The relentless march of technology advancements demands more from our electronic components than ever before. We need devices that are more powerful, more efficient, and, most critically, smaller. This trend is driving our engineers to …
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Miniaturization Meets Performance: The Power of Advanced Components
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Measuring Core DCR Revolutionizes Magnetic Component Temperature Monitoring
Temperature monitoring of components is a vital function to help ensure the reliability and efficiency of power electronics. Magnetic components, like inductors and transformers, are prone to internal temperatures that can degrade performance and, in …
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Effective Solution for Implementing Isolated Power in Gate Driver Applications
In today’s power electronics, advanced components that provide isolated power for gate drivers of switching devices like Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) are necessary to help ensure efficient and reliable …
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Enhancing Battery Management Systems with Advanced Magnetics Solutions
In the evolving landscape of battery technology, a Battery Management Systems (BMS) is an important design element that helps match the ongoing goals of enhancing the efficiency and longevity of battery packs used across various …
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Harnessing Flyback Technology for Efficient Low Power Conversion
The need for reliable and efficient power conversion in all sorts of electronic systems is growing, especially in an expanding variety of applications that must meet low power specifications. To help designers meet these requirements, …
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Using Bourns® PFB Transformers to Enhance Energy Infrastructure Designs
The evolution of smart cities and homes relies heavily on advanced energy-saving solutions and control technologies. Meeting the narrowband design needs of modern telecommunication systems is seen as an important element in the smart cities …
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Tips on Meeting Power Supply Efficiency and Safety Requirements
Power conversion, isolation, overvoltage/overcurrent protection and accurate current measurement are requirements in virtually all power supply designs. These capabilities are necessary to help increase reliability and reduce downtime, but are also required for regulatory compliance …
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Power and Signal Line Magnetics: What’s the Right Part for My Design?
We’ve been there before, uncertain as to what makes one part work better than another, and whether the technology solution we are considering has the features needed for the task at hand. Sure, when you …
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Trade-Offs in Flyback Transformers
How can you balance the trade-offs of size, efficiency and power loss when choosing a transformer in designs that demand the best of each? Flyback transformers, for instance, offer multiple outputs for efficiency and flexibility, …
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Make Way for Two New Power Inductors in DC Power Line Applications
At Bourns, we are committed to providing the advanced technologies and product solutions for the markets we serve. For example, next-generation DC power line applications are moving from 12 V to 24 V and 48 …