Many design teams are focused on increasing the switching frequency of their buck converters to improve ripple characteristics and performance The challenges facing designers of PWM controllers go far ...

Controlling power converters is an essential component in maximizing the overall performance of power-conversion systems. Effective management of power converters can lead to enhanced component life, ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. Boost power converters have been widely used for Power Factor Correction (PFC) in ac-dc conversions [1] and for power ...

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a basic concept that is employed in many areas of electronics. PWM is a simple averaging method that is used in everything from microwave power percentages to LED ...

Having reviewed the basics of BLDC motor control in Part 1, the design effort canbegin.. The first quest is to select a microcontroller. Looking in themarketplace there are several microcontrollers ...