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General Purpose Power Supply
Featuring the SWS1000L Series		 ALD Series: LED Drivers for LCD panel backlighting HFE1600 Series: Front End Power Supplies

sws1000L movie
(Video 25Mb, 3.0 minutes)
(Video 36Mb, 3.2 minutes)
(Video 43Mb, 4.6 minutes)
Bryan Bagnas Bryan Bagnas Bryan Bagnas
02/18/11 7/15/11 7/31/11
Low Cost Power Supply
Featuring the LS Series		 Digital Controlled Power Supplies Featuring the EFE Series The NVM 175W Medical power supply

ls movie
(Video 4Mb, 3.7 minutes)

efe movie
(Video 28Mb, 3.2 minutes)

 nvm movie
(Video 6Mb)
David Norton Dorrel Vernon NV175M Datasheet
04/28/10 09/02/10 06/01/10
Modular Power Supplies Featuring the NV Series New "Brick" AC-DC Modules Featuring the PFE Series Redundant Power Systems Featuring the FPS Series
nv movie pfe movie
(Video 34Mb, 3.3 minutes)

fps movie
(Video 37Mb, 2.7 minutes)
NV350/700 Datasheet Advantages of AC-DC Power Modules (130k PDF) Transcript (57k PDF)
Dorrel Vernon and Mel Berman Prof. Jim Mankowski and Mel Berman David Brisol and Mel Berman
6/10/09 01/29/09 Updated 10/06/10

White Papers and Technical Articles

Article TitleAuthorDate
Redundant Power Supplies Prevent System Downtime (by Mel Berman) Article Nov 2011
Power supplies benefit from multiple safety certifications (by David Norton) Article Mar 2011
The Growing Importance Of Power-Supply Efficiencies (by David Norton) Article Feb 2011
Interview with David Norton at Electronica, Munich Video Nov 2010
Baseplate-Cooled 500-W Power Supplies Are Quiet, Rugged, and Cost Effective Article Oct 2010
Electrical Safety Production Testing on Power Supplies (by David Norton) Article Oct 2010
Energy Star rating for external supplies ride into the sunset Article Oct 2010
TDK-Lambda configurable power supplies drive Back-end Electronics in Giant Radio Astronomy telescope in Chile Article Oct 2010
Brainstorm: Digital Power (by David Norton) Article Oct 2010
TDK-Lambda's LS Series Road Test Results Forum Thread - LS June 2010
Overall power supply efficiency depends on sweating the small stuff Editorial Interview of David Norton, VP Marketing, TDK-Lambda Apr 2010
How does a manufacturer specify the current rating of a cable they have manufactured? Forum Thread Apr 2010
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to RoadTest these power supplies! Forum Thread Apr 2010
Power is paramount Editorial interview of David Norton, VP Marketing, TDK-Lambda Apr 2010
DIN Rail Mount Power Supplies Provide Convenient Method for Delivering DC Voltage Mel Berman Feb 2010
Medical Design: What To Look For In A Medical Power Supply Staff Mar 2009
Electronic Design: Save Costs with Peak-Rated Power Supplies Mel Berman Mar 2009
EP Magazine: All About EMI Filters Mel Berman Oct 2008
Cooling Power Bricks for Maximum Reliability Mel Berman Oct 2008
Paper presented at IEEE/PESC 2008: Achieving ZVS in a Two Quadrant Converter Using a Simplified Auxiliary Circuit with Novel Control Terry Doudousakis
and Lee Sirio P.E.		 Jun 2008
Water & Wastes Digest: Switch-Mode Success (Electrochemical Generators) Mel Berman May 2008
Embedded Technology: Techniques for Cooling Power and Other Electronic Devices Mel Berman May 2008
Medical Design: Switch-Mode Power Supplies Meet EMC Demands and More David Norton Mar 2008
Canadian Electronics: Why Switch-Mode Power Supplies Need PFC David Norton Feb 2008
ECN Magazine's Brainstorm: Portable Power Brainstorm Mel Berman Oct 2007
Design News Magazine: Challenges of Space Saving Power Supplies for Harsh Environment Mel Berman Oct 2007
What size and type of output wires should I use? Mel Berman 18 Aug 2007
FAQ about modular power supplies David Norton 17 Aug 2007
Types of Distributed Power Architectures Power Guy 09 Aug 2007
Linear vs. Switch-mode Power Supplies Power Guy 08 Aug 2007
Challenges of space-saving power supplies for harsh environments Mel Berman 01 Aug 2007
Switching converter targets base station RF power amplifiers RF Design 03 May 2007
Power Supply Legislation Staff 19 Jan 2007
Paper presented at IEEE/PESC 07: Line Current Harmonic Analysis of Active PFC Circuits Lee Sirio P.E. 26 May 2006
Lambda Americas' Glossary of Power Terms Staff 20 Sep 2006

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