There's also avoiding I²R losses in the longer power leads and extra connectors. You can't electrocute yourself on 5 or 12 volts DC, but one of those connectors could easily "flame on" and burn your ...

Voltages are bussed around all the time, but the applications and voltage levels are many and diverse. One of the high-voltage apps du jour, for example, is the data center. Everybody knows about the ...

http://www.power-one.comThe use of a distributed-power architecture (DPA) to facilitate scalability, redundancy, and hot-swap power-system operation in a design has ...

Suiting n+1 rectifier and power-supply applications, the Power Clip power connector bridges two perpendicular power bus bars. The part is for up to 300 A and is approved for true hot-plug current ...