Power Supplies

    September 2024
    Molded Power Inductors

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    Figure 1a: Saturation current (Isat) comparison between a hard saturation ferrite power inductor (orange color) and soft saturation powdered alloy power inductor (blue color) at different ambient temperatures displayed by REDEXPERT. Saturation at an ambient temperature of 20ºC

    Higher power requirements and miniaturization expose passives to rising temperatures, increasing the probability of thermal aging. This article explores how to select molded high-current power inductors, which are exposed to high temperatures for an extended time. The constant market demand to increase power density
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    Date:
    09/28/2024
    Advanced Energy Launches World’s First Off-The-Shelf Convection Cooled CF-Rated Standard Power Supplies

    Advanced Energy Launches World’s First Off-The-Shelf Convection Cooled CF-Rated Standard Power Supplies

    ­Advanced Energy has announced the NCF150 series of high-isolation, low-leakage current AC-DC power supplies that enable medical equipment designers to meet the cardiac floating (CF) requirements of the IEC 60601-1 medical safety standard using off-the-shelf products. Type CF is the most stringent medical ele
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    Date:
    09/23/2024
    Compact 400W DC-ATX Power Supply with Wide-Range Input 6-36VDC

    Compact 400W DC-ATX power supply with wide-range input 6-36VDC, Image sources: Bicker Elektronik GmbH

    ­Bicker Elektronik GmbH in Donauwoerth, Germany, presents the new DC-ATX converter DC401W, which has been specially developed to meet the requirements of current industrial applications and is ideal for use in fanless systems. Equipped with an ultra-wide input range of 6 to 36VDC and ATX outputs, the highly ef
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    Date:
    09/11/2024
    Modular and Configurable Power Supplies Streamline Design

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    Figure 1: Block diagram illustrates a power system using multiple, single-output power supplies

    ­In many applications, design engineers require multiple-output AC-DC solutions for their end equipment. Depending on the number of outputs required, there are three main options: multiple, single-output AC-DC power supplies, a distributed power architecture (DPA), or modular and configurable power supplies. Th
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    Date:
    09/01/2024
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