September 14, 2015 by
Three Key Issues People often ask us what are the key advantages in Digital Control of Power Electronics that make it such a good solution to modern power converter control. The advantages of Power Electronics Digital Control are Flexibility A common control platform technology across different converters The repeat cost on code is zero The […]
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What is the latest news from the Linkedin Digital Power Electronics Control group? The group now has over 600 3440 members (as of January 25 2022). To join the group please click here. In the group we have lively discussions with people contributing their knowledge and experience. To all who have contributed and made the […]
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One question which is commonly asked is “how do I represent fractional numbers on my fixed-point MCU, DSP or FPGA?” One of the best solutions to this is use of the Q number system. The Q number system is a fixed point system where the available bits are divided amongst the integer bits (those to […]
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PCIM is the show where the large power electronics industry comes together to celebrate and show off. Three big trends at PCIM in May 2015 are off the shelf IGBT stacks, mature inductors and intelligent IGBT power stacks. No off the shelf controllers for these stacks were […]
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This article was originally published in 2009. It is part of the ELMG redux series of articles that will be republished over the summer. Some additional material has been added. These articles cover subjects in and around digital control of power electronics. “A room without a book is like a body without a soul.” Gilbert Keith […]
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This article was originally published in 2010. It is part of the ELMG redux series of articles that will be republished over the summer. These articles cover subjects in and around digital control of power electronics. Redux – Safety Critical Digital Control – Planes in Fog Just before Christmas 2006 I spent sometime (24 hours) in Copenhagen […]
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