Eirik Haustveit Eirik Haustveit

Gate drivers

Although in principle only a signal buffer, there are many design considerations and additional features that affects the performance of the gate driver. This article aims to cover the basics.

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Yngve Solbakken Yngve Solbakken

PWM Challenges Part 2 - Bearing Currents

Applying pulse trains to an electric motor comes with some interesting consequences. In this post, we take a closer look at currents arising inside the motor frame and how they flow about.

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Yngve Solbakken Yngve Solbakken

Space Vector PWM Intro

Get rich, smart and famous by understanding the dark arts of space vector pulse width modulation! A must for everyone aspiring to become a star in the drives community!

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Eirik Haustveit Eirik Haustveit

AC system basics

The derivation of those strange relations that has been bugging you.

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Yngve Solbakken Yngve Solbakken

PWM Challenges - Part 1: Voltage reflections

Voltage reflections is a phenomenon where a propagating voltage pulse arrives at the load and returns back to the source due to high dV/dt. This post explains the theory behind it and how to handle it.

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Transformer and inductor design

Transformers and inductors are important in all areas of electronics. Lets go over the basic operating principles, as well as some methods used when designing such components.

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