POWER: What are some of the pain points you discovered about traditional circuit breakers? Kennedy: Circuit breakers are the fundamental safety component in every electrical system; they protect ...

Along with smart technology used throughout your home appliances, upgrading your breaker box with smart circuit breakers is ...

Conversely, motor control circuits served by an external power source and those derived from the secondary side of a control power transformer are classified as either Class 1 remote-control and ...

This was the case for one facility in Marietta, Ohio. The plant, which produces polyvinyl styrene pellets for end-use processing at other facilities, found the control power circuits for its cooling ...

A ripple-generating circuit is usually needed to ensure stability of constant-on-time (COT) controlled buck converters. Different values of the ripple generating circuit can have direct impacts on ...

SMPS circuits offer an efficient way to reduce AC from a mains source to any desired level for powering low-voltage circuits, though this comes at the cost of components such as control ICs, switching ...

Certain power supplies are rated to provide Class 2 circuits, but there are power constraints, so sometimes many such devices are needed. ECPs are the best and most flexible way to distribute multiple ...

ROHM’s new reference design (REF67004) is capable of controlling two commonly used power converter types in consumer and industrial power supply.

Short circuit current ratings should not be overlooked during panel design. Negative impacts can occur to production, equipment and, worst case, plant personnel.

Why SIMPLIS is better than SPICE for power circuits Although SPICE was not developed specifically for power supply circuits, many companies continue to use it for this purpose, even with its drawbacks ...