Vox Power has introduced two new 300W output modules for use with their NEVO+600 and NEVO+1200 series modular power supplies. These very high-reliability output modules are ideal for industrial, machine building, Industry 4.0, robotics, and ITE applications. Requiring two slots on the NEVO+ configurable chassis the OPA2 and OPA3 modules provide field configurable, manually adjustable […]
Power Management
GaN 1.5-kW 48/12-V bidirectional converter boasts 97% efficiency
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9137, a 1.5 kW, two-phase 48 V – 12 V bidirectional converter that operates with 97 % efficiency in a very small footprint. The design of this demonstration board is scalable; that is, two converters can be paralleled to achieve 3 kW or three converters can be paralleled to […]
Power capacitors excel at dc link applications
TDK Corporation presents a new series of EPCOS power capacitors for DC link applications. The new capacitors are available for rated voltages of 700 V DC to 2000 V DC and cover a capacitance range of 20 µF to 270 µF. The current handling capacity can be up to 60 A at 65 °C with […]
SMD fuses optimized for solar roofing apps
Littelfuse, Inc. announced the 400PV Fuse series, a 2410 size, surface mount design (SMD) circuit protection component that offers low resistance for photovoltaic (PV) applications. The 400PV is specifically designed to address the latest trend in solar roofing by enabling PV shingles that integrate both the shingles with the PV cells while incorporating protection that meets […]
Regulated dc-dc converters deliver adjustable output voltage for analytical, semiconductor, and detector applications
XP Power released the HRC05 series of 5W regulated high-voltage DC-DC converters that deliver a fully adjustable and reliable output voltage up to 6kVDC in a small package. Models in the series provide design engineers working on high voltage integration with a complete set of features as standard in one compact footprint. Key highlights include […]
CAD creepage safety checking aids in power supply PCB design
Zuken announces the launch of the eCADSTAR release 2021.0. With this release, the eCADSTAR 3D PCB design has been extended to include numerous new features, including 3D creepage safety checks in the PCB design editor, improved bus management, and sheet connector cross-references in the schematic editor, and enhanced scripting in the COM interface. The new […]
Miniature low-ohm shunt resistors handle 10 W
ROHM Semiconductor announced the development of the GMR320 series of shunt resistors featuring a rated power of 10W, the largest in the high-power, low-ohmic GMR lineup designed for high-power applications in the automotive, industrial equipment, and home appliance sectors. Recent years have seen an increasing demand in the automotive and industrial fields for higher power applications that consume less power. […]
Power modules combine 600-V GaN switches with gate drivers
Power switches based on the wide bandgap (WBG) material gallium nitride (GaN) enable excellent efficiency and high switching frequency, starting a new era in power electronics. To support this development, Infineon Technologies AG adds the new CoolGaN IPS family of integrated power stage (IPS) products to its broad portfolio of WBG power devices. The initial […]
Reference design details GaN-based 3-kW LLC resonant converter
GaN Systems introduced a new reference design for a high density, high efficiency GaN-based 3kW LLC Resonant Converter (GS-EVB-LLC-3KW-GS) aimed to reduce design cycles, costs, and time to market for companies developing data center, telecom, and industrial switching mode power supply (SMPS) applications. The full-bridge LLC resonant converter design, integrating GaN Systems’ 650 V E-mode transistors, exceeds the […]
Demo board powers 400-W BLDC motors with GaN
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9146, a 400 W motor drive demonstration. The EPC9146 power board contains three independently controlled half-bridge circuits, featuring the EPC2152 monolithic ePower Stage with integrated gate driver, 80 V maximum device voltage, 15 A (10 ARMS) maximum output current. The inverter board measures just 81 mm x 75 mm […]
