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Next Generation High Peformance BIGT HiPaK Modules - issue 5/2010
The practical realization of the Bimode Insulated Gate Transistor (BIGT) will provide a potential solution for furutre high voltage applications demanding compact systems with hgher power levels. In...
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Automotive Power View All
LATEST FEATURE: Power Density and performance improvement of new Automotive power semiconductor packages Read PDF
Steadily but surely automotive manufacturers are looking to design out the engine-driven auxiliary loads such as fuel, water, brake and power steering pumps with electric driven motors. Here MOSFETs are the devices of choice to power such applications......
Industrial Power View All
LATEST FEATURE: Advantages of NPC Inverter Topologies with Power Modules Read PDF
Efficiency is becoming increasingly important in power electronics. Many applications are driven by the initiatives for reduced energy consumption. The technology leaders are inverter applications in the solar market, but uninterruptible power supplies and motor drives also have new targets for improved efficiency. This article shows alternatives for 3~ inverters with 700V DC-link voltage.
Inverter Design View All
LATEST FEATURE: Highly Efficient 3-Level solutions for renewable energy applications. issue 5/2010 Read PDF
Energy efficency is one of the major criteria for photovoltaic (PV) and wind power inverters. The 3-level inverter topology proves to be one of the most attractive candidates for low and medium power, low voltage applications which require high switching frequencies, complex filtering and high efficiency. The same advantages can be seen for Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) which are connected and loaded 27/7.....
Measurement & Control View All
LATEST FEATURE: Simplifying Dual Motor Control in Energy-Efficient Appliances Read PDF
Motion Control - Simplifying Dual Motor Control in Energy-Efficient Appliances. Issue 3 2008
Mobile Devices View All
LATEST FEATURE: Power Solutions forMobile TV Applications in Cellular Handsets Read PDF
Mobile phones have evolved from simplistic devices of portable communication to dynamic multifunctional pieces of technology. Today, despite drastic reductions in size, users demand more and more features, ranging from internet connectivity to video highlights. These features necessitate modifications to the power solutions deployed in the handset; very efficient power management solutions that are small in real estate are required in order to maintain battery life.
Power Capacitors View All
LATEST FEATURE: Film Capacitors for DC Link Applications Read PDF
Power capacitors - Film Capacitors for DC Link Applications. Issue 4 2007
Power Diodes View All
LATEST FEATURE: Intelligent doping leads to success -issue 1/2010 Read PDF
Switched power supplies are everywhere today; it is only technology capable of delivering high efficiiency. Power factor correction supposedly can keep sine wave distortion and noise low in the power grid, but also creates additonal power losses.
Power Management View All
LATEST FEATURE: An Innovative Approach to Input Bridges Read PDF
Power management is increasingly important in all areas of electronic engineering; from the distribution of high voltage supplies to the effective monitoring of very low core voltages in digital devices. Through the efficiency benefits of replacing conventional input rectification with a self-driven synchronous rectification technique called Active Bridge concept, the challenge of delivering better power management solutions will be met.
Power Modules View All
LATEST FEATURE: Next Generation High Peformance BIGT HiPaK Modules - issue 5/2010 Read PDF
The practical realization of the Bimode Insulated Gate Transistor (BIGT) will provide a potential solution for furutre high voltage applications demanding compact systems with hgher power levels. In this article, we give an outlook into the new technology and the basic performance levels which could be acchieved as the BIGT progresses towards the product develoment stage....
Power Semiconductors View All
LATEST FEATURE: Integrated Gate Driver Circuit Solutions - issue 5/2010 Read PDF
Power electronics systems are commonly used in motor drive, power supply and power conversion applications. They cover a wide output spectrum: from several hundred watts in small drives up to megawatts in wind-power installations or large drive systems. Inside the system the gate driver circuit with it's entensive control and monitoring functions form the interface between the microcontroller and the power switches (IGBT)....
Power Supply Design View All
LATEST FEATURE: Designing Multiple Load System Power Supplies issue 2/2010 Read PDF
Design tools have been developed over the past ten years to help power supply designers create single DC to DC power supplies. These tools feature parts selection, material cost calculation simulation and prototype procurement. This has simplified the design process and reduced time-to-market. But with design complexity increasing, the need for ten or more power supplies on a PC board has increased the challenge.
Renewable Energies View All
LATEST FEATURE: Three Phase Two-HF-Switch PV Inverter with Thyristor Interface - issue 4/2010 Read PDF
To feed-in an alternating current into the medium voltage AC grid several requirements have to be kept. Next to rugged and interface-insusceptible electronics, attention has to be given to the new grid connection guidelines in Germany since 2008. Such new rules significantly affect the cost of inverters nowadays, especially when usual semiconductor devices like IGBTs are employed....
Semiconductor Materials View All
LATEST FEATURE: The next stage in the commercialism of GaN-based power devices Read PDF
With the first commercially viable GaN based power device released into production, a new stage of implementation of this transformational technology is taking place.......
Telecom Power View All
LATEST FEATURE: MicroTCA Goes Digital Control Read PDF
Telecom Power - MicroTCA Goes Digital Control. Issue 8 2007
Thermal Management View All
LATEST FEATURE: Device Simulation Read PDF
Device Simulation-Simulation Assists Thermal Management in Power Semiconductors Issue 1 2008
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