The major drawbacks of conventional diode or thyristor rectifiers are overcome by active power factor correction; this further provides additional benefits. Operating principles and features of single ...

The Vienna Rectifier Approach to achieve 3-Phase power factor correction offers many advantages and convenient, user-friendly features as compared to the two-level, six-switch boost PWM Rectifier.

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced the availability of its new scalable ...

What are the two power stages in STMicro's bidirectional battery charger? Key differentiating features of the charger. Offering a complete solution for high-voltage charging for both industrial and ...

A Bridgeless PFC converter based on a novel switching method eliminates full-bridge rectifiers and helps to reduce the size and cost of switching power supplies. Last month, we described a ...