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| Power electronics is the technology that deals with conversion of electrical energy by electronic circuits. The device that perform such conversion is referred to as power supply. Power electronics originated about a century ago with the application of grid-controlled gas-filled tubes for power control. The subsequent development of SCR, bipolar transistors and FETs revolutionized the industry and resulted in rapid expansion of power electronic applications. | |||||||||||||
| Most modern power
supplies (except for
linear amplifiers) are of switching type. The control of energy flow in
a switched mode
power supply (SMPS)
is performed with power
semiconductors that are continuously switching on and off with
frequencies that are much higher then AC line frequency. These
semiconductor
switches are embedded in a network of inductors and capacitors, which
store energy and transfer it from the input to the output. When a power
semiconductor device acts as a switch, it is possible to control large
amounts of power with a relatively low power dissipation in the
switching device. This site is a power supply/ power electronics information resource. Here you can find electronics calculators, reference information, industry news, as well as engineering career resources. |
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