Power Supply and Conditioning Reference Materials
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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. ...
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How to Deal with The Challenges of AC Charging Stations
Description: Electric vehicles (EVs) have reshaped the transportation sector, drastically cutting carbon emissions and clearing the way for significant climate progress. ...
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Power Supply Requirements for Electricity Metering Systems
Description: Nowadays, more people recognize the value of reducing energy use and investing in more efficient energy management. ...
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Power Supply Requirements for Railway Applications
Description: The development of railway systems has spanned over more than a hundred years of history. ...
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Bond Tester Helps Protect Wind Turbines from Lightning
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: Lightning strikes are a leading cause of damage to wind turbines even though they are designed with a lightning arrestor system that conducts the electricity from the tip of the blade, through the ...
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High Sensitivity Bridge Connections
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: This Application Guide discusses suggested instrument interconnections and supplemental filtering to allow maximum resolution when the AVM-2000, or other very high sensitivity null meters, are used in ...
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Input Offset Voltage Compensation
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: This Application Guide describes the sources of input offset voltage on a high sensitivity instruments such as a null meter, the impact input offset voltage can have on measurements and how the user ...
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Application Note: Testing EV Electric Motor and Controller
Description: Each year vehicle electrification continues to increase, with all signs pointing to this trend accelerating in the future. Some of the factors contributing to this development are the increasing use ...
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Application Note: Efficient Power Supply Burn-in Using Regenerative Electronic Loads
Description: Switch-mode power supplies used in data centers, industrial equipment, medical devices and other critical applications are typically subjected to burn-in operation at full load over an extended period ...
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Application Note: Using Bidirectional Programmable DC Power Supplies for Battery Testing
Description: In today's fast-paced world the need to create quicker, more mobile mechanical devices is steadily increasing. One primary method for doing this is to replace traditional gas powered or plugged-in ...
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Application Note: Simulating Solar Cells
Description: As the effects of climate change intensify, carbon-neutral, renewable energy sources become more important. Solar power is a clean energy source for areas of the planet that receive a large amount of ...
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PFC Fundamentals 2. Active Power Factor Correction - Principle of Operation
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: For the development of applications with sinusoidal current consumption more design work will be required than ever before. ...
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Advantages of SiC Schottky Diodes in Fast Switching Power Electronics Solutions
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: SiC is discussed as a future high performance replacement of the silicon power components. The new technology enables products with almost ideal behaviour. ...
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FlowSIM - New Innovative Electrical and Thermal Simulation Method for Power Modules in Inverter Applications
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: The goal of the flowSIM simulation project is to run electrical and thermal simulations and thermal simulations of power modules simultaneously. ...
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Influence of Thermal Cross Coupling at Power Modules
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: The thermal impedance of the semiconductors in Power Modules is always measured for a single chip, without the influence of other surrounding dies. ...
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PLA/PLW Series Electronic Loads - Meeting the Requirements of Renewable Energy Application
Description: PLA air-cooled loads and PLW watercooled loads offer unique features and flexibility for testing any device with a DC output voltage. ...
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Open & Enclosed Frame Power Supply Safety Information
Description: Before using Qualtek products, please read the datasheet and make sure all the contents are fully understood. Do not modify or disassemble the product or remove the case from the product. This may ...
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A Safe Line for Medium-Voltage Subestations
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Medium voltage installations are a critical part of the electrical distribution system and having reliable protections is vital, as is communications. At Premium PSU we have faced the challenge of ...
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Boosting Railway Performance
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Premium PSU's 3ph DC/AC inverters work inside the emergency ventilation systems, keep under control smoke propagation and create safe areas and a clean environment for travellers. A wide range of ...
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Short-circuit Failure Analysis for the Relay Contact at the Input of Switching Power Supply
Description: An important performance index of switching power supply is input inrush current, which is usually designed as small as possible. The conventional design is to connect a thermistor (NTC) in series on ...
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Client Case: Big Power, Little Space
Description: The client that is the subject of this case study provides analog and digital television to its residential and business customers, as well as high-speed Internet and telephony services with its ...
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Client Case: Containerized Systems
Description: The client is the air navigation services provider and the site at Riga airport covers the airport itself and the Riga In-Flight Information Region; an important flight route in Europe. The Baltics ...
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Client Case: Continuous Power for the Food Industry
Description: Africa Improved Foods (AIF) operates one of the largest factories in Kigali, Rwanda, where it manufactures and supplies high-quality and nutrient-rich complementary foods that address nutritional ...
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Client Case: Continuous Supply to Mechanical Loads for a Pharmaceutical Production Line
Description: The client required a reliable and resilient continuous power solution for the critical production facility. The location in Manati, Puerto Rico is susceptible to short term and long term utility ...
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Client Case: Ensure Maximum Security of Automotive Data
Description: The ŠKODA data centre is the largest commercial computing and data storage centre in the Czech Republic. Over an area of almost 1,700 m2, the computing and storage units will be housed in 500 ...
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Client Case: High Efficiency
Description: Singapore is a secure regional data center hub with a stable government, a modern infrastructure, and global connectivity. Taking full advantage of this, the client in this case study leverages its ...
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Client Case: Improving Stadium Safety whilst Benefitting the Environment
Description: The Principality Stadium in Cardiff, UK, is the home of the Wales national rugby union team. With a seating capacity of 74,000 the stadium welcomes, on average, over 1.3 million visitors per year. The ...
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Client Case: Lowering Operational Costs
Description: The client highlighted in this profile is a global leader in the supply of plastic pipe systems and solutions for both above and below ground applications in projects around the world. They are ...
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Client Case: No-Break Power for Mechanical Loads in Data Center
Description: Although the cost for electricity in Finland is one of the lowest in Europe, it is a very significant factor in the operational cost of a datacenter. On average 6% of the total electricity consumption ...
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Client Case: Power Protection for Critical Healthcare
Description: Amphia Hospital, in Breda, the Netherlands, is a state-of-the-art, top-clinical hospital designed around patient intimacy. This new 600-bed facility opened in 2019. The hospital has four separate ...
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Client Case: Powering the Data Center for a Gobal Bank
Description: When one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, with operations in 65 countries, decided to construct a new group data center, it turned to HITEC Power Protection, ...
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Client Case: Productivity and Continuity of Process Plant Operations
Description: This client is a global research and manufacturing company in the healthcare sector. It offers products for the collection and processing of blood components and for therapeutic treatment of patient ...
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Client Case: Resilient Design
Description: The client is a leading financial institution with business units across the world. To drive its position within the United Kingdom and Northern Europe it required a new and extremely resilient data ...
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Client Case: Space Savings
Description: The client in this study is a leading global provider for a new world of communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, the company leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and ...
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Factors That Affect Power Supply Reliability
Description: Power supplies power all sorts of equipment across various industries, from photovoltaic power grids to EV charging stations and more. The equipment in which they are used is often subject to the ...
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Power Supply Solutions for Wireless Base Stations Applications
Description: Every year, our reliance on always-on wireless technology grows. We expect to be able to place a call or surf the Internet with our smartphones at any time and under any circumstances. We take for ...
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The Impact of Design & Testing for Higher Power Supply Reliability
Description: Power supply reliability plays a key role in ensuring stable performance and a long lifespan for any electrical equipment. Any mistakes or fallacies in the design of an electric circuit can result in ...
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Case Study: Helping Circa Resort & Casino Change the Power Distribution Paradigm
From: Belden Inc.Description: It takes courage to step out and try something new—something no one else has ever done before. And that’s exactly what Derek and Greg Stevens (known as the “D Brothers” from ...
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Client Case: No-Break Power for Mechanical Loads in Manufacturing Industry
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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Client Case: No-Break Power for Mechanical Loads in Pharmaceutical Industry
Description: The client in this study is a leading global provider pharmaceuticals, specifically vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, is a global company that provides more than one billion ...
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Client Case: Powering a Safe Journey
Description: The project is to tunnel an existing section of motorway in the South East area of Amsterdam for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. This Ministry is responsible for the main ...
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Client Case: Safety of Air Traffic
Description: Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands is one of the largest airports in the world. While its aim is to offer the highest quality service to those that travel through it, safety of air traffic ...
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BCU: Power Solutions for Commercial Energy Storage Systems
Description: MORNSUN is familiar with the design challenges associated with battery energy storage systems, both for commercial and residential applications. We can provide a series of economic, efficient, ...
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Power Solutions for Solar Tracking Systems
Description: MORNSUN PV self-powered solutions of solar tracker requires power with ultra-high input range, high isolation, compliance with safety design, meeting operating temperature, altitude requirements and ...
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Client Case: Protection Against Historic Weather Events
Description: An estimated 4.5 million homes and businesses in Texas were left without power during what is undoubtedly the largest forced blackout in U.S. history. These blackouts came as a direct result of severe ...
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PFC-Fundamentals 1. Sinusoidal Current Sourcing from the Public Power Grid
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Associated with power electronics connected to the public power grid obtrudes more and more the required power factor correction. The power factor reflects to what extent effective power is sourced ...
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2nd Generation of PFC Solutions
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: To achieve higher efficiency is one of the highest priorities in all power electronic applications. With the new standards active power factor correction is a must in many applications. The additional ...
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Active PFC with Inrush Limitation and Short Circuit Protection
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Output current rates of > 500 W require a specific input control, which limits the higher start-up current generated by the loading procedure of the DC-link capacitor after activation of the PFC. ...
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Improved PCB-Layout with Flow Through Power Modules
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Power Applications are used in many new applications. A key prerequisite to be able to integrate electronics in those applications is a compact outline ...
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Modules as an Instrument for Low Inductive System Designs
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Parasitic inductance in fast switching applications causes over voltage and increased switch off losses in the semiconductor. A intelligent module concept is the key for a low system inductance ...
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Power Modules in Low Power Drive Applications
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: IGBT based power modules are used for a wide power range and voltage range. The topic of the following is about system considerations and some effects to the power stage of the inverter. Finally the ...
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How to Choose an AC-DC Power Converter
Description: Power supplies are used in most electrical equipment ranging from consumer appliances to industrial utilities, from milliwatts to megawatts, and from handheld tools to satellite communications. ...
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All You Should Know About AC/DC Converters
Description: AC/DC power supplies have become indispensable in life in recent years, due to the development of power electronics technology. This power electronic technology processes and controls the flow of ...
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Design Techniques for Reducing EMI in SMPS Circuits
Description: EMI mitigation is sometimes referred to as a "dark art" for how challenging it can be at times to design switching power supplies. However, the more you get used to these techniques, the more natural ...
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All You Should Know About Battery Energy Storage Systems
Description: Energy powers the world, literally. Energy is also invisible, yet it's all around us in different forms. It can never be made or destroyed, but its form can be converted and changed. ...
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MORNSUN Power Supply Solutions for IoT and New Energy Applications
Description: As the "heart" of the electronic system, power supplies need to be more efficient. This is what the MORNSUN LS-R3 and MORNSUN LD-R2 are made for. ...
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Reference Project: Wastewater Treatment Plant Aachen-Soers
From: Aerzen USA Corp.Description: What to do when a wastewater treatment plant reaches its maximum expansion limit? ...
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How to Improve the Safety of Medical Device Power System?
Description: Under the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it is disturbing to everyone in a way. The medical industry is growing rapidly, providing solid support for our fighting against the virus and ...
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MORNSUN 305RAC (Reliable Under All Conditions) AC/DC Selection Guide (2021)
Description: MORNSUN 85-305VAC Input AC/DC converters ensure the stable and reliable performance under almost any harsh conditions. ...
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MORNSUN ACDC Power Supply (Open-Frame) Application Guide (2021)
Description: Before using the power supply, please pay special attention to the following warnings and precautions. Improper installation and operation may cause electric shock, damage to the power supply or fire, ...
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MORNSUN Enclosed Switching Power Supply Application Case
Description: Enclosed Switching Power Supply Applications ...
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MORNSUN Fixed Input Voltage DC-DC Converter Application Guide (2021)
Description: The first step is to confirm specifications of the power supply and then determine a standard power supply module or a customized one according to requested parameters. ...
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MORNSUN PV DC/DC Power Supply Selection Guide (2021)
Description: Power solutions for the Photovoltaic Industry ...
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MORNSUN R4 Series Product User Manual (2021)
Description: One-stop solutions of power supplies. Regulation for moisture sensibility ...
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MORNSUN Wide Input Voltage DC-DC Converter Application Guide (2021)
Description: Selecting a power supply - the first step is to confirm specifications of the power supply and then determine a standard power supply or a customized one according to requested parameters. ...
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All About Power Supply Solutions for PV Solar Tracking Systems
Description: Below, we will explain everything you need to know about solar trackers. We will also review how we at MORNSUN can help you with your solar panel projects. ...
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Know More About the Design of the MORNSUN AC/DC Power Supply LOF550 Series
Description: AC/DC as a primary power supply for the user's entire system is the cornerstone to ensure the stable and efficient operation of the system. With the continuous development and innovation in the power ...
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Specialized Knowledge | How to Select the Output Capacitor and TVS When Designing Power Supply
Description: The power supply is one of the core components in the system, and the stability of output voltage is particularly important. The output capacitor can effectively reduce the output voltage ripple, and ...
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The State of the Global EV Market & EV Charging Stations Power Supply Solutions
Description: In this article, we will examine the status quo of the electric vehicle industry and review how our power supply solutions can help you. ...
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Why You Should Choose the MORNSUN 305RAC AC/DC Converters
Description: Our technical engineers have designed the MORNSUN 305RAC AC/DC Converter Series with your needs in mind. Here below, we will present an overview of the MORNSUN 305RAC product collection and highlight ...
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DC Power Supply Selection Guide
Description: Choosing the right programmable power supply for your test system or application can feel overwhelming if you are not sure of all the considerations involved. This book by EA Elektro-Automatik (EA) ...
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Application Note: Series Connection of Electronic Loads
Description: Series connection of electronic loads requires all involved units to always have equal internal resistance to equally distribute the DC input voltage. That also includes the potential of the DC input ...
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Application Note: Fuel Cell Simulation
Description: The automobile market regarding car models powered by (hydrogen) fuel cells is growing from year to year in the private, bus and transport sector. This application note is supposed to introduce and ...
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Choosing a Benchtop or Laboratory Power Supply
Description: Choosing the right DC power supply for the lab or your bench is not as easy as it seems. ...
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Efficiently and Easily Test Fuel Cells
Description: Designing and manufacturing quality fuel cells requires characterizing the device and testing device performance ...
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Some Frequently-Asked Questions About Electronic Loads
Description: Electronic loads are versatile instruments that are used in a wide variety of applications, but their operation is often misunderstood. ...
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Use EA's Arbitrary Function Generator to Output Custom Voltage or Current Waveforms
Description: Many Elektro-Automatik programmable power supplies feature a software-based function generator that can generate typical functions, such as sine, square, and triangle waves, and apply them to either ...
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What is Autoranging?
Description: "Autoranging" is the term used to describe the ability of a programmable DC source to maintain full power output across a wider range of output voltages and currents than traditional DC power supplies ...
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What Power Supply Trends Exist in the Semiconductor Market?
Description: As the semiconductor industry begins to heat up in 2021, at least according to Semiconductor Industry Association’s optimistic forecasts device demand, test engineers are going to need to find ...
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What's the Best AC Input for your DC Power Supply?
Description: The first step in choosing a DC power supply is determining how much output power you will need. ...
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An Overview at MORNSUN's AC/DC Enclosed SMPS Solutions
Description: Mornsun Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) can be found in most battery-operated equipment where high efficiency and small sizes are required. AC-DC switched-mode power supplies are omnipresent around ...
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3 Important Data Center Power Considerations
From: Belden Inc.Description: Power keeps your data center infrastructure functioning—but power also impacts how much it costs to do so. The more efficiently you can use power, the lower you can expect your data ...
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Handling of Power Modules with Phase-Change Material
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: There are several advantages to using phase-change material (PCM) rather than conventional thermal grease as thermal interface material (TIM) between the power module and heatsink. Vincotech offers ...
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Flying Capacitor Topology for Ultra Efficient Inverter Applications
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: The Neutral Point Clamped (NPC) inverters are widely used in highly efficient solar, UPS and other power electronics applications. This topology provides advantages in switching losses in a reduced ...
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Constructing a 100mW RF Power Reference
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: This application note describes a basic technique for generating an accurate 100 mW power source. ...
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Boost the Reliability of Your Backup-Power Control System
From: ABB Inc.Description: Facility managers with backup-power systems are like skydivers; they can't know if the backup actually works until they need it. Using smart devices in power-control-system panels greatly increases ...
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AC-DC Power Supply
From: Powertronix Inc.Description: Powertronix offers AC to DC Linear Power Supplies in both regulated and unregulated configurations. ...
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Regulation & Temperature Rise
From: Powertronix Inc.Description: When the load is intermittent and the duty cycle is much shorter than the transformer's thermal time constant (which is several hours), a smaller transformer can be used. ...
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AC/DC Converter 305RAC Family: 305 Input Reliable Under All Conditions
Description: New requirements for AC/DC power supplies continue to emerge in the changing market, and conventional 264V input AC/DC power supplies have been difficult to meet all conditions. The MORNSUN "305RAC ...
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Requirement You Need to Know About Power Supply Design in Charging Stations
Description: 1. Charging Stations Market Prospect under the New Infrastructure Construction The charging station is the "energy station" of the new energy automobiles. According to a research report (Source: KBV ...
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How to Diagnose EMC? (Part 02)
Description: 1. What is "EMC"? Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) is defined as the ability of devices and systems to operate in their electromagnetic environment without impairing their functions and without ...
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How to Diagnose EMC? (Part 02)
Description: 1. What is "EMC"? Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) is defined as the ability of devices and systems to operate in their electromagnetic environment without impairing their functions and without ...
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Compressed Air Meter from ifm in Ventilator
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The compressed air meter SD0550 from ifm is integrated into a ventilator from Ampcontrol. The device was designed in response to the COVID-19 crisis and implements the functionality of an ICU invasive ...
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ifm Spotted: O3M Proves Useful for Hydroelectric Power Plant
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: 3D cameras of the O3M series which support the hydroelectric power plant operation in various places were discovered at the Lake Baldeney. ...
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Understanding IIoT Batteries and Power Protection at the Edge
Description: Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) are evolving to deliver the high continuity needed in the digital age and battery technology is evolving with them. In this Automation.com feature, Bedrock ...
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Thermal Performance of Modular Switching Power Supply
Description: With the fast development of technology, various industries request modular power supply to be miniaturization. Under this trend, the thermal performance of modular power supply becomes the key factor ...
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How to Finally Get the Most Out of Those Smart Home Devices
Description: Are you using smart home devices you own effectively? The answer is probably not. There's a whole world of fun and convenience available. Smart home devices like smart speakers can be used throughout ...
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Ultra-Compact SiC Module Contributes to Realization of EV with No Charging Worries
Description: ROHM, in collaboration with a research group headed by Associate Professor Hiroshi Fujimoto of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo (hereafter the " University of Tokyo ...
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Combined DC Power Supply Testing
From: Neeltran, Inc.Description: NEELTRAN's unique ability to perform Combined Testing on Rectifier Transformers and hi current DC Rectifier systems offers advantages including reduced risk, lower costs, and time savings to ...
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Select Switching Power Supply for Medical Device
Description: Switching power supplies are widely used in medical devices, such as a ventilator, mask machine, PCR nucleic acid detector, body temperature detector, multi-parameter monitor, x ray, CT/PET, blood ...