Seasoned equipment designers have long known that an EMC compliance “pass” on an end product is not guaranteed by simply using compliant components. The reasons are varied. Compliance tests on an ...

For AC mains-powered equipment, it’s common practice to use a modular AC line filter fitted either integral to a connector or as a chassis mount part, particularly in professional environments such as ...

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 ...

A digitally-based, interleaved power factor correction circuit employs a dedicated state machine that allows the designer to program its operation. And, an online design tool simplifies the ...

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 ...