While power supplies with this design do have many advantages, ... To bring the voltage to an acceptable level, a recognizable bridge rectifier is paired with a capacitor as well as a zener diode.

Transformerless power supplies are showing up a lot here on Hackaday, ... (5V circuitry with zener diode and relay) in series and shorting the relay out, if I want to de-energize it.

STMicroelectronics has introduced a new family of high-efficiency power rectifiers that will help product manufacturers achieve energy-efficiency approvals, such as 80 PLUS. Saving energy has become a ...

Engineered for next-gen AI servers, telecom systems, and solar inverters, the latest silicon carbide Schottky diodes offer ...

San Jose, Calif. — Fairchild Semiconductor introduces seven STEALTH II fast-recovery diodes that increase power supply efficiency. These rectifiers feature fast reverse recovery and soft recovery ...

Toshiba’s new power MOSFETs with high-speed diodes help to improve power supply efficiency in applications including data centers and PV generators.

Meeting current data center power-supply requirements, the Z-Rec 650V junction barrier Schottky diodes provide a blocking voltage to 650V to accommodate recent changes in data ...

Ordinary silicon diodes used in switch-mode power supplies lose up to 1% efficiency by not turning off immediately. SiC diodes can save that energy normally lost during switching.