Maintaining control of a power converter is paramount to maximizing its efficiency, reducing energy losses and improving the life of the component. Proper control optimizes the overall performance of ...

Pulse width modulation (PWM) control, which uses variable-width digital pulses to represent the amplitude of an analog waveform, has been around for decades. The first specialized PWM IC dates back to ...

The simplest of fan-control schemes — an on-off switch — is simple but inefficient, because it provides more cooling than necessary most of the time. When on, the fully powered switch-controlled fan ...