Category: Power

Vicor DCM5614 Isolated Regulated DC Converter
Vicor DCM5614 Isolated Regulated DC Converter comes in a VIA™ package, offers up to 96% efficiency, and operates from 180VDC to 400VDC. This DCM Converter features flexible mechanical mounting options with low top- and bottom-side thermal resistances due to the thermal management...
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New DC-DC Converter Features 500 mA Output Current
Surface Mount, Non-isolated DC-DC Converter Offers Extreme Efficiency at a Low Cost CUI Inc today announced the addition of its first four contact, surface mount, non-isolated converter to its dc-dc converter line. The ultra-thin VXO78-500-M features a 500mA output current, no-load...
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SLB Series Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries enable ultra-fast charge/discharge
Nichicon Corporation’s SLB series of small lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, featuring ultrafast charge/discharge rates, long life, and high stability, have been adopted for use on the stylus pens (“S Pens”) of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+, smartphone models by Samsung...
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Pin-Type Li-Ion Battery Maintains 80% Capacity after 5000 Cycles
The CT04120 from Murata is a small form factor lithium-ion battery that can support 10C Charging rates without the need for a battery controller IC. Continuous discharge at a 10C rate is also supported by these rechargeable batteries. In addition, since the internal resistance is low...
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Analysis of buck converter efficiency
Tech note from Richtek on buck converter profiling. Link here The synchronous buck circuit is wildly used to provide non-isolated power for low voltage and high current supply to system chip. To realize the power loss of synchronous buck converter and to improve efficiency is important...
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DIY 18650 Powerwall with onboard BMS
peter6960 shared a new project. It' s about a 18650 cells power brick with onboard battery management system. He writes: While I cannot afford a Tesla PowerWall, I’ve spent some time drawing up a PCB to house 7x 18650 cells in series. Each board has onboard Battery Management:...
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5W USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.0 Adapter Reference Design
The EVLSTCH03-45WPD 45W USB Type-C® Power Delivery 3.0 adapter from STMicroelectronics is a USB-IF certified solution and reference design. The EVLSTCH03-45WPD is an isolated ac-dc power supply with a standalone USB PD controller. The board implements at the primary side a...
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High efficiency: A multi-mode, forced-frequency-resonant digital controller IC for SMPS applications
Infineon Technologies launches the XDP™ digital power XDPS21071, the first flyback controller in the industry with zero-voltage switching (ZVS) on the primary side to achieve high efficiency. This controller is aimed at fast-charging applications such as USB-PD or QuickCharge....
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