Efrain Bernal-Alzate, Design Engineer, Würth Elektronik eiSos
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
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
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,
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
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