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Parallel & series operation technical overview
A helpful technical article that expertly discusses parallel and series operation.

Guide to lightning transients
Expert technical overview of transients.

Input considerations - voltage, current, power & fuses
A guide to input voltage, input current, power factor and selecting fuses.

Common power supply topologies
Summary of the three most common switched-mode power technologies.

An innovative topology for 24 hour turnaround of custom configured PSUs
A different approach to solving individual system power requirements.

Eliminating snubber circuits in AC-DC power supplies
Implementing silicon carbide diode in PFC boost controllers.

MTBF: misquoted and misunderstood
Important factors when comparing quoted MTBF.

The ever shrinking power supply
Factors driving down the size of AC-DC power supplies.

How to design a smaller, more efficient AC-DC power supply
Creating smaller power supplies without compromising efficiency or functionality.

How to reduce size and increase performance in AC-DC power supply design
Design ideas that make a difference to power supply performance.

No load power consumption and efficiency of external power supplies
Summary of requirements for no load power consumption and minimum efficiency by various international regulatory bodies.

Fractional turns transformers (FTT) save space, cut costs and improve efficiency of AC-DC power supplies
Implementing fractional turns in power converters