The Apex Technical Seminar Workbook puts a wealth of power analog circuit design expertise on your desktop. Written by the Applications Engineering Team at Apex, the Technical Seminar is broken down into 14 design topics. The entire workbook is available for download, or you can select just the topic of interest. The entire notebook pdf file is approximately 5.3 MB, slower connections may opt to download in sections.
Entire Technical Seminar Notebook V12 (PDF, 5.27 MB)
| Section | Contains |
|---|---|
| Op Amps (PDF, 427 KB) | Basic Ideal Functionality Limitations Vboost Input Protection Output Protection Supply Protection |
| Safe Operating Area (PDF, 1.20 MB) | SOA Graph Current Limit Thermal Modeling Power Dissipation Mounting Considerations |
| Single Supply Operation (PDF, 170 KB) | Advantages Limitations Special Considerations |
| Stability and Compensation (PDF, 770 KB) | Ground Loops Supply Loops Local Internal Loops Coupling: Internal and External Aol Loop Stability |
| Section | Contains |
| PWM Basics (PDF, 361 KB) | |
| Basic PWM Transfer Function (PDF, 163 KB) | |
| Biasing PWM Systems (PDF, 350 KB) | |
| Low Pass Filter Response (PDF, 515 KB) | |
| Section | Contains |
| ATE - Audio (PDF, 311 KB) | High Voltage PPS High Current PPS AC Power Supplies Pin Drivers Waveform Generators Active Loads High Voltage Regulator 400Hz Source Ring Generator TEC driver Low Distortion Audio PWM Audio |
| Deflection (PDF, 233 KB) | Electromagnetic Electrostatic Dynamic Focus Control |
| High Power Techniques (PDF, 410 KB) | Input protection networks Gain switching To invert or not with I/P protection Flyback diodes Transient voltage protection |
| Motion Control (PDF, 241 KB) | Brush Micro-steppers Linear (voice coil) Multi-phase AC Galvanometers |
| Piezo Drive Applications (PDF, 476 KB) | |
| Section | Contains |
| Conclusion (PDF, 107 KB) | General Operating Considerations Subject Index Selector Guides Power Design.xls Evaluation Kits Sockets & Heatsinks SPICE Models Data Sheets Application Notes Accessory Vendors Military Screening Flow Failure Analysis |
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