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How to use the Power Stage Designer tool
Watch this brief tutorial from Texas Instruments on how to use Power Stage Designer to help you with your next power supply design.
Next-gen of transducer technology includes maximum precision
Programmable universal measurement instruments for heavy current networks, the new SINEAX DM5 series of devices are classic high precision transducers for top hat rail mounting, they are suitable for almost any type of monitoring function and as well as for retrofitting in energy distribution and industry.
N-channel power MOSFETs deliver 3.7 and 11.5mΩ resistance
Two new 100V additions to Toshiba Electronics Europe's low-voltage U-MOS IX-H N-channel power MOSFET series have started to be shipped. The new devices are suited to power supply applications in industrial equipment as well as motor control applications. Fabricated with Toshiba’s latest low-voltage U-MOS IX-H trench process, which optimises the element structure, the TPH3R70APL and TPN1200APL deliver what is supposedly the industry’s ...
Modular DC contactors for direct current applications
New requirements for electro mechanical components are being created thanks to renewable energy generation and electro mobility. One such requirement is to switch higher DC currents. Schaltbau is presenting a new series of DC contactors for applications of this kind. At the Hanover trade fair, Schaltbau is presenting new DC contactors for the growing market of direct current applications.
Thin film chip inductors for automotive signal applications
Manufacturer and supplier of passive components, interconnects, and sensors, AVX, has released a new series of thin film multilayer chip inductors especially designed to meet demanding performance specifications in automotive signal and power applications. Qualified to AEC-Q200, the new automotive-grade Accu-L series inductors exhibit ultra-tight inductance tolerances down to ±0.05nH, in addition to: RF power capabilities, high Q, high sel...
Radiation-hardened 100 and 200V GaN FET power drivers
Supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, Renesas Electronics, has announced what it claims to be the space industry’s first radiation-hardened, low side Gallium Nitride (GaN) field effect transistor (FET) driver and GaN FETs that enable primary and secondary DC/DC converter power supplies in launch vehicles and satellites, as well as downhole drilling and high reliability industrial applications.
SWB chooses new battery energy storage concept
Global provider of power supply systems and solutions for industrial, critical infrastructure environments and innovative power electronic applications, AEG Power Solutions gas announced that swb Erzeugung AG & Co. KG (swb) a Bremen-based German utility chose its concept of combining battery energy storage and power-to-heat for its primary-frequency control power operations.
Automotive power inductors provide vibration resistance
Highly reliable power inductors for automotive and other strenuous applications requiring high heat (up to +150°C including self-heating) and vibration resistance (up to 30G) have been launched by Panasonic.
The evolution of the 9V battery
Ultralife has shared an infographic outlining the development of its widely used 9V battery. The battery, which was initially released in 1991 before an improved version was released in 2012, is used in applications including smoke detectors, security systems, medical telemetry and testing equipment.
DC/DC converter family powers modern railway
The next generation of DCMs has been released by Vicor with a family of wide input range (43–154V input) 3623 (36x23mm) ChiPs with power levels up to 240W and 93% efficiency, which are targeted at new rail transportation and infrastructure applications.