This tutorial installment is: Power Supply Capacitors and Inductors. This topic answers the following questions: What is the purpose of capacitors and inductors in power electronics? What are the energy storage and terminal time properties of capacitors and inductors? What are the power supply applications of capacitors and inductors? To view a different topic, go […]
Tutorial: Power Supply Efficiency
March 3, 2011 By
This tutorial installment is: Power Supply Efficiency. This topic answers the following questions: What is power supply efficiency and how is it defined? How is power supply efficiency defined? What are the effects of efficiency on power converter design? To view a different topic, go to the Power Supply Tutorial table of contents. Last topic: […]
Tutorial: Linear Power Supplies
March 1, 2011 By
This tutorial installment is: Linear Power Supplies. This topic answers the following questions: What is a linear power supply? How do linear regulators control the output variable? What are the performance and physical characteristics of linear power supplies? To view a different topic, go to the Power Supply Tutorial table of contents. Last topic: Unregulated […]
Power Supply Tutorial
February 28, 2011 By
Welcome to this tutorial providing basic power supply knowledge for engineers, manufacturers, students, and interested hobbyists. Our desire is to foster understanding about electronic power supplies so that you may have success in energizing your products. This tutorial will be a continual development with new topics added on a regular basis. For your convenience, we […]
Tutorial: Unregulated Power Supplies
February 26, 2011 By
This tutorial installment is: Unregulated Power Supplies. This topic answers the following questions: What are unregulated power supplies? What are the basic types of unregulated power supplies? What are the advantages and disadvantages of unregulated power supplies? To view a different topic, go to the Power Supply Tutorial table of contents. Last topic: The Achille’s […]
Coaxial Power Cable For DC Power Transmission
February 23, 2011 By
Coaxial Power Cable Introduction A coaxial power cable for DC power transmission has at least the following advantages over other forms of conductors: Information content can be combined with DC power from a power supply on a single coax cable saving cost and encouraging simplicity. The controlled geometry of a coax cable confines high frequency […]
Tutorial: What Is A Power Supply?
February 16, 2011 By
This tutorial installment is: What Is A Power Supply? This topic answers the following questions: What is a power supply? What are the types of power supplies? To view a different topic, go to the Power Supply Tutorial table of contents. Last topic: N/A Next topic: The Achille’s Heel of Electronics Products What Is A […]
Reactance Chart Tutorial
February 1, 2011 By
Application The reactance chart, sometimes called an impedance chart, is a very useful design tool for power supply design and other electronic and electrical engineering applications. With the reactance chart, the practicing engineer can quickly find the following items: impedance values of capacitors and inductors at specified frequencies, required values of capacitors, inductors, and resistors […]