Lower operating voltages, increased current requirements, and the dynamic characteristics of formerly well-behaved µP loads place new demands on power distribution and management. To meet these ...

The transition from diodes to synchronous-rectification (SR) MOSFETs in secondary circuits of flyback converters increases with each new generation of MOSFETs, improving performance at little or no ...

Fairchild launched its new FAN7688, an advanced LLC resonant controller with Synchronous Rectification (SR) that provides best-in-class efficiency for isolated DC-DC converters. The unique features ...

All regulated power supplies require a feedback link from the output to control the power stage. When isolation is necessary, designers traditionally use an ...

A wind energy conversion system needs a maximum power point tracking strategy. In the literature, several works have interested in the search for a maximum power point. Generally, their goals are to ...

Project Rassau in Wales designed to play a key role in National Grid’s innovative approach to managing the stability of the electricity system in response to the rapid growth of renewables ...

AT THIS POINT, there is no telling when the Department of Energy will issue its final report detailing the cause(s) of the August 14 blackout. However, according to an initial blackout report by the U ...

Maintenance on a wind turbine hub can be exciting, but also somewhat dangerous and a bit exhausting, as all the equipment and tools must be carried up (and down) hundreds of feet. Making pitch ...

As coal and gas plants are taken offline to be replaced by wind and solar, grid stability and system strength can become serious challenges. This is due to the inherent inertia provided by rotating ...