters: Parallel Connection
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Due to the availability of high-current power electronic devices, multiple inverters are inevitably needed to be connected in parallel for high-power and/or low-cost applications. ...
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Guide: RS-232 Monitoring for Inverters
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Check this video to guide you in the configuration and parameter monitoring via RS-232 of Premium PSU's 3ph DC/AC inverters. ...
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What is EN50155 for Railway Applications?
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: This article intends to resume the most important requirements that apply for power supply devices when considered as a component in railway applications. Although there are several standards to take ...
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Application Brief: Bring your PoE Power Supply Designs to the Next Level
From: Infineon Technologies AGDescription: What is Power over Ethernet? ...
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Application Note: Power over Ethernet Solutions
From: Infineon Technologies AGDescription: New design challenges for PoE power supplies thanks to IEEE 802.3bt ...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel
Description: Safety is key when operating a 57 km long train tunnel. Continuous and interruptible power is vital to all systems that guarantee the safe pass while traveling through the Gotthard Base Tunnel. ...
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White Paper: Best Practices for Uninterrupted Healthcare
Description: Power security is critical to healthcare facilities that require a constant supply of clean and reliable power from the grid, as it ensures maximum uptime and ongoing business continuity when you need ...
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VINcoSIM - The Next Generation Power Module Simulation Environment from Vincotech
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Design challenges for power modules can be solved by simulation. However, when there are multiple modules, topologies and components involved, is it possible to simulate it in an accurate and fast ...
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How Do You Make The Most of Renewable Energy?
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Renewable energy reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, which helps reduce our carbon footprint. ...
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Application Note Emphasizes Multi-Output Supplies' Flexibility, Power Density
Description: Multiple-output programmable DC power supplies can serve a wide range of applications, extending from semiconductor tests to process control. When selecting such supplies, look for flexibility as well ...
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Application Note Touts Solar Array Simulator for Satellite Test
Description: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is in the news as it fends off micrometeoroids and begins transmitting full-color images and spectroscopic data. But JWST is just one of many spacecraft that ...
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Case Study: Automotive Parts Manufacturer Chooses PLW Series of Electronic Loads for Fuel-Cell Test
Description: An automotive parts manufacturer based in Asia anticipates a future of fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) that emit zero toxic pollution— only water. The company is even looking beyond the ...
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Case Study: Fuel-Cell Company Chooses PLW Water-Cooled Electronic Load
Description: Governments are increasingly pushing green initiatives for commercial trucking to save energy and reduce pollution. For example, the state of California describes its Advanced Clean Truck Regulation ...
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Case Study: Organization Chooses Water-Cooled Electronic Loads for Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Test
Description: A government-funded research organization based in Asia addresses renewable energy technology, energy efficiency, climate change, and energy policy. Specific areas of focus for the organization ...
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Case Study: SGA Programmable Supplies Help Lab Study Elemental Particles
Description: A government-funded particle-physics and accelerator laboratory has been asking big questions: What are we made of? How did the universe begin? In pursuit of answers, the lab has been studying ...
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Case Study: System Integrator Incorporates Electronic Loads Into Fuel-Cell ATE
Description: A system-integrator based in Asia designs and manufactures systems based on fuel-cell and other alternative-energy technologies. Leveraging its expertise in SOFC (solid-oxide fuel cell), SOEC ...
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Focus on Operating Cost Savings when Choosing a High-Channel-Count DAQ System
Description: Operating expenditures can be substantial over the operating lifetime of a high-channel-count data acquisition (DAQ) system. Consider all the aspects that can contribute to operating costs, ranging ...
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How to Select an AC Power Source
Description: Today’s electronic products must work under all types of conditions, not just ideal ones. That being the case, AC sources used in test applications must not only supply a stable source of AC, ...
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The Case for Change: PXI Express (PXIe) vs. PXI
Description: In the communications and cellular industry equipment needs change fast. Particularly when it comes to communications testing, it doesn’t always seem worthwhile to invest in equipment that ...
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White Paper Describes Programmable Supplies and Loads for Wind-Turbine Test
Description: According to U.S. Department of Energy, wind power is rapidly proliferating with wind installations outpacing solar installations in the United States. The DoE projects that U.S.-based onshore and ...
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Improve Your Power Testing with Multiple-Output Power Supplies
Description: When it comes to power and test applications, efficiency is key. The quicker you can perform tests, with the least amount of setup time and capital/energy costs, the more tests you can perform and the ...
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Aerospace/Defense Applications Demand High Performance, Density, and Reliability
Description: Automated test systems for aerospace/defense programs require instruments, programmable power supplies and loads, and high-density switching systems designed for reliability, performance, and ...
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Case Study: Flexible Instrumentation System for Static and Dynamic Tests On Aerospace Structures
Description: An aerospace company based in India is involved in the design, development, manufacturing, and maintenance of fixed and rotary wing aircraft programs. The company has established its credibility ...
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Consider Product-Line Lifecycle when Selecting DC Programmable Power Supplies
Description: When choosing programmable DC power supplies, you have many options. You can choose from a wide range of voltage, current, and power ratings. You will also select other specifications, including input ...
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DC Programmable Power Supplies for Semiconductor Applications
Description: Semiconductors have been making headlines recently, primarily because chipmakers have been unable to make enough devices to satisfy demand. Headlines like these are common: “Until 2023? Parts ...
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Pros and Cons of PLA and PLW
Description: If you are working in the renewable-energy field, you can benefit from using a programmable DC electronic load to test batteries, fuel cells, and solar panels. Even if you are working with more ...
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PV-Panel, Grid and Residential-Load Simulation for Inverter Test
Description: In the race for renewable energy, solar is gaining ground on wind generation, which currently holds a lead over solar. In its July “Short-term energy outlook,” the U.S. Energy Information ...
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Combine a Function Generator with a Power Supply or Load for More Effective Testing
Description: How susceptible is circuitry to noise on your DC rail lines? ...
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Should You Consider a Bi-Directional Power Supply?
Description: What does it mean when to talk about a bi-directional power supply? ...
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OmniLinker is the Future Office Furniture for You
From: Omni ElectricalDescription: The youngest group in the development wave of the new digital era is called "Generation Z"(mostly refers to young people born between 1996 and 2009). The "Generation Z"group has a new era of pursuit ...
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iPanda Was All For You
From: Omni ElectricalDescription: Omni Electric Technology Company in China is a technology-oriented enterprise, specializing in the development and manufacturing of commercial power control system. Omni Electric has conducted ...
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Client Case: Increasing Productivity and Boosting Factory Output
Description: The client in this study is a leading manufacturer of packing materials in the African continent. One of their units produces glass bottles and jars for the packaging of wine, soft drinks etc. For the ...
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How to Design AC-DC Power Supplies for Long Life
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Design decisions and component choices can have a significant impact on the operational life of a power supply – both positive and negative. In this article Andrew Skinner, Chief Technology ...
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How to Prevent Thermal Issues in Portable Applications
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: As power demand in portable designs is more and more important, designers must optimize full system efficiency in order to save battery life and reduce power dissipation. Energy losses study allows ...
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The Essential Guide to Power Supplies
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: The Essential Guide to Power Supplies is designed for power supply users, considering the many aspects of power supplies & DC/DC converters and their integration into today's electronic equipment. ...
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Hybrid Trains: A Must-Have Converter to Start Up the Diesel Generator
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: In this new article, we want to introduce how our newest DC/DC converter CBS-10K works with a "Start-up diesel engine" application in the hybrid trains. The CBS-10K has been designed under rolling ...
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Premium PSU's Clean Room Ensures our Products' Quality
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Our facilities are a continuation of Premium PSU's innovative spirit and have been growing and evolving at the same time as our experience and knowledge. In order to meet some of our most demanding ...
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Benchmarking System Architectures and Topologies for DC-to-DC Converters for Off-Board Chargers
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Electrical vehicles (EVs) pose a host of questions, challenges and problems for people seeking to put this breed of car on the road. ...
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Increasing Efficiency in Booster Power Modules with SiC Components
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Two factors are shaping the development of advanced power conversion systems - increasingly stringent standards for energy efficiency, especially in solar and UPS applications and the need to contain ...
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Power Source / Sink Inverters for High Efficient EV Battery Charging and Solar Energy Generation on Three-Phase Utility
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: The race for power conversion over 99% continues. ...
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SiC MOSFET-based Power Modules Utilizing Split Output Topology for Superior Dynamic Behavior
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: The body diode reverse recovery charge of a SiC MOSFET is lower than that of an Si MOSFET, but still not as beneficial; as with SiC Schottky diodes. ...
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Highly Integrated and Ultra Compact Power Modules for Embedded Drive Applications
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: An embedded drive circuit consists of an input rectifier, PFC boost stage and a three-phase output inverter. Depending on the application, the best choice of module for this circuit is a highly ...
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ACB-3000: Providing AC Redundancy in DC/AC Inverters
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: The concept of redundancy is simple: having a repeated system so, in case of a single failure, there is always an alternative. AC redundancy usually refers to all extra-high voltage lines available ...
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CVS-280: DC/DC Low Battery Voltage Starter
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: What are the key features and railway applications of the new CVS-280 DC/DC low battery voltage starter? This series is designed to operate directly from the 750V DC catenary line and can provide DC ...
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Client Case: Retrofit to PowerPRO2700 for Data Center
Description: The current digital age relies on the availability of physical IT systems, software applications and data. During and after the Covid-19 pandemic, the availability of a good digital infrastructure has ...
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Application Note: Chip Temperature Sensing Methods for Power Modules
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: A look at thermocouples and thermal camera imaging to measure temperatures in a power module ...
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MiniSKiiP® with a Si3N4 AMB Substrate
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Market trends indicate that low thermal resistance, long life and easy handling are the attributes engineers’ value most in power modules. Low thermal resistance is an advantage because it can ...
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Power Supply Design of Logistics Robot
Description: As automated management is the Trend of the Times, the logistics industry is transforming from a labor-intensive industry to automation, among which Amazon has completed the automation construction of ...
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An Overview of Power Supplies for OVC III Applications
Description: Power system overvoltage can wreak havoc with a power supply, leading to higher risks of damaged hardware and equipment. ...