When you have completed this tutorial, you should be able to achieve the following objectives: Given a desired system reliability percentage, correctly identify the power solution required to achieve ...

Power supply ICs are necessary parts in a power supply design. This tutorial will provide the steps towards choosing the appropriate IC for a given application. It differentiates the three most common ...

How switch-mode power supplies changed the power-supply design space. The isolation factor in power supplies: galvanic isolation vs. non-isolated. Most common non-isolated topologies. This series ...

Editor’s note: I hope to see many of my EDN and Planet Analog audience at APEC in Tampa, FL this year. Texas Instruments will have Bob Mammano at their booth at APEC where you can meet him and enter ...

The phrase power factor frequently is used in the electrical and power electronics industry. For example, home, office, and industrial electrical equipment often is fitted with power factor-corrected ...

Power supplies are a frequently misunderstood—and overlooked—PC component. Many users choose a PC power supply based on total wattage alone, assuming that higher is always synonymous with better.

Without going deeply into the seven design alternatives considered, technically, the superior option was a low-frequency, three-phase power supply design capable of producing low-ripple voltage ...

A PC power supply won’t boost your frame rate, but it will make sure everything in your PC is safe, secure, and running efficiently. A bad PSU risks system crashes at stock settings – nevermind ...