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The ELMG Digital Power Electronics Control Course Three days of focused unique training in digital control of power electronics! Our Digital Power Electronics Control Course overs the essential knowledge and know-how for engineers to implement digital power electronic control! Come to the Three Day Digital Control Course in Camarillo, California August 22-24, 2016. Register here. How […]
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How can I look at my digital signals in my power controller? One of the big issues when working on digital control of power electronics is being able to look at the digital signals inside your controller. In order to see what is going on inside the control the digital signals need to be brought out […]
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In a recent discussion we were asked about the migration path from MCU/DSP to FPGA. “I am probably not alone when I use MCU/DSP devices to implement control algorithms, protection, logic etc to control the power hardware, using code such as ASM, C or C++, but want the advantages of FPGA. What suggestions do you […]
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One question which is commonly asked is “how do I represent fractional numbers on my fixed-point MCU, DSP or FPGA?” One of the best solutions to this is use of the Q number system. The Q number system is a fixed point system where the available bits are divided amongst the integer bits (those to […]
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This article was originally published in 2010. It is part of the ELMG redux series of articles that will be republished over the summer. These articles cover subjects in and around digital control of power electronics. Redux – Safety Critical Digital Control – Planes in Fog Just before Christmas 2006 I spent sometime (24 hours) in Copenhagen […]
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The choice of control processor for your digital power converter is the most critical. Which one should you choose from the multitude of available options? A good lunch is all it takes An engineer at our recent digital control course told me that the answer at his company was all about whether the FAE had […]
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