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  • Absolute Maximum Ratings

    A limit specified in the operating and environmental conditions of electronic equipment which, if exceeded, can cause permanent damage to the converter.

  • AC Filter

    A filter circuit that suppresses or weakens unwanted frequencies in alternating current.

  • AC-DC Converter

    An electronic component that converts AC(alternating current voltage) to DC(direct current voltage).

  • Aging

    Operating the newly manufactured power supply at a rated load for a period of time to troubleshoot initial component failures or other potential defects.

  • Ambient Temperature

    The temperature of the still air around a power supply while it is operating.

  • Balun Filter

    Balun filter is commonly used in DC-DC converters, it will be connected to the input power line, it shows low impedance for differential signals; It shows high impedance for common mode signals.

  • Bandwidth

    In terms of stability, the lower the bandwidth, the more stable the power supply; From the perspective of dynamic indicators, the higher the bandwidth, the better the dynamic performance of the power supply, the higher the power density and the lower the cost.

  • Base Plate

    A piece of metal which all of the converter installed on and is designed to carry away the heat generated by the electronic components.

  • Battery Backup

    The voltage that damages the insulation of electronic products and causes leakage of electricity or even sparks. For power modules, the breakdown voltage is the maximum AC or DC voltage that can be applied from input to output.

  • Burn In

    Operating the newly manufactured power supply at a rated load for a period of time to troubleshoot initial component failures or other potential defects.

  • Capacitor

    An electronic component that stores electric charge. It has the function of passing alternating current and isolating direct current.

  • Case Temperature

    The case temperature of the power supply in normal operation.

  • CFM

    CFM means cubic feet per minute (cu ft/min). It is a measurement of the velocity at which air flows into or out of a space.

  • Choke

    A passive components used for filtering to meet the power requirements of electronic equipment.

  • Common Mode Filter

    It is equivalent to combining two inductors together to make the current difficult to pass, in order to play the role of common mode current non-circulation and differential mode current circulation

  • Common Mode Filter

    It is equivalent to combining two inductors together to make the current difficult to pass, in order to play the role of common mode current non-circulation and differential mode current circulation.

  • Common Mode Noise

    Stray current, such as stray capacitance, that passes through the ground and returns to the power line.

  • Conduction Cooled

    Use a radiator or place the power module on the metal to dissipate heat .

  • Convection Cooled

    A form of cooling in which heat is dissipated by the flow of gases.

  • Copper Loss

    It refers to the heat generated by the current flowing through the thermal conduction in the winding wires of transformers or other electronic equipment, which is the loss of energy.

  • Cross Regulation

    It refers to the rate of change of the output voltage of the whole power supply when the load current of one circuit of the multi-circuit output power supply changes, which is an important index to examine the multi-circuit output power supply.

  • Crowbar

    When an overvoltage is detected, the product will be shut down to protect the load.

  • Current Limit Knee

    A value of the output current of a power supply, beyond which the current begins to be limited, that is, it remains at its maximum output.

  • Current Limiting

    Control the output current of the power supply to prevent damage to the load and power supply due to excessive current.

  • Current Mode Control

    It is an improvement from the voltage mode and can be used to replace the triangle wave to detect the inductive current of the circuit. It can also be used to replace the inductive current of the circuit with the current of the transistor or the resistance of the electric flu to detect the current.

  • Current Transformer

    When the line current is too high, the test will be calculated at a rate of low current.

  • DC Filter

    A filter circuit that suppresses or weakens unwanted frequencies in direct current and uses capacitance to filter the output waveform more smoothly.

  • DC-DC Converter

    A power supply that converts an unstable direct current to a stable output direct current of different voltages for use in electronic equipment.

  • DCR (DC Resistance)

    Refers to the resistance generated when direct current passes through electronic components, that is, the inherent static resistance of the components.

  • Derating

    Electronic components are deliberately operated at less than their maximum operating capacity so that they can operate at higher temperatures.

  • Dielectric

    A dielectric (or dielectric material) is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. It is an excellent capacitor material.

  • Dielectric Withstand Voltage

    The maximum voltage that the dielectric can withstand without damage.

  • Differential Mode

    Voltage and current are transmitted through two wires as a round trip line, respectively.

  • Differential Mode Noise

    Differential Mode Noise

  • Distributed Capacitance

    Distributed capacitance exists between two conductors with voltage difference and mutual insulation, which emphasizes the uniformity of distribution. Generally speaking, the smaller the distributed capacitance of an inductor is, the higher its natural vibration frequency is. The larger the distributed capacitance is, the lower the natural frequency will be.

  • Drift

    Other things being equal, the variation of output voltage with time after heating process is called drift.

  • Duty Cycle

    The ratio of working time to total time in a period.

  • Dynamic Load Regulation

    The rate of change of the output voltage when the output current changes rapidly.

  • Dynamic Response

    The response of a control system to its output from its initial state to its final state under typical input signals.

  • Efficiency

    The ratio of total output power to output power is expressed as a percentage.

  • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

    The ability of a device or system to operate normally in its electromagnetic environment without causing intolerable electromagnetic disturbance to anything in the environment. Includes EMI and EMS.

  • Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)

    Electronic devices interfere with other electronic devices through electromagnetic waves.

  • Electronic Load

    A equipment that controls current, voltage and resistance.

  • Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

    It is the transfer of electrostatic charges between two objects with different electrostatic potentials that can cause current thermal effects, such as sparks and electromagnetic interference.

  • Equivalent Series Inductance (ESL)

    It is an equivalent inductance in a circuit element, used to describe the inductance component of the impedance in the circuit element.

  • Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR)

    An ideal capacitor does not lose any energy on its own, but in practice, because the material used to make it has resistance, the dielectric of the capacitor has losses. This loss is external and behaves like a resistor in series with a capacitor, so it is called "equivalent series resistance". The lower the ESR, the lower the loss, the higher the output current, and the higher the quality of the capacitor.

  • Failure Mode

    Reasons why converters do not meet the requirements or become non-compliant with technical specifications.

  • Faraday Shield

    It is an electrostatic shield that reduces the capacitance between the primary and secondary windings. This shield reduces the common-mode noise and transient amplitude caused by passing through the transformer.

  • Faulty Mode Current

    The input current absorbed by the converter when the output is short-circuited.

  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security.

  • Feed Forward

    By directly detecting the input voltage of the converter to improve the voltage stability performance, the system can be processed according to the predicted information before deviation occurs.

  • Floating Output

    The output or input pin of the circuit didn’t link together, resulting in unexpected results, so that the circuit or program inexplicable output or even crashed.

  • Flyback Converte

    The flyback converter is a power supply topology that uses mutually coupled inductor, to store energy when current passes through and releasing the energy when the power is removed. It has simple structure, low cost, is the commonly used industry architecture.

  • Foldback Current Limiting

    It is similar to constant-current control, the voltage decreases as the load resistance goes to zero, and the current decreases.

  • Forced Air Cooling

    Use a fan to force air circulation to dissipate heat.

  • Forward Converter

    When the switching tube is closed, the positive excitation mainly relies on the energy storage inductance and the flyback diode to maintain the output, and the transformer does not store energy.

  • Full Load

    The instantaneous maximum power that the