Electric motor power efficiency has taken center stage. Individuals, corporations, and governments are increasingly interested in saving power, now that technology can make it possible and economy ...

The PFM VI BRICK module from Vicor is an AC-DC converter with Power Factor Correction (PFC) that provides isolation, voltage transformation and PFC regulation in a single stage using advanced, ...

Vicor® Corporation announced an addition to its new family of high density PFM™ AC-DC front-end modules in the rugged VIA package that offers superior cooling performance and versatility in converter ...

TDK-Lambda has introduced a full brick power factor correction module capable of offering the input ac a 0.98 power factor while providing up to 1.5kW at a regulated (non-isolated) 360Vdc. Called ...

Single-phase power factor correction (PFC) circuits—a kind of front-end AC/DC converters—are ubiquitous in a variety of consumer electronic devices, including laptop adapters, LED driver power ...

Mil-spec power factor correction modules, developed by SynQor for AC/DC power conversion in military, aerospace and commercial applications, are available from Luso Electronics. Both the MPFC-U-390-QP ...

When it comes to the most typical cause of poor power factor in a facility, motor inductance is a likely culprit. The problem worsens when motors are not loaded to their full capacity. Harmonic ...

All things related to power factor and power-factor correction. How it arises, the problems it causes, regulations old and new, and how to mitigate it. There’s a tendency to think of energy on the ...

Industrial and commercial customers constantly scrutinize their monthly electrical usage, looking for ways to save money. Installing power factor correction capacitors can reduce costly penalties ...