The design of a switching power supply has always been considered a blend of magic and art by every engineer that designs one for the first time. Fortunately, today the market offers different tools ...

What are digital power supplies? The effects of EMI on switch-mode power supplies. Designing a filter to reduce EMI. How Silent Switcher technology changed the game in minimizing radiated emissions.

Power-supply designers frequently encounter projects where the input voltages are much higher compared to the low output voltages usually require to power the target equipment. Typical output needs ...

In Power Tip #3, we discussed how the source impedance of an input filter can turn resistive, and how it can interact with the negative input impedance of a switching regulator. At worst case, these ...

Prior knowledge needed: ECEA 5700 Introduction to Power Electronics, ECEA 5701 Converter Circuits, ECEA 5702 Converter Control, ECEA 5703 Magnetics Design, ECEA 5705 Averaged Switch Modeling and ...

Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first stand-alone active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter integrated circuits (ICs). Intended to help engineers implement ...

Input protection for switched mode inverters and converters affects an increasing number of sectors, writes Martin Keenan of Avnet Abacus. Switched mode inverters and converters form the heart of many ...

Different components affect system accuracy. Shaury Anand, of Texas Instruments, explains how to choose those most suitable for a precision DC power supply design. Test and measurement applications ...

Power supply manufacturers sometimes hear from customers with unfortunate dilemmas, such as, “I need to operate the power supply outside its rated voltage range.” Or, “What happens if I exceed my ...