Data Centers

    May 2020
    Open Rack Power Shelf Supports 48-Volt Infrastructure
    Advanced Energy announced its Artesyn Embedded Power product group is introducing a new Open Compute Project Open Rack version 3 (OCP ORv3) power shelf, designed to support the move to 48-volt data center infrastructure. Traditionally, data center racks have used 12-volt power shelves, but higher performan
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    Date:
    05/12/2020
    SBC has 16 PCIe Lanes to Alleviate Processing Bottlenecks
    Aitech has released its latest security-enabled SBC (single board computer) that features up to 16 lanes of PCIe to handle increased data processing requirements, while protecting the board from data attacks and cyber threats.  The new C878 is a 3U VPX board that provides Intel Xeon D level processing in a
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    Date:
    05/12/2020
    Monolithic 65 V, 8 A Step-Down Regulators with Fast Transient Response

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    Figure 1. 12 V, 8 A application using LT8645S at 400 kHz

    The LT8645S and LT8646S are 65 V synchronous step-down monolithic regulators capable of supporting 8 A outputs. Their Silent Switcher 2 architecture enables exceptional EMI performance regardless of layout. The LT8646S features RC external compensation to optimize transient responses. Wide In
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    Date:
    05/03/2020
    Solar Inverter Design

    Figure 1: Replacing a SJ with a SiC MOSFET, switching loss decreases significantly

    Due to the ever-increasing demand for a clean and renewable source of energy, installing solar systems has accelerated significantly in the last decade. Contemporary solar applications require very highly efficient, power-dense and lightweight grid-tied inverters. Traditionally, IGBT has been the device of
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    Date:
    05/03/2020

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