by Kory Schroeder, Director of Product Marketing and Engineering, Stackpole Electronics Inc. For high currents, axial-leaded wirewound resistors are often good candidates because they can handle up to…
How to evaluate cutting-edge power semiconductors
by Ryo Takeda and Alan Wadsworth, Keysight Technologies Investments in power semiconductor devices continue to grow. Performance and reliability also improve each year through the employment of new…
Selecting power supply connector pins
by David Norton, TDK-Lambda Americas Designers can avoid reliability problems by acquainting themselves with the way connector pin materials stand up to repeated use and corrosion. Examine the…
Carrying the Heat Away from Power Module PCB Designs
ShareBy Jerome Johnston Power system designers are always seeking higher power capability built on smaller footprints. This is especially true for datacenter servers and LTE basestations that support…
IDEC’s solid state relay for high repetition and power requirements
IDEC Corporation announces the addition of the RV8S solid state interface relays to its existing RV8 DIN rail product line. The RV8S features 100mA to 3A switching capability in a compact 6mm wide space. Other leading RV8S features include high switching cycles, extended operating life and high-speed load switching. A common application is as an…
Methode SmartPower Stack
Methode Electronics’ Power Solutions Group, a division of Methode Electronics, Inc.(NYSE: MEI), a global manufacturer of custom designed electro-mechanical devices, announced its SmartPower Stack™ family of power conversion products is now TUV-Rheinland recognized for use per UL508c requirements. These products are capable of power conversion outputs from 30kW up to 100kW in both DC/DC (single…
This week’s top power electronic posts from EDAboard.com
Two different grounds, one transformer — On switched mode power supplies….I have seen many circuit block diagrams where the ground connections on either side of the transformer have…
High-voltage stacked capacitors handle 5 kV
AVX Corporation, a manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced a new RoHS-compliant series of high voltage, DIP-leaded stacked SMPS capacitors. Rated for 1,000–5,000V and capacitance…
Multiple-output regulator handles auto LCDs
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new AEC-Q100 qualified, multiple-output regulator for powering automotive LCD displays. Allegro’s A8603 operates with fixed switching frequency that can be either programmed or…
500-W certified for medical, industrial uses
Excelsys Technologies announces the XS500 series of high-efficiency, 500W convection-cooled AC/DC power supplies. With typical efficiency of 92%, and operating from 90-264VAC, the XS500 delivers 500W of output…
Understanding opamp input stages
Choosing an opamp and getting the best out of it involves some understanding of what is inside the chip, particularly the input stage. Simple bipolar input stage A…
ESD diode arrays optimized for USB circuits
Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) introduced its PULSE-GUARD® PGB2 0201 Series Surface Mount Polymeric ESD Suppressors, which are the smallest size polymer composite electrostatic discharge (ESD) suppressors in the market….
Varistors handle automotive transients
AVX Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has extended the voltage and energy ratings of its radial leaded TransGuard® Automotive Series with the addition…
DIN-mounted surge protector
L-com Global Connectivity, a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced that they have released a new DIN mountable 3-stage lightning protector to protect RS232…
Cree MOSFET, Schottky diode design kit
Cree, Inc. has introduced a new Cree MOSFET design kit that includes all of the components needed to evaluate Cree® MOSFET and Schottky diode performance in a configurable…
Ceramic caps for high voltages
Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) announces its extensive range of ceramic capacitors for high voltage DC and AC and high power radio frequency (RF) applications. MGAM’s line of high…
Buck dc/dc converter provides 8 A for four outputs
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LTC3371, a highly integrated general-purpose power management solution for systems requiring multiple low voltage power supplies. The device features four synchronous buck converters,…
Scalable automation and drive technology package for tapping centers
Package for tapping centers consisting of compact CNC, frequency converter with triple overload capability and high-speed electric motor For ultra-fast tool changes: spindle start-up from 0 to 24,000…
Load switch delivers 7 A in compact package
Micrel, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCRL) introduced the MIC95410 7A load switch in a compact 1.2mm x 2.0mm package. This device can be used for systems requiring power partitioning and has…
Film caps billed as good spark killers
AVX Corporation, a manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced the new FV Series AC film capacitors. Designed to provide Class X2 interference suppression, FV Series…
Powerful, multi-LED, broad-beam UV lamp ideal for industrial leak detection
The Spectroline® TRITANTM 365 (Part No. TRI-365HA) is a powerful, multi-LED, broad-beam UV leak detection lamp. When used with Spectroline® fluorescent dyes, it pinpoints fluid leaks in a…
Power management chip for FPGAs
Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a supplier of high performance integrated circuits and system solutions, introduced the XR77129, a quad output programmable Universal PMIC with an input operating voltage…
Top power electronics posts on EDAboard.com
Here are some of the most popular power electronic posts on our sister forum EDAboard.com this week. Industrial electronics and home appliances – What is the differences between…
Driving High Power LEDs
High power LEDs, particularly “white” ones are becoming increasingly used in commercial products from cars and domestic lighting to street lighting and with efficiencies which can exceed that…
Fuses billed as smallest SMT ever for 120/240VAC inputs
Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced two new series of its popular NANO2® Subminiature Fuse, each of which provides surge tolerance and circuit protection against overload conditions for downstream components….