Understanding Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is a common metric you’ll see in product datasheets, often presented as a badge of reliability and durability. But despite its widespread...
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Versatile AC/DC Power Supplies Deliver 20W in Small Form Factor
Hi-spec cost-effective AC/DC is available in board mount or open-frame options.
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Kilowatt DC/DC Converters for Fuel Cell Solutions
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy from a gaseous fuel, often hydrogen, directly into electrical energy. This process occurs in a...
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The advantages and disadvantages of switching regulators versus linear regulators for DC/DC conversion
Regulating DC voltages has a long history: the first integrated circuit regulators date back fifty years. Linear regulators came first and some of the earliest designs are...
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Buck Switching Regulators: Principles, Performance, and Applications
Switching regulator topologies are preferred for most general-purpose power conversion applications as they combine high efficiency with design flexibility. As a result, many...
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Miniature encapsulated AC/DCs have extended specifications
PCB-mount and wired AC/DCs rated 6W peak suit a wide range of applications.
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Is your Power Supply SOUR (Same Old sUpply Range) or SWEET (Super Wide and Effectively EfficienT)?
Mains electrical distribution in buildings varies by voltage levels and specifications based on factors like application needs, safety, and history. For AC distributions,...
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Applications of Bidirectional Power Supplies: From EV Charging to Grid Stabilization
As the world moves away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy, the electrical grid is changing to keep up. The old way of doing things — large coal, gas, or nuclear...
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Efficient, Flexible Gate Drive Power Solutions for IGBTs, Si and SiC MOSFETs with Isolated DC/DC Converters
Optimizing power stage design needs adaptable gate drive solutions for evolving technologies like Si, SiC, and GaN. This paper highlights the benefits of isolated DC/DC...
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RAC03 AC/DC Series now available in Surface Mount Format
Our popular and cost-effective RAC03-K range of miniature AC/DC converters is now available in SMT format. Parts in the RAC03-K/SMT series operate from universal 85 – 265VAC...
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RACM15E-K 15W AC/DCs have Open Frame and DIN rail Options
We are pleased to now offer 15W AC/DCs in open frame and enclosed versions, suitable for chassis and DIN rail mounting. The open RACM15E-K/OF parts are sized 3.1 x 0.9 x 0.8...
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Emerging Trends in Wide Bandgap Gate Drivers
Wide Band Gap (WBG) power transistors are becoming mainstream, with a continual stream of new products coming to market. Gate drivers must also evolve to meet the...
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DC/DC Converters for Transportation Applications
Off-highway electric vehicles (EVs) include many applications from electric forklifts to tractors to excavators. Their applications are in people movers such as airport...
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K-Series AC/DCs now include 140W Part with 210W Boost Power
Our new RACM140E-K range of universal input AC/DCs is the balanced ratio of feeding dynamic power needs versus reliability and at competitive pricing at less restricted space...
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WBG devices pose problems for gate driver power supplies
Gate driver power supplies for Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices must address the unique bias requirements of these wide-bandgap semiconductors. This...
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Unleashing the Power of AI to Transform PCB Design
One of the simplest ways to start artificial intelligence (AI) assisted PCB designing is to simply register on the CELUS Design Platform at: app.celus.io.
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Material Science Advances Improve Power Supply Design and Performance
It’s no secret that the quest for higher power conversion efficiency in power supplies is driving improvements in performance across a broad front. Advancements in materials...
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Power supply design requirements for wireless charging applications
Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) applications involve the transmission of electrical power from a source to a load without physical connections. These applications often use...
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New RMOD300-UW and RMOD360-UW Ultra-Wide Input DC/DCs for E-Mobility and Material Handling Applications
Our cost-effective RMOD range has just been extended with two new products – the RMOD300-UW and RMOD360-UW. Both DC/DC converters are in a 190 x 76 x 44mm baseplate cooled...
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New isolated DC/DC converter offers programmable outputs for SiC drive applications
There’s no doubt that wide bandgap (WBG) technology is here to stay. Silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) transistors are rapidly becoming the preferred choice in...
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Streamlining the System Design Process
Power supply solutions also tend to be some of the most expensive components in the system bill-of-materials (BOM).
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Future-proofing your power switching solution
There is an increasing demand for improved efficiency at higher output power levels for automotive, industrial and inverter applications. For electric vehicles (EVs), this...
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RECOM and Artificial Intelligence in Power Electronics
At first, it might seem that Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and power supply design have very little in common. However, RECOM is already actively using A.I. in at least...
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Power Designs Benefit from Material Science Advances - Carbon
Carbon [C] is an essential element. We are carbon-based lifeforms. In combination with oxygen, gaseous CO2 concentration is the barometer we use to measure our contribution...
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Wireless Power Transfer (WPT)
We are all familiar with the rechargeable toothbrush or the phone charging pad that use low power wireless power transfer, but what challenges lie ahead for high power...
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Isolated Battery Management Systems (BMS)
Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) rely on series connected Lithium-Ion cells to deliver sufficient voltage needed by the traction...
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Gate Drive DC/DC Range Expanded
Asymmetric regulated outputs suit IGBT, Si, SiC, and GaN cascode gate drives - It is now simpler than ever to generate power for IGBT, Si, SiC, and GaN cascode gate drivers...
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RMOD Series Now Includes 600W Wide and Extra-Wide Input Versions
Our popular ‘ready-to-use’ RMOD series of DC/DCs for mobility applications now includes two 600W versions – the RMOD600-W with 33.6V to 96V input range (125V/5 mins) with a...
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How RECOM’s DC/DC Power Module customers can cope with the worldwide Semiconductor shortage
The semiconductor supply chain poses different challenges for customers depending on their volume, purchasing power, and distinct requirements. To help customers mitigate...
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New ‘Ready to Use’ Additions to RMOD Range of DC/DCs for Mobility Applications
New models in the RECOM RMOD range of DC/DCs for mobility applications are now available. With 400W output power, the RMOD400-28-13SW suits 24V, 28V, or 36V input nominals...
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RECOM tree-planting initiative 2022/2023
In 2022, RECOM planted a tree for each business card collected at the many international trade shows that we attended. Through this program, we planted hundreds of trees,...
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How DC/DC Converter Customers Are Suffering From Worldwide Semiconductor Shortage
The semiconductor industry has faced numerous challenges in recent years due to global supply chain disruptions, with additional hurdles including changing consumer behavior...
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Finding ‘Ready to Use’ DC/DCs for Mobility and Rail Applications
Mobility applications put heavy demands on power converters. While commercial products may meet some of the required specifications, extensive external circuitry is typically...
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Introducing Cutting Edge Technology into Low Power DC/DC Converters
Low-power DC/DC converters, in the market, often include significant labor content in their design, due to the manual assembly of magnetic components. New design techniques...
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R-78K-2.0(L) Switching Regulator has Pre-Formed Leads
Our low-cost R-78K-2.0 series is now available with 90 degree, pre-formed, through-hole pins for horizontal mounting where a low profile of just 8.5mm is an advantage. The...
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R-78 Series of 0.5A Switching Regulators Improved Again
Our popular R-78 series of switching regulators - a drop-in replacement for lossy linear types - is now available with an extended input voltage range to 40V and a wider...
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Key Drivers for Power Module Density
Evaluating key drivers for power module density transcends far beyond simple rules of thumb, such as the inverse proportionality of power solution switching frequencies to...
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3D Power Packaging for Green Energy
Improvements in power semiconductors are helping to transition to a green economy, however many green energy applications require DC/DC converters in a small form factor....
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EMC Considerations in Power Supplies and DC/DC Converters
Achieving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) between electronic system components and the end equipment is a major challenge in modern product design. The present article...
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Enhanced Power Modules Increase System Reliability
While having power when expected is a key aspect of reliability for any electrical or electronic system, what drives that ultimate robustness into the power modules/subsystem...
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New DC/DC Converters Simplify Custom Projects
RECOM offers a portfolio of over 30,000 off-the-shelf DC/DC converters that can meet the vast majority of requirements. Even so, a particular application may call for...
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Supply Chain Assessment
A subsequent whitepaper will expand on the identified items and offer guidance on managing the supply chain resources mentioned in the preceding document. It was developed...
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Supply Chain Management
The whitepaper shares some design guidelines and advice on how to reduce failure causes and simplify the design - with application examples for a better comprehension.
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Energy Storage (ES) at the system level
This whitepaper will provide a solid overview of energy storage (ES) fundamentals, with a focus on ES solutions at the system level. Gain insights into capacitors vs....
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The evolution of robust & cost-effective, isolated DC/DC converters
The isolated power converter has a rich history of bringing modern, complex, efficient, and SAFE electronics to fruition.
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Build or Buy 2: Evaluating the resources
On the topic “Build or Buy?” [1], we took a fresh, holistic view on perspectives for addressing this difficult, yet common question that system designers and board engineers...
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How to make a 10kW bidirectional AC/DC Converter
This whitepaper starts with who needs a high power bidirectional AC/DC converter and follow that ups with what recent developments have occurred that makes such designs...
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RBBA3000-50 High current, non-isolated DC/DC converter
The RBBA3000-50 is a high-current (50A) intelligent buck–boost converter based on an internal digital signal processor.
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Helping Power Solutions Keep Up with Moore’s Law
The consideration of the pace of development of roadmaps for electronics and electrical equipment will commonly converge around Moore’s Law and microelectromechanical systems...
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New – EMC ‘Book of Knowledge’
We have now published the latest in our series of ‘Books of Knowledge’ for engineers, designers and students on the subject of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).
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24V Battery-powered Applications
Battery-powered systems are growing rapidly from inclusion in everything from electric vehicles and motorboats to photovoltaic installations and data centers. A major trend...
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Popular R78, RKE, RFMM, RSO, RY, RSE, RS3 Series Upgraded
We have re-visited the designs of some of our most popular isolated and non-isolated DC/DC converters and achieved major performance improvements from the implementation of...
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R-78Kxx Switching Regulators Feature Enhanced Performance
Our R-78E series of three-terminal switching regulators has been a very popular high-efficiency replacement for three-terminal, TO-220 style linear regulators, saving energy,...
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The Lowdown on EMC and EMI
Learn about the difference between EMI and EMC, and why it’s important to understand the two regarding your power supplies.
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3D Power Packaging (3DPP®) Advancements
Advanced packaging techniques have facilitated power conversion and power management solutions with the ability to take advantage of many state-of-the-art (SOTA) technologies...
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Wide input DC/DCs pack 30W in a 1”x1” case
Our new REC30E-Z DC/DCs offer a great combination of power density, performance, and cost with a 30W rating in a package size of just 25.4 x 25.4 x 10mm. Two wide input...
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5 times smaller than a typical 5W isolated DC/DC converter
These are very compact, isolated DC/DC converters which support a wide 4:1 input voltage range. Listen to learn more about the four different RxM converter family.
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Rather be cool than dead
Temperature is the number one enemy for the life of power supplies. As a rule of thumb, every 10°C increase in temperature decreases the lifetime of a power supply by half....
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High Power DC/DC Converters: the RPMGS-20 and the RPMGQ-20
These switching regulators can support loads up to 20A with a sixteen brick footprint and a quarter brick footprint. Listen to learn more about the voltages, standard...
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Point of Load DC/DCs with High-Efficiency Suit Distributed Power
Two new ranges of cost-effective switching regulators are announced - the RPMGQ-20 and RPMGS-20 open-frame, through-hole, non-isolated DC/DC buck converters with 20A output...
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High-Isolation DC/DC Converters Meet Green Requirements
The green energy revolution is well underway, driven by the challenges of climate change and the drive towards sustainable development. And RECOM’s high-isolation DC/DC...
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New 150W and 300W Half Brick DC/DCs Released
A new 300W-rated half-brick DC/DC converter, the REC300H-W, is now available with a wide 9V to 36VDC input and output options of 12V, 15V, 24V, and 48VDC isolated to 3kVDC/1...
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Power Modules are Catching up with Moore’s Law
Over several decades, processors and complex ICs have followed Moore’s Law for increasing transistor count. However, the associated voltage regulators have not reduced in the...
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What is Energy Storage?
Energy storage is "the capture of energy produced at one time for use at a later time to reduce imbalances between energy demand and energy production."[1] This applies...
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Forget 400V – 800V is on the Way
The year 1996 was a significant one in electric vehicle history. That was the year the General Motors EV1 hit the market. The EV1 was the first mass-produced and...
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RAC10E-K/277
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Power Supply Design for maximum Performance
Every engineer sets out to design for maximum performance of their system, power supply, or any other product they are working on. But what does designing for performance...
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Electric vehicle chargers switch to bidirectional designs
As part of a global effort to reduce carbon footprint, automotive manufacturers are replacing gasoline with cleaner fuel-less alternatives. As a result, the electric vehicle...
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DC/DC for GaN
GaN is the chemical symbol for gallium nitride, which is a III-V semiconductor material commonly referred to as a “wide bandgap” (WBG) material because it has a relatively...
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Our E-Mobility Line - The RMOD500-W
The RMOD500-W is perfect for off-highway EV such as construction or airport vehicles. It is even a plug & play power supply, allowing customers to integrate with little time...
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500W DC/DCs for E-Mobility Applications
We are excited to announce the release of a new range of DC/DC converters for E-mobility applications. With the push for zero-emission transport, electric propulsion is the...
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EV Charger Auxiliary Supply Considerations
EV chargers are becoming ubiquitous so much so that now legislation requires new domestic and industrial buildings to include charging points. While the main power conversion...
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Storage Temperature Considerations for Electronic Components and Modules
There are numerous informative articles on the operational temperature range of electronic components and sub-assemblies, but relatively few on storage temperatures. The...
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Efficient Power Supplies Cut CO₂ Emissions
Worldwide electricity use is responsible for approximately 25% of all carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. However, by taking simple steps, companies and consumers can reduce...
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Customization
Learn more about how we are able to develop customized converters for your specific application needs in this episode.
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Using Advanced Technologies to Accelerate E-Mobility
Despite the attractive incentives offered by governments around the world and the advantages of driving electric vehicles (EVs), the growth has been rather sluggish in the...
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20W AC/DCs in 2 x 1 inch format are OVC III
OVC III, power-dense AC/DC modules feature wide input range and high isolation.
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10W AC/DCs in compact 1.8 x 1 inch format
Compact 10W AC/DCs modules have wide input range and OVC III rating.
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Modified standard, semi-custom and full-custom designs – the RECOM approach
RECOM offers over 25,000 standard portfolio DC/DC and AC/DC products, but still at times, a non-standard converter is needed. This article explores the difference between...
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Custom AC/DCs and DC/DCs
RECOM offers fully custom, semi-custom and modified-standard AC/DC and DC/DC converters from low power up to kilowatts.
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DC/DC converters designed for gate drive power
The new RA3 range of DC/DC converters is available from RECOM, designed to power IGBT, Si, SiC and GaN gate drivers.
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Advanced ‘3D Power Packaging’ Enables Miniaturization of DC/DC Converters
Recent advancements in "3D power packaging" are driving the continued miniaturization of DC/DC converters while boosting power density. Despite these reductions in size, the...
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DC/DC converter features 2W output at high temperature in a surface mount format
The RSH2 series from RECOM - a series of compact, high efficiency, 2W DC/DC converters in a surface-mount format with wide input ranges.
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Protection from Transient Voltages
The wide variety of electrical power distribution infrastructure methods that exist around the world hosts many challenges for power engineers designing products that rely on...
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Why a Power Supply with Data Bus?
Manufacturers of power supplies have recently started to offer interfaces for controlling and monitoring their power supplies. This article highlights the reasons for this...
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Cost-efficient SOIC-16 DC/DC range added
RECOM adds 1W and 0.5W options to their SOIC-16 family of DC/DC converters
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When DC/DC Power Supplies Use External Filters
In the world of modern electronics, it is very easy to take DC/DC power supplies for granted as they are all around us and in constant use. However, how well the power supply...
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Wired Converters
SMD modules are definitely a great converter option for most applications, however, sometimes what is required is a wired converter. Learn more about when wired converters...
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Peak power vs average power – How to choose the right converter
Many engineers prefer to choose a power supply with ample “headroom” – In a worst-case scenario, if the application draws a power of say, 5W, then a 10W power supply will be...
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DC/DC converter requirements
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta and André-Marie Ampère never imagined it, but today our highly technical world can no longer function without voltage and...
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EV Charging Application
Learn all about why our AC/DC and DC/DC converters are a great option in this real-life example of an EV charger application.
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RAC05-K/PD3/H
Learn more about our 5W AC/DC converter, the RAC05-K/PD3/H that is rated for both PD3 and OVCIII environments.
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5W AC/DC is OVC III and PD3-rated
Board-mount 5W AC/DC for harsh environments introduced by RECOM
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Down converter - From the circuit to the completely integrated module
The buck converter has been in use for a century and is an indispensable part of today's electronic circuits. This article describes how a crude electromechanical component...
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Miniature Buck Converter Delivers 4A
RECOM announces the RPX-4.0 cost-effective buck converter in a QFN package.
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Benefits of Digital Product Libraries
The electronics industry is one of the fastest-growing industries of the last half-century, and the amount of information generated by this industry can be overwhelming. If...
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Overvoltage categories in power supply systems
The operating environment for mains-powered electrical equipment is separated into four overvoltage category (OVC) areas according to their level of surge protection. This...
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Common terminology
A quick breakdown of the common terminology used on power supply datasheets.
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RBBA3000 series: 3kW and smaller than a half a chocolate bar
The RBBA3000 from RECOM is a 3kW boost/buck converter in a half-brick package. The boost-buck technology offers an input voltage range of 9V to 60V at a current of up to 50A....
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Converters for the self-sufficiency of EV charging stations
Electromobility charging stations are often positioned in exposed places, where particular environmental conditions like transient overvoltage can occur. They have to fulfil...
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Intro to Thermal Resistance in Modern Electronics
As devices get more powerful and compact, optimal thermal management of electronics has been a continuous battle for engineers in nearly every industry. And while there are...
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Low Cost 8W DC/DC Converter in 1x1” Package Suits E-mobility Applications
RECOM announces its REC8E range of low cost, 8W DC/DC converters in a 1x1” package with three input ranges including 20-60VDC to suit 48V Li-ion batteries and LV 148...
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Introducing RECOM 3D Power Packaging® (3DPP)
Power conversion can often be the bane of product designers, regardless of what they are designing. In space-constrained applications such as cutting-edge IoT devices or...
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Switching regulators have 3 x output current
RECOM ‘3D Power Packaging®’ enables increased current from RPMH high input voltage switching regulator range
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RECOM and Power Control Systems Srl – a Perfect Marriage
In April 2019, leading power conversion company RECOM acquired Power Control Systems Srl (now RECOM Power Sytems), adding specialist skills in the custom design of high...
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The safety standard landscape after ‘60950’
Many engineers have literally grown up with the 60950 safety standard as a backdrop to their career, either as designers of IT power supplies and systems or users of IT...
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An Introduction to Buck, Boost, and Buck-Boost Converters
Switch-mode power conversion has been a pillar of modern electronics technology across many sectors including utility, industrial, commercial, and consumer markets for many...
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DC/DC converters in SOIC-16 package feature medical-grade isolation
RECOM announces the launch of its R05CT05S low-cost 0.5W DC/DC converter in a tiny SOIC-16 package
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Extremely economical switching regulator series now offered with 12V option
RECOM has extended it’s highly efficient and economical R-78E series of switching regulators to include a 12V option compatible with TO-220 linear regulators.
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Potting Compounds – A Guide to the Essentials
The majority of RECOM’s products are encapsulated in a potting compound. Why is this?
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Inrush Current – A Guide to the Essentials
All power supplies draw a higher start-up current than their operating current. This is due to several factors that overlap – the various capacitances in the input circuit...
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Hidden Value of Modules
The episode covers the benefits of AC/DC & DC/DC modular solutions versus discrete solutions in your applications.
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The RECOM Three Year Warranty – A Guide to the Essentials
RECOM offers a minimum three-year warranty on all of its products – some series have five years or more – when the industry standard is only one or two years. How does RECOM...
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Power Converter Thermal Impedance – A Guide to the Essentials
All power converters dissipate power internally as heat and so run warmer than their surroundings. As long as this additional warmth can be transferred away to the...
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Isolation: A quick guide to the essentials
Despite many web-resources, manufacturers’ datasheets and books about this subject, questions about isolation and insulation grade remain one of the most commonly asked tech...
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Support for medical engineering developers with free samples
"Our production capacity has once again reached more than eighty percent" – According to RECOM Group CEO Karsten Bier, the end of the current global lockdown will decide...
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Getting the most out of a DC/DC converter
Modular DC/DC converters have evolved for higher power density – Small isolated DC/DC converter modules have been used for decades to efficiently match the supply voltage...
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Combining the advantages of ICT and FCT in a single test adapter: a case study
In-Circuit Testing (ICT) is an established method of analysing an electronic product in production. Typically, a bed-of-nails approach is used to test a non-powered circuit...
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Shrinking footprints in the landscape of switching regulators
Switching regulator circuits have been around for many years and users have always had a choice between designing their own using discrete components or buying a finished...
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Energy Efficiency in AC/DC Power Supplies: Quick Guide to the Essentials
Ten years ago, the European Commission set itself the bold targets of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, sourcing 20% of its energy from renewables and cutting overall...
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First-of-its-kind non-isolated DC/DC in SMD footprint with input range spanning 4.3V to 65V
RECOM extends its RPM series with the launch of the RPMH-0.5, a 0.5A non-isolated DC/DC switching regulator in a low-profile DOSA-compatible LGA package with an input range...
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Non-isolated DC/DC range in SMD LGA footprint now includes inputs up to 36V
RECOM announces the launch of its RPMB-3.0 range of 3A non-isolated DC/DCs in a DOSA-compatible LGA package with adjustable output from 1-24V and input voltage up to 36V.
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Half-brick 3kW buck-boost converter has 96% efficiency
RECOM announces the launch of a 3kW buck-boost high-efficiency DC/DC converter in a half-brick baseplate-cooled package.
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New standards achieved in integrated switching regulator design
Discrete IC-based switching regulators are often seen as difficult to integrate into systems with their performance being heavily dependent on the choice of external...
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HCB-Rutronik Racing powered by RECOM wins the ADAC GT MASTERS
Having secured an early award in the driver standings, the HCB-Rutronik Racing team moved on to the grand finale for a highly competitive overall victory in the team...
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Low profile QFN-package Power Module
Gmunden, October 9, 2019 – RECOM’s latest addition to its DC/DC converter portfolio is one of the smallest in its class of low profile QFN-packaged buck regulator power...
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Switching regulator with high input voltage range
Gmunden, October 2, 2019 - RECOMs new high input voltage switching regulator R-78HE excels in versatility and quality for your industrial 48V battery powered equipment.
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DC/DC converters in transport applications
Transport applications requiring DC/DC converters are unique in their requirement for wide input range and immunity to harsh environmental and EMI conditions making...
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Understanding isolation in DC/DC converters
Isolation in DC/DC converters has many different uses besides just protection against electric shock. This article explains the various grades of isolation and how they are...
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The need for ultra-wide input range DC/DC converters
DC/DC converters are used in almost every industrial, medical and transport installation, from low power test and measurement through to high power motor driver applications.
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Specifying inductors for power converter noise filters
Inductor-capacitor filters are commonly added to the inputs and outputs of switched-mode power converters to reduce reflected ripple current and output noise, as well as to...
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First win of HCB Rutronik Racing at the ADAC GT Masters
In mid-May 2019, the ADAC GT Masters took place in the czech town of Most for the first foreign races of the 2019 season. In changing weather conditions, the international...
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Board-mount AC/DC converter design challenges
A board-mount AC/DC converter is often seen as ‘just another’ commodity component, which is expected to reduce in size and cost while improving in performance as technology...
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Why Modular SMD Switching Regulators are More Efficient
With modern controller chips, designing switching regulators using discrete components should be straightforward. Instead of purchasing pre-assembled modules, manufacturers...
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EMC focus – power supplies
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is always a potential problem with switched-mode power supplies, both AC/DC and DC/DC converters. Modern designs can perform well for...
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Worried about gate driver insulation? Apply the ‘BIER’ test
Latest Wide Band Gap (WBG) semiconductors are approaching the ideal with hyper-fast switching at high voltages with low losses while modern MOSFETs and trench IGBTs can also...
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Easy EMC compliance by using line inductors for RECOM DC/DC converters
RECOM now offers its RLS line inductor series, which have been pre-tested to meet both conducted and radiated interference limits.
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Imitation Is Flattery, but Counterfeits Are Dangerous
Markets are flooded with counterfeit parts from the Far East, particularly in the electronics industry. AC/DC and DC/DC converters are widely affected, with low-quality parts...
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Application Notes
RECOM’s application notes offer valuable information about the application of our DC/DC and AC/DC converters in regards to their function, temperature and cooling...
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Designing Robust Transistor Circuits with IGBTs, SIC MOSFETs
This whitepaper shares some design guidelines and advice on how to reduce failure causes and simplify the design - with application examples for a better comprehension.
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Isolated DC/DC Converters
Our whitepaper shows the concepts and components to create the desired isolation in DC/DC converters, which are used in critical applications, where a higher level of...
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Power Supply Meets EMC
In this whitepaper we give a short introduction to basic EMC knowledge and which EMC considerations are key in designing power supplies. The shown EMC tests can trace the...
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DC/DC Converters for GaN Gate Drivers
This whitepaper shows how the usage of DC/DC converters with low leakage capacitance and compliance with design guidelines eliminate these causes of failure and simplify the...
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Specifying line inductors for power converter noise filters
The performance over the full frequency range can vary significantly between different component suppliers for parts with the same nominal characteristics. The variation in...
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Challenges in the design of higher voltage DC/DC switching Regulators
This whitepaper explores some of the design and component choice decisions from RPMH and RPMB required to cope with higher input voltages up to 36VDC or 65VDC respectively...
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Design Considerations for High-power AC/DC Power Supplies
Learn the key considerations for power solutions in heavy automation for next-generation robotics and e-mobility systems.
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Semi Custom Power Supplies: Build or Buy
This whitepaper seeks to enable engineers to make the most informed decision when answering the "Build or buy?" question. Read on to learn more.
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SMD Technologies used in DC/DC Converters
This whitepaper shows the main reasons why our customers are increasingly requesting SMD pinned parts.
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The AC/DC Book of Knowledge is out now!
Steve Roberts publishes his brand new AC/DC Book of Knowledge just in time for electronica 2018. The Technical Director at RECOM is proud to share his extensive electronics...
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1W DC/DC converters at unmatched low prices
RECOM overtakes the competition by offering the RFB, RFM and RFMM commodity DC/DC converters for cost sensitive applications at unmatched low prices. Efficient manufacturing...
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R-REF01-HB Universal Half-bridge Reference Design
RECOM opens new doors with its universal half-bridge reference design which is a platform design that can be used to compare the real-life performance of various high power...
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