Beginning January 1, 2015, HCFC-225 (also called “AK225”), a common precision solvent for high-end cleaning, will be banned for usage, per the Clean Air Act under the Montreal Protocol. What sounds like a straightforward statement, actually becomes more complex as one reads into the regulations and the Environmental...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
For a majority of applications implemented today, the Intermediate Bus Architecture (IBA) has become the preferred power architecture. This power architecture has led to the development of the isolated, semi-regulated DC/DC converter known as the Intermediate Bus Converter (IBC).
IBCs are an improvement to the standard...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Albert Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Whether in architectural design, software coding, engineering discipline or even managing people, simplicity is an overriding goal and success is achieved when a product or process is at its maximum simplicity.
Electronic...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
The Picor PI33XX Cool-Power® ZVS Buck Regulator Series delivers maximum power density and high effi ciency point of load DC-DC regulation. This unique, high density, buck regulator integrates a high performance Zero-Voltage switching (ZVS) topology along with power and support components all within a surface mount...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Generally, electronic devices require power sources to operate. In an idealization, the source is merely wired to the load device, and the task is done.
Such a simplification can be made for low power and short-distance connection between the source and the load, but is inaccurate for moderate to high power...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
Determining the stability of a system is a challenge in real world systems for specific situations. When the question of stability is asked for general situations, the determination is much more difficult.
A number of good tools exist for stability analysis for specific situations but few if any tools exist for generic...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
This White Paper discusses the common mistakes made in using power strips in healthcare applications and introduces a methodology to promote safety and compliance.
Moreover, this White Paper examines the most current codes and standards governing power strips in healthcare applications and the ways those codes and...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Utilizing embedded microcontrollers for industrial applications requires special attention given the harsh and noisy environment. Going from a supply voltage as low as +1.5V or +3.3V to the +24V industrial world requires careful design decisions and dedicated solutions to achieve safe and reliable operation.
The following...
Published: Jan 21, 2019
This whitepaper discusses the factors that need to be considered when selecting rated currents of circuit breakers.
Thermal circuit breakers for equipment (CBE) protect motors and transformers against electrical overloading. The trip release of a breaker takes place with the deflection of a bimetal. This deflection...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
With improvements in switching figure of merit provided by eGaN FETs, the packaging and PCB layout parasitics are critical to high performance.
This white paper will study the effect of parasitic inductance on performance for eGaN FET and MOSFET based point of load (POL) buck converters operating at a switching frequency...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Like its predecessor, the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI Express is becoming a ubiquitous system interface. Unlike PCI, PCI Express adopts a Serializer/Deserializer (SERDES) interface to provide users with the scalability required for future applications. As system bandwidths increase, more applications are...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Because wireless systems are typically located out of doors and have components located on towers and tall buildings, they are especially susceptible to damage from lightning.
Therefore, it is important that a lightning protection system be designed and implemented at the same time the wireless system is being designed...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
When undertaking machine safety activities, it is always important to have a clearly structured process to be used as a guideline. With such a process in place, it is easier to ensure consistent results that coincide with the EH&S goals of an organization. A well-conceived risk assessment process is the answer to many...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
Bringing efficiency, cost, and volume together is a major balancing act, and getting the right percentage is essential.
As end applications demand more and more processing power, increased bandwidth, and more storage capacity, datacenters are under fire to manage and support these needs while balancing energy conservation...
Published: Jul 19, 2018