Integrated Operation of Power Conversion Module for DC Distribution System

Power Conversion for a Novel AC/DC Aircraft Electrical Distribution System

Integrated Power Electronics Module

From the history of power electronics, the technology improvements in power semiconductors have been the driving force for this problem. Moving from bipolar to MOSFET technology has greatly increased switching speed. For current semiconductor technology, very fast devices are available. For the power MOSFET used in front end application, they could be switched with mega hertz frequency range. T...

Switched Mode Power Supplies for DC to DC Conversion

Introduction The widespread use of battery operated portable devices such as cell phones and laptops has created the need for DC to DC conversion power supplies such as switched mode power supplies. According to an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) study [1], the amount of electricity that flowed through switched mode power supplies in 2004 was “6% of the national electric bill”. The pro...

Integrated Power Devices Simplify an Embedded Dc-dc Power Supply

A new class of integrated power devices has been developed to simplify embedded dc-dc power supply designs. The paper includes comparison with existing discrete/co-package solutions and a new methodology that has been developed in how integrated devices are being designed, specified, tested and qualified. The paper also details how treating integrated devices as power supply modules instead of ...

Integrated Power Module for Appliance Motor Drives

These modules represent a sophisticated, integrated solution for 3 phase motor drives used in a variety of appliances, such as washing machines, energy efficient refrigerators and air conditioning compressor drives in the 250 Watt to 2 Kilowatt power range. They utilize NPT (non-punch through) IGBTs matched with Ultra-soft recovery diodes to minimize EMI generation. In addition to the IGBT powe...