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Happy New Year From All At PSD!

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

­Welcome to the January edition of Power Systems Design! The majority of people start the year full of enthusiasm. At the end of each year, we look back and evaluate how it has gone and where we have fallen short. We then take those learnings, look to the future and make resolutions about what and how we will ch
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Date:
01/01/2026
AI Will Dominate the New Year

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­Happy New Year! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Bonne Année! Frohes Neues Jahr! 明けましておめでとう! And if you understood more than one of those, congratulations! Here’s to another year of the greatest power coverage since J. J. Thomson first discovered the electron. 22 Years of Power Systems Design, a
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Date:
01/01/2026
Managing the Mix: Electric, Hybrid, Plug-in Vehicles and Charging Systems

Kevin Parmenter, Director Applications Engineering, TSC America

­The automotive industry is experiencing one of its most transformative periods as electric and hybrid vehicles move into the mainstream. This shift coincides with rising demands for safety, automated driving, and connectivity, all of which dramatically increase the electronics content in all vehicle types. According to Grandv
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Date:
01/01/2026
Step by Step Methodology and Solutions for Connecting and Disconnecting a Supply Voltage Line

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Figure 1. Switching a supply line with an N-channel MOSFET and a separate driver circuit, the LTC7003.

­This article discusses the options a circuit designer has to turn on and off supply lines in electronic systems. While the task sounds trivial, there are many things to consider for a successful implementation. In some electrical systems, disconnecting a supply line is necessary. This may be in the form
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Date:
01/01/2026