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Green mode fly-back converters
Many power supply products are marketed under the “Green Power” label meaning that they are designed to maximise efficie...
AC Input Current & Harmonics
As a result of the peak rectification techniques used in power supplies, harmonic currents are generated. To limit these...
Power supply applications with output voltages exceeding 60VDC
Most commercially available power supplies have output voltages ranging from 3V3 to 54VDC. However, there are many end...
Low profile full brick baseplate cooled AC-DC power supplies require no external components
XP Power’s ASB110 series provides a complete baseplate-cooled AC-DC power supply module that requires no external compon...
Different methods of measuring component temperatures
The two main ways of measuring temperatures are by thermocouple or by optical methods, whether IR camera or thermometer.
Understanding Isolation Ratings in High Voltage Power Supplies
“My 10 kV power supply has an isolation rating of only 3500V, why is that?” This is a common initial reaction when revi...
Reliability Terminology - Power Supplies
Failure Rate λ Failure rate is defined as the percentage of units failing per unit time. This varies throughout the...
Energy efficiency for external power supplies (EPS)
Energy efficiency legislation is now in place across most regions of the world. In the main, the focus of these regulati...
Green mode LLC half bridge converters
Power supplies marketed under the “Green” label are designed to maximise efficiency across the load range (average activ...
Determine System EMI Characteristics Early in System Design Phase
Often in the commercial, industrial, medical and military industries, system engineers wait until system qualification b...
MIL-STD-1275 Compliance for power systems made easy.
The US Department of Defense Standard MIL-STD 1275 is an immunity standard that defines a series of test conditions to b...
Miniature PCB Mount 5 W AC-DC power supply meets international medical safety standards
The EME05 series of ultra-compact, single output, 5 Watt AC-DC power supplies are believed to be one of the smallest 5 W...