Technical Features

    November 2011
    Transformer Design Comparisons for Mitigating EMI in Gate Driver Circuits

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    Figure 1: Gate driver circuit diagram with a Bourns transformer

    While gate driver-based converters deliver improved efficiency, speed and signal integrity, their high frequency switching features can produce elevated levels of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI), posing challenges to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and overall system reliability. To solve this
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    03/29/2026
    Low-Power Networked Solution

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    Figure 1: JenNet-IP Stack build-up

    All households and businesses are under pressure to fulfil the twin ideals of reduced energy consumption and reduced costs. There have been many advances in building technology such as double
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    11/20/2011
    Communicated Adaptive Digital Control

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    Figure 1: Auto-Control Adapts to Power Stage Variations

    Real-Time Auto-Compensation Technique Enables More Versatile and More Efficient Power Systems while Reducing Design Overhead Experienced power supply design engineers know that specific power requirement
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    11/20/2011
    PMBus Communications

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    Figure 1: In a typical rack, the system host provides overall control for each board's power system via a Board Power Manager.

    Digitally controlled power converters that embody power management subsystems and PMBus communications in telecoms applications makes it easy to assemble sophisticated hardware that suits a variety
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    Date:
    11/19/2011
    LTPoE++ Extends PoE

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    Figure 1: Typical PoE system

    Power over Ethernet, or PoE, is an increasingly popular way to deliver both power and data over existing Ethernet cable, thus freeing applications from the constraint of AC-power proximity. As
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    Date:
    11/19/2011
    UPS Sizing

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    Choosing a UPS of the right capacity for a commercial or industrial application may appear as a simple task. In reality however, making the correct choice depends on knowledge and understanding
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    Date:
    11/19/2011
    Avoiding Coexistence Problems

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    Figure 1: An example of the simplification of an RF design using an integrated front-end module

    Applications for portable wireless data communications have been booming in the last few years. For designers, these applications pose the challenge of designing multiple high-efficiency, low-noise
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    Date:
    11/19/2011
    Managing the Power

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    Figure 1: The Total Energy Management approach to design

    Energy management techniques have emerged as competitive and differentiating features of electronic equipment. Traditional DC-DC Integrated Circuit (IC) point solutions have focused on optimizing
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    Date:
    11/18/2011
    Telecom Central Office Datacenters have seen rapid evolution in terms of the architecture of their power supply arrangements; a number of different approaches have been used in relatively quick succession and, indeed, more than one approach may be found within a single installation This article considers a number
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    Date:
    11/15/2011
    Cost-Optimized Solar

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    Figure 1: Typical Solar Panel Output Current & Power vs. Output Voltage Curve

    The influence of clouds, trees, dirt, on the solar cell panel and the rotation of the sun causes problematic fluctuations in the amount power generation. Consistent with the movement towards
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    Date:
    11/11/2011
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    Matthew Russell, Master’s student at University College Cork, and a student engineer at Bourns Electronics Ireland

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