Reduction of heat sink common-mode currents in switching mode power supply circuits

Transformer Shielding Technique for Common Mode Noise Reduction in Switch Mode Power Supplies

EMC’04/Sendai COMMON-MODE NOISE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR SWITCHED-MODE POWER CONVERTERS

In various kinds of switched-mode power converters, conducted noise due to switching operation frequently causes interference with other electronic equipment. This paper focuses on the common-mode conducted noise generated in switched-mode power converters and presents three examples of noise reduction techniques. First, the common-mode conducted noise is reduced in a common-source type active-...

Controlling Common-Mode Voltages in Multilevel Inverters

This paper proposes a novel method based on pulse width modulation techniques toreduce and control the common-mode voltage in three-phase multilevel inverters. Besides controllingthe common-mode voltage, this method is capable of controlling capacitors voltages and load currentswith low switching losses and harmonic contents. In fact, due to the existence of different pulsepatterns and the poss...

Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) Topologies

This application note, which is the first of a two-part series, explains the basics of different SMPS topologies. Applications of different topologies and their pros and cons are also discussed in detail. This application note will guide the user to select an appropriate topology for a given application, while providing useful information regarding selection of electrical and electronic compone...

MOSFET Failure Modes in the Zero-Voltage-Switched Full-Bridge Switching Mode Power Supply Applications

As the demand for the telecom/server power is growing exponentially, the need for higher power density increases each year. Increasing power density relies on less component counts, smaller reactive component size, and/or better system efficiency. Higher switching frequency leads to the smaller reactive and filter component size. Better efficiency, which reduces the heat sink or paralleled devi...