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Updates to legislation drive external power supplies’ efficiency
As concern for carbon emissions grows, most countries have introduced legis ...
Designing for reliability in high voltage applications
High voltage design and manufacturing comes with an additional set of disci ...
Selecting power supplies for peak load applications
Specifying an AC/DC power supply for systems with peak load requirements th ...
Electrolytic capacitor lifetime in power supplies
The service life of electrolytic capacitors is an increasingly key design p ...
Hints and tips on the use of cooling fans for power supplies
Thermal management of modern power supplies is becoming increasingly import ...
Energy efficiency for external power supplies (EPS)
Controlling the power consumed by external power supplies is important for ...
Overcoming patient leakage current issues
Patient leakage current and ways of reducing and controlling it for the mos ...
Engineers guide to selecting power supplies for LED lighting applications
Traditionally, lighting comprised some form of incandescent, fluorescent or ...
Understanding efficiency: Looking for the worst-case scenario
It’s standard practice to put the best-case scenario on data sheets, but ho ...
Power supply de-rating in practice
In recent years it has become commonplace for some manufacturers to increas ...
Reliability in electronics
What lies behind the figures and what significance should be attached to th ...
Getting More for Less
Examining the power efficiency of medical electronic equipment in a typical ...