Technical Features

November 2012

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Figure 1: Power stage of the flyback converter (simplified)

Eleazar Falco, FAE, Würth Elektronik eiSos / Editor, Gerhard Stelzer

Isolated flyback converters often use optocouplers in the feedback loop to regulate the output voltage. As part of the compensation circuit, its parameters such as CTR influence the control loop and must be taken into account in the flyback converter design. The flyback converter is an isolated switching power

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Date:

04/01/2024

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Figure 1: Emerson Rosemount's 3051S series wireless instrumentation exemplifies the benefits WSN brings to industrial applications: It can reduce total installation costs by 45% and total deployment time by as much as 75%, eliminating design and installation time and cost associated with wiring, conduit, cable trays, and junction boxes.

New technology and acquisitions benefit wireless sensing

Harry Forbes, Senior Analyst, Automation, ARC Advisory Group

Wireless sensing is the most important new technology in process measurement to appear in decades. For this reason alone, it has attracted the sustained attention of ARC Advisory Group and other industry

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Date:

11/27/2012

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Table 1: SiC MOSFET and Si IGBT comparative specifications

Making the switch to silicon carbide

Bob Callanan, Applications Manager and Julius Rice, Applications Engineer, Cree

To demonstrate the advantages of silicon-carbide MOSFETs versus silicon IGBTs (insulated-gate bipolar transistors) when used in high-power, high-frequency circuits, it is necessary to employ a test

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11/19/2012

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Table 1: The LTC2376 through 2380 pin-compatible family of differential, no-latency SAR ADCs are available in 16- and 18-bit versions.

Medical applications demand mixed-signal ICs for high reliability

Alison Steer, Product Marketing Manager, Mixed Signal Products, Linear Technology

Advances in medicine and medical treatment bring the promise of more-accurate diagnoses, new treatment methods, and more patient-friendly medical care. From high-resolution imaging systems to drug-delivery

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11/08/2012

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Figure 1: Transmission line circuit illustrating the impedance mismatch boundary between the transmission line and the load. Reflections occur at the boundary designated by ?. The incident wave is V+ and the reflective wave is V-.

Measure VSWR to quantify transmission-line imperfections

by Wilson Tang, Member of Technical Staff, and Tom Au-Yeung, Director of Customer Applications, Maxim Integrated

Impedance mismatches in an RF transmission line causes power loss and reflected energy. The VSWR (voltage standing-wave ratio) is a way to measure transmission line imperfections. In an RF electrical

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Date:

11/07/2012

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Figure 1: Optimising transient response parameters via a digital-power GUI.

Designing with digital power for optimum system performance

Ramesh Balasubramaniam, Marketing Director, and Håkan Karlsson, Field Application Engineer, International Rectifier

Digital power has emerged to satisfy the need for power supplies capable of handling the complex and rapidly changing power demands of high-performance computing subsystems. These include equipment

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Date:

11/01/2012