The Brick Business Unit of Vicor announced its Power Techtorials, a Vicor Power Tutorial Series on DVD that provides expert instruction on the most-asked-about power system design topics. These topics ...

V (BR)DSS (sometimes called BVDSS) is the drain-source voltage at which no more than the specified drain current will flow at the specified temperature and with zero gate-source voltage. This tracks ...

The phrase power factor frequently is used in the electrical and power electronics industry. For example, home, office, and industrial electrical equipment often is fitted with power factor-corrected ...

In the original version of this article, the second figure contained an error. The image has been updated. It’s important for engineers to have a good, working ...