Dr. Werner Woelfle, TracoPower

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Energy, Power August 1, 2008

‘Cool’ design for power supplies

Modern mains power supplies are extremely compact, but dissipate a substantial amount of power as heat while operating. This very often leads to overheating of internal components, which in turn has an adverse effect on reliability and the lifetime of the power supply. Typically, the heat dissipation is so high that, to keep the power supply components at a safe operating temperature, the desi...

By Dr. Werner Woelfle, TracoPower
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