Specifying Power Supplies for a System: Load Characterization

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Source Characterization for Power Supply Specification Last month we introduced this series with the article titled, “Specifying Electronic Power Supplies from a System Point of View: Introduction”.  In this article we explore importance of load characteristics when specifying a power supply. The figure 1 shows a power supply in simplified form, connected to a generalized […]

Specifying Power Supplies for a System: Introduction

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Power Supplies Serve to Match Load to Source There are many commonly available sources of electrical power as well as endless types of sources yet to be discovered or developed. We also have countless applications for this power. However, most applications can not take power directly from the source. There must be a matching process […]

Coaxial Power Cable For DC Power Transmission

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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 […]