This Design Idea presents a simple, proven, reliable, and robust method for charging large capacitor banks, using a series connection of power MOSFETs to raise the breakdown voltage over that of an ...

Supercapacitors (SCs) generally operate at low voltages of about 2.7 V. To achieve higher operating voltages, it is necessary to build up a cascade of SC cells connected in series. Due to variations ...

Abstract: In brushless DC motor (BLDC) drives with a small DC-link film capacitor and a series-connected IGBT, capacitor degradation can significantly compromise system performance and reliability. To ...

Abstract: In this paper, an alternative connection for the output capacitor on a buck-boost power control (PC) stage integrated with a buck-boost power factor correction (PFC) stage is explored.