Power Design Challenges

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Power Design Challenges

Whether it’s improving power density, extending battery life, reducing electromagnetic interference, preserving power and signal integrity, or maintaining safety in the presence of high voltages, TI is ready to help. We’ve compiled technical resources across five key power management trends to help you find the answers you need. We’ll be updating this page with new content so be sure to bookmark the page so you can come back. To check out TI’s power management portfolio, design and simulation tools and more, visit ti.com/power. Texas Instruments: Pushing Power Further.

Power Density

Low quiescent current (IQ)

Low EMI

Low Noise & Precision

Isolation

Power Density

GaN: From Watts to Kilowatts

[Training]

An integrated approach to GaN offers ease of design with a compact single chip solution, high efficiency due to optimized gate drive layout, and high reliability with integrated over-current protection.

Improve EMI and thermal performance with smaller solution size

[White paper]

The Enhanced HotRod™ QFN package technology from Texas Instruments enables engineers to address efficiency, size, and thermal challenges with an easy-to-use footprint that resembles a standard QFN.

Understanding the trade-offs and technologies to increase power density

[White paper]

Read this white paper where we examine the barriers of achieving higher power density and to learn about technologies that can help you overcome them.

Increasing Power Density With the Active Clamp Flyback Controller

[Application Report]

This technical note discusses how a Transition-Mode active clamp flyback (ACF) converter can be used to recover leakage energy …

Practical Thermal Design With DC/DC Power Modules

[Application Report]

All DC/DC power modules generate heat. Until devices with 100% efficiency hit the market, there’s just no way around this reality.

GaN drives energy efficiency to the next level

[White paper]

This white paper explores how GaN-based power supply solutions focus on enabling system designers to save space and achieve greater power efficiency…

Understanding the foundations of quiescent current in linear power systems

[White paper]

This paper addresses the fundamentals of IQ in linear- power systems and explains how to extend battery life without compromising system performance…

Extending Battery Life With Low IQ and Dynamic Voltage Scaling

[Application Report]

When designing a battery powered system, maximizing battery life is one of the most important design goals.

Quiescent Current Terminology 101

[White paper]

Nonswitching current. Input supply current. No-load input current. Sleep mode. Standby mode. Do you know the difference between all of these terms?

LDO basics: introduction to quiescent current

[Blog]

Although battery life is highly dependent on the load conditions while running, LDOs with low quiescent current are a simple solution to help boost the runtime of any battery-driven device.

Strengthen your power management IQ: Quiescent current resources

[Training]

This comprehensive training series includes videos, technical articles and reference designs to help you extend battery and shelf life.

How to reduce EMI and shrink power-supply size with an integrated active EMI filter

[Blog]

An introduction to active EMI filter (AEF) technology, which is integrated into the new LM25149 DC/DC buck controller…

How device-level features and package options can help minimize EMI in automotive designs

[Blog]

One of the keys to conquering EMI with PCB layout is reducing the size of high transient current loops.…

Lowering audible noise in automotive applications with TI’s DRSS technology

[Blog]

One of the drawbacks of spread spectrum is that it can induce audible noise under certain conditions…

Ease power-supply design for USB PD applications with buck-boost converters

[Application Report]

Because of its compact size and ability to both deliver power and transfer data, USB Power Delivery (PD) has become a ubiquitous power socket for many small devices such as cellphones, laptops…

Achieving low noise and low EMI performance with DC/DC switching regulators

[Training]

Mitigating switching regulator EMI and noise is seen by engineers as a black art. Mess with the feng shui of the PCB layout too much, and the system may not pass CISPR standards…

Designing a low EMI power supply

[Training]

Mitigating EMI is seen by engineers as a black art… but does it need to be that hard? This aggregation of EMI training content gives engineers an easier path to designing an efficient power supply that meets CISPR requirements.

Achieve Low EMI with DRSS

[Training]

Texas Instruments is proud to present a new spread spectrum technique called dual random spread spectrum, or DRSS, which optimizes EMI reduction in multiple CISPR-25 frequency bands.

Radiated EMI specifications for power supplies

[White paper]

Any device with a switching element is going to produce EMI. The first step in addressing the problem is understanding what level of emissions is going to be acceptable.

Conducted EMI specifications for power supplies

[White paper]

EMI is such a nuisance in electronic design that it is regulated by numerous organizations around the world.

Layer Design for Reducing Radiated EMI of DC to DC Buck-Boost Converters

[Application Report]

All DC/DC power modules generate heat. Until devices with 100% efficiency hit the market, there’s just no way around this reality.

LDO basics: PSRR

[Video]

Watch this training video to understand the nuances of power-supply rejection ratio (PSRR), how to determine PSRR in your application, and what parameters and factors affect the PSRR value.

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Improving temperature measurement accuracy in battery monitoring systems

[Blog]

In this article, take a deep dive into temperature monitoring for lithium-based batteries, including proper configuration for safe system operation…

Improving voltage measurement accuracy in battery monitoring systems

[Blog]

In this technical article learn why accurate monitoring of battery voltage is necessary to ensure safe operation of battery-powered systems such as vacuum cleaners, power tools and e-bikes.

LDO noise demystified

[Application Report]

Do you think of noise and power-supply rejection ratio (PSRR) as one and the same? Read this application note to learn how …

What the DIN VDE V 0884-11:2017-01 standard means for your isolated design

[Blog]

DIN V VDE V 0884-10:2006-12 is no longer an active certification standard for evaluating the intrinsic insulation characteristics and high-voltage…

TI Precision Labs – Isolation video training series

[Video]

Watch this video series to brush up on your isolation knowledge. Learn the basics of isolation technologies and review common isolation devices and key parameters that are important for design.

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The Landscape of Isolated DC/DC Bias Power Supplies

[White paper]

Moving signals and power across an isolation barrier is a common challenge for designers. This white paper helps to understanding system-level specifications like the number of outputs…

How to find the right isolation solution for your application

[Blog]

In this technical article learn more about the four major types of isolation and how engineers can benefit from a new fully integrated transformer technology…

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