Resource Library
Resource Library
Thermal testing of high density power components
Online Vicor tools: simulators
Meeting conducted noise standards
Back to basics: what are Y-capacitors?
Back to basics: the importance of switching frequency
Sine amplitude converters provide design flexibility
The easiest way to design the proper thermal management system
Vicor ZVS regulators = > the sweet spot in integration
Scalable, low weight DC-DC solution with high capacitive loads
Scalability of bi-directional power design: your questions answered
Maximum load: The wrong specification for pulsed power
Avoiding common AC‑DC design pitfalls
Simple ideas to make EMI issues a thing of the past
Thermal simulation for cooler power systems
Tethered UAV power matching
Power components for battery applications
Stress-free electrical safety for power designers
Your power system failed its conducted EMI test – now what?
Optimizing the integration of point-of-load buck converters
Back to basics: what does Power Factor mean and why must we correct it?
Thermal design in the age of double-sided component cooling
Step-by-step design for safety for power system designers
Powering highly capacitive loads with DC-DC converters
Back to basics: using adaptive-loop feedback to regulate your converter output
The need for new AI processor power delivery
Meeting DC-DC power system requirements in defense applications
Back to basics: handling high-input transients
VITA 62 power supply 270VDC input I2C™ communication
How to increase efficiency of large displays
How the Power Component Design Methodology delivers optimized LED power systems
Designing power systems for modern railway applications
What to consider when choosing a buck regulator
Accelerate xEV development with modular power
Back to basics: choosing the perfect regulator
More Answers to Your Bi-Directional Power Design Questions
Online Vicor tools: thermal calculator
Specialized test systems for high performance power components
Back to basics: meeting EMI for AC-DC systems
Micro DC-DC converter family isolated remote sense
Soldering methods and procedures for Vicor power modules
Hot-swap capability eliminates down time
Maxi, Mini, Micro DC-DC converters parallel bus: PR pin
Adjustable latching output overcurrent circuit
Constant-current control for DC-DC converters
PRM™and VTM™ parallel array operation
Filter network design for VI Chip® DC-DC Converter Modules
FPA printed circuit board layout guidelines
SMT J-Lead VI Chip® soldering recommendations
Current share boards
PI31xx product family reflow soldering guidelines
Filter considerations for the IBC™
Using BCM® Bus Converters in high-power arrays
Configuring Vicor IBC converters with niPOLs
RoHS-compliant through-hole VI Chip® soldering recommendations
Parallel DCMs™
Through-hole ChiP™ package soldering guidelines
Fault-management circuit
DCM family
Mitigating undesired input beat frequencies in parallel DC-DC converter arrays
Use of circuit models in thermal calculations
Build small, lighter power systems by eliminating bulk capacitance
Improving the light-load efficiency of a VI Chip® Bus Converter array
Offline power supply using the FARM AC front-end module
PCB mount VIA soldering guidelines
Recommendations for maximum compressive force of heat sinks
Designing a BCM® pre‑charge circuit
Scalable power solution matches specific power levels for various machines in optical sorting
Automated test equipment’s speed and throughput improves with factorized power architecture
5kW tethered UAVs fly higher and longer using increased voltage on the tether
Decreased weight and size of the power source enables the payload increase of tethered robots
Minimizing the weight, size and transmission losses due to heavy cabling gives tethered UAVs better performance
Explosive-proof camera images in variable lighting conditions become more clear, sharp and accurate with AC-DC solution
Industrial flow meters are more accurate while working over wider flow ranges
Speed, precision, resolution and contrast of engraving lasers is improved using wide-input and output-range regulators
Powering a smart control upgrade minimizes wasted head in hydraulic pumps
VI Chip® BCM® Bus Converter thermal management
HV ChiP BCM® reverse start-up circuit
Thermal management for VIA™ and ChiP™ modules
GQFN SiP soldering recommendations
Wide-range trimming with variable loads
Designing high-power parallel arrays with PRMs
Power supply size reduction allows for additional medical diagnostic equipment functionality within the same footprint
The rugged environment for Bus Wi-Fi gets an efficient and reliable power
Different vehicle voltages is accommodated by one solution for digital video recorders
A third more power in just 20% of the space for vehicle GPS applications
Bidirectional DC-DC converters conveniently transfer power between the grid and batteries in home energy storage
Fire alarm control unit uses DC-DC supply and battery backup while increasing functionality
Scalable power solutions allow marine instrumentation to keep precision while operating in extreme environments
Scientific instrumentation gets twice the power without impacting the size of the equipment
Handling a variety of user-defined output power requirements for medical carts
Industrial welding laser speed and accuracy improves using factorized power architecture
Separating the functions of a traditional DC converter improves the speed and accuracy for 3D printers
High efficiency battery charger using power components
Low-profile AC-DC solution allows distributed antenna system to run at high temps without fans
Distributed antenna system redesign is now powered over ethernet
Powering high-tech 4K cameras overcomes size, weight and EMI requirements
High power supply efficiency provides reliable power over ethernet
A complete N+1 solution maintains uptime for network security AC-DC power supply
AC line input replaces an existing DC solution in an existing PBX system
Remote radio units better distribute traffic while operating under fault conditions
Conduction-cooling solution allows for truly portable network test equipment
A fanless power solution gives antenna array fast, reliable data coverage.
100% reliable backhaul communications uses an array with a footprint of just 52.97 cm2
Active filters control EMI, save PCB space and enhance airflow
Half-chip PRM-RS customer evaluation board (for use with PCB part number 35307)
Analog control 3623 and 4623 ChiP™ DCMs™ evaluation board
PMBus® 2361 and 6123 ChiP™ BCM® bus converter evaluation board
VI Chip® PRM™ evaluation board
Constant-current (CC) evaluation board
VI Chip® VTM™ evaluation board
PI3741-0x-EVAL1 ZVS switching regulators buck-boost evaluation board
PI352x-0x-EVAL1 ZVS switching regulators 60VIN buck customer eval board
PI31xx-xx-EVAL1 ZVS isolated DC-DC converter evaluation board
PI3749-x0-EVAL1 ZVS switching regulators buck-boost evaluation board
VI Chip® BCM® evaluation board
PRM-AL customer evaluation boards
Full-chip PRM™-RS customer board
Analog HV and LV 6123 ChiP™ BCM® bus converter evaluation board
AC to point-of-load development kit
PI3740-00-EVAL1, -EVAL2 ZVS switching regulators buck-boost evaluation board
PI358x-00-EVAL1 ZVS Regulators 30 – 60VIN ZVS Buck evaluation board
VI Chip® high-voltage BCM® customer evaluation board
Power System Designer
NBM2317 SM‑ChiP™ (non-isolated bus converter module) evaluation board
PI332x-00-EVAL1 ZVS switching regulators 60VIN buck customer eval board
PI33xx-xx-EVAL1 & PI34xx-xx-EVAL1 ZVS buck regulator evaluation board
PI33xx‑2x‑EVAL1 ZVS switching regulators I2C™ digital interface
PI33xx-xx-EVAL1 ZVS switching regulators multi-phase
Digital Electricity™ delivers true digital transformation
World’s first major touring car championship goes hybrid
World’s first commercialized hydrogen fuel cell power pack for UAVs
Harnessing ocean waves to power remote marine applications
Modular ROVs quickly adapt to today’s most risky underwater missions
The race to automotive electrification: what it takes to win
Modular DC-DC system design done right
High‑performance PCB layout and thermal design
EMI challenges and troubleshooting techniques
Build better robots using modular power
Why are power designs moving to 48V?
HIRO delivers compact scalable edge computing
Electronic Specifier: Package Prepares for AI Computing
Direct infrared countermeasure's optical circuitry runs cooler while meeting stringent EMI specs
Lightweight and small-sized power solution for thermal imaging camera supports increasing power and complexity
Dual-sided cooling of power supplies on vertically-mounted racks improves thermal performance for sub-combat control
More power supports more functionality in the same space used across different platforms in sub sonar systems
Different power requirements are handled so that UAVs adapt to different required payloads
Pulsed energy demands of airborne infrared countermeasures are averaged out to avoid system interference
Flexible power solution with different outputs allows for easily-upgraded flight simulators
Optimize battery charging and control motor start-up allows longer time in flight for inspection UAVs
Multiple power supplies paralleled together provided 9kW high-output power
Surviving load dumps on military vehicles
MIL-STD power components withstand mechanical stresses caused by vibration and acceleration in helicopter gearboxes
Image stability for the gimbal system improves vehicle-mounted optical sights
Additional electronics for passenger seat actuators are solved with smaller, lighter components
Improved efficiency of the power supply allows high temp operation in RF signal intelligence
MIL EMI and transient solutions
Electric-powered aviation with high-efficiency, scalable power components
Enhanced onboard satellite voice and data communications takes advantage of maximized power amplifier efficiency
Avionic equipment operates simultaneously from multiple power sources in extreme temps without fans
Single DCM™ as an isolated, regulated DC‑DC Converter
Providing a constant current for powering LEDs using the PRM™ and VTM™
Scalable, low-weight DC-DC solution for high-capacitive loads in airborne radar
VITA 62 3U power supply parallel operation
VITA 62 increases existing power specs necessary for aircraft pod-mounted power supply
Power solution operates in extreme temperatures for LEDs to display brighter lights, longer
Slowed ramp-up process relieves stress of the power supply during startup in vehicle mounted advertising displays
Supply voltage for the RF amplifier is well regulated during frequency-hopping, providing secure communication in portable radios
High voltage bus converters significantly reduce installation costs for outdoor stadium lighting
Enormous video wall display becomes feasible with a move to component-enabled, higher voltage bus
Minimal distortion and power supply noise helps achieve maximum range in portable ground radar
A wide-input voltage range allows full utilization of the battery, which extended the range of the UAVs
Meeting the power challenges for today’s modern rail
Managing the heat of the power supply makes rail signaling more reliable
Reverse-mode application of Sine Amplitude Converters
PFC single-conversion line ripple cancellation using the Yeaman topology
Delivering higher power density and low noise for New Space applications
4G remote radio unit extends mobile signal coverage in remote areas
Phasor delivers robust mobile broadband connectivity using Factorized Power
SM-ChiP™ reflow soldering recommendations
EDN: Vicor Powers AI and Automotive
Drone enables life-saving communications amid natural disasters
The PI33xx: Zero-voltage switching applied to buck regulation
Thermal models of Vicor power components
Power Distribution Network design for automated test equipment
How Vicor power components enable power averaging
Dual-stage feedback technique for single-pole feedback compensation
Leveraging bus converters in regulated DC-DC applications
Accelerating coral reef growth using renewable energy and Factorized Power
Power system design: Get to market fast
Output voltage trimming
How to use the 24V ZVS Buck evaluation board
Thermal and mechanical considerations
Attributes of high‑performance power module packaging
Building a smarter ultra-wide DC-DC converter solution with multiple parts
BCMs transform high-voltage batteries into SELV systems
Why are power designs moving to 48V?
ExaScaler and PEZY Computing unveil the first super computer
Power-on-Package and 3M demonstration
Innovating power delivery networks
An introduction to Vicor PRM™ modules
The challenges of high power LED design
Gyoukou Supercomputer: Leveraging 48V factorized power
An introduction to ZVS Buck Regulators