Technical Features

    September 2013
    Molded Power Inductors

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    Figure 1: Typical components on SMCs

    In DC/DC converters with higher switching frequencies, compact molded inductors enable smaller designs but often must cope with higher voltages and are exposed to higher temperatures. Both effects can lead to an increase in magnetic core loss over time due to material degradation related to the percolation phenome
    Date:
    05/29/2026
    What is the Smart Grid, really?

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    Figure 1: Escalating installations of renewable energy sources are likely to be distributed far and wide

    The Smart Grid - a changing landscape of supply, demand and storage Definitions of the "Smart Grid" range from highly technical descriptions to purely commercial interpretations, but whichever one
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    Date:
    09/26/2013
    Understanding power factor and the need for power factor correction

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    Figure 1: An ideal waveform with a power factor of 0

    Until the era of switching power supplies, Power Factor - and power factor correction - wasn't a big concern for all but a handful of electrical engineers working with large electric motors, and other,
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    Date:
    09/24/2013
    Selecting the Right MOSFET for Power Factor Correction Applications

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    Figure 1: PFC schematic

    Power factor is the ratio of the real power (P = Watts) to the apparent power (VA = Volt Ampere); the goal is to achieve a power factor as close to 1 as possible. A load with a lower power factor
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    Date:
    09/19/2013
    Online Design for FPGA Power

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    Figure 1: High-level schematic showing the power tree for an Altera Stratix III FPGA.

    The Internet has become a key resource used by engineers to obtain information. In spite of the wealth of data, the assimilation and practical application of information remains a challenge. Cloud
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    Date:
    09/05/2013
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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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