In the power electronics industry, companies celebrate when gaining a fraction of a percent efficiency in their product. In today’s energy market, efficiency is the “Holy Grail” of specifications.

A group of scientists from India has developed a novel single-source switched-capacitor-based multilevel inverter (SCMLI) topology. The novel SCMLI topology has fewer switches than a conventional ...

Lightweight, small-size, and high-power-density power converter systems, which use only switches and capacitors in their power stage, have no need for transformers or inductors in their design. This ...

Scientists in India have developed a 500 W seven-level inverter prototype based on switched capacitors. The device is reportedly able to achieve a high efficiency despite switching, conduction, and ...

Linear Techology’s LT8705 is a buck-boost switching controller that operates from input voltages above, below, or equal to the output voltage. It has four feedback loops to regulate the input ...

Nexperia has introduced an inductor-less energy harvesting IC that is able to cold start with 12μW from 270mV. Called NEH7100BU, it can mediate between a harvesting power source, a USB charger, a ...