Electronic Design

Digitally Controlled Current Limiter Safely Charges Large Capacitor Banks

At a power-on cycle, inrush current, if not limited, can peak to tens of even hundreds of amps when capacitive load is present, thereby increasing the probability of failure and decreasing usable ...
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Vishay Intertechnology Inrush Current Limiting PTC Thermistors Increase Performance in Active Charge and Discharge Circuits

For Automotive and Industrial Applications, Self-Protecting Devices Combine R25 Values to 1 kΩ With High Voltages to 1200 VDC and Energy Handling to 240 J MALVERN, Pa., March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ...
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SCR topology transmogrifies into BJT two-wire precision current source

Recently, frequent Design Idea (DI) author Christopher Paul showcased an innovative and high performance true-two-wire current source using a depletion mode MOSFET as the pass device in “A precision, ...
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A Better Way to Build Current Limiters and Circuit Breakers

Download this article in PDF format. It’s now common to see circuit boards that carry hundreds of amps, especially in intensive data-processing applications, electric vehicles, and ac distribution.