The function of OVP applied to the input side of the converter is to make the converter immune to input over-voltage transients or surges and to make the converter conform to EMC regulations and other ...

Power-supply failure takes on significant importance in high-end computer, telecom, medical, and industrial applications, in which uninterruptible power is paramount. In these systems, diode-OR-ed ...

What's needed to fill in the gaps in understanding GaN HEMTs and their catastrophic failures. Degradation mechanisms that plague GaN HEMTs. Why overvoltage ruggedness and surge-energy withstand go ...

To ensure reliability and safety for devices that run on ac and dc power lines, circuit protection is a definite design requirement. Unfortunately, there’s no universal protection solution. Varying ...