Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has announced a new configurable power supply that delivers optimized, application-specific power conversion in a small form factor with up to four times higher power density than conventional solutions. The first member of Advanced Energy’s next-generation NeoPower (NP) family of AC-DC configurable industrial and medical power supplies, the NP08, combines eight output […]
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Choke sample kits designed for saturation currents from 32 A to 83 A at +100°C
TDK Corporation presents a sample kit for the B82559A*A033 series of shielded EPCOS ERU 33 high-current chokes. The sample kit (ordering number: B82559X033) contains two pieces of each of the six standard types of this series. In addition to the standard types in the sample kit, customized variants of the chokes with other inductance values […]
Quad-channel digital isolators for automotive and industrial applications
Modern electronic systems in automotive and industrial applications require robust, efficient, and precise data communication capabilities to ensure optimal performance. To meet these needs, Infineon Technologies AG is introducing its ISOFACE quad-channel digital isolators, emphasizing a broader portfolio of isolation technologies. The ISOFACE quad-channel digital isolators are available in two categories. The ISOFACE 4DIRx4xxHA family […]
Power supply operates from 400/440/480 Vac Delta and Wye inputs
TDK Corporation announces the addition of the TDK-Lambda brand TPS4000-12 power supply, further extending the existing 3kW to 4kW rated TPS series. Delivering up to 2040W output power (12V at 170A) in a 2U high package, the TPS4000 series operates from a wide range Delta or Wye 350 – 528Vac three-phase input. These industrial power […]
Driver uses floating voltage source to control discrete standard power MOSFETs and IGBTs
Littelfuse, Inc. announced the launch of the FDA117 Optically Isolated Photovoltaic Driver. This innovative product generates a floating power source, making it an exceptional choice for isolated switching applications in a wide range of industries. The FDA117 is specifically designed to control discrete standard power MOSFETs and IGBTs using a floating voltage source, ensuring isolation […]
GaN switcher IC delivers up to 85 W without heatsink
Power Integrations has released the world’s highest-voltage, single-switch gallium-nitride (GaN) power supply IC, featuring a 1250-volt PowiGaN switch. The new device significantly reduces switching losses to less than a third compared to equivalent silicon devices, achieving power conversion efficiency as high as 93% and delivering up to 85 W without the need for a heatsink. […]
Surface-mount low-current circuit breaker doubles as a thermal cutoff
Bourns, Inc. announced its smallest surface mount mini-breaker TCO device. The Bourns Model SW mini-breaker has a 4.7 mm x 2.8 mm footprint with a height of just 0.94 mm. Designed to control abnormal, excessive temperature virtually instantaneously, up to rated limits, the Model SW mini-breaker is an optimal overtemperature protection solution for a wide range of applications that include […]
Nomogram helps engineer calculate transformer parameters
Pulsiv Limited has developed an innovative nomogram to help design engineers rapidly determine critical transformer parameters in DCM flyback designs. This intuitive tool can replace more complex equation-based methods, providing a fast and accurate visual process for identifying primary side inductance and minimum duty cycle. Combining DCM flyback designs with a Pulsiv OSMIUM AC to […]
Tiny ESD devices target wearables market
Taiwan Semiconductor announces its new TESD Series of single-channel ESD clamping diodes offering size and performance specifications optimized for wearable applications. The new TESD devices’ unique design features proprietary bidirectional clamping cells (for ESD protection up to ±30kV) in an ultra-small DFN0603 package. The devices in the new TESD Series are offered in versions with 5.0V […]
Inrush current limiter is SMD saves board space, weight
TDK Corporation has developed the J404, the world’s first surface-mountable inrush current limiter (ICL) based on PTC (positive temperature coefficient) technology. Designed for DC voltages of up to 500 V and AC voltages of up to 350 V, the device (order number B59404J0170A062) automatically and intrinsically limits excessive currents in applications such as DC links […]