Latest Isolation Industry Articles

Smart meters should be designed to avoid damaging electrical transients. Learn how to make use of the right circuit…

Smart meters should be designed to avoid damaging electrical transients. Learn how to make use of the right circuit protection, sensing, and power control components to improve your meter design.

Switching noise jitter (SNJ) is an important concept to digest and a tricky problem to manage. Learn the background of…

Switching noise jitter (SNJ) is an important concept to digest and a tricky problem to manage. Learn the background of SNJ and how employing innovative filtering technology can smooth the way.

While their issues and challenges are distinct, both automotive and industrial systems rely on DC-DC switching regulator…

While their issues and challenges are distinct, both automotive and industrial systems rely on DC-DC switching regulator technology. Learn how to navigate these issues and make smart engineering choices.

This teardown looks at the inner workings of the Hitachi SJ P1 Variable Frequency Drive, an inverter for industrial applications.

This teardown looks at the inner workings of the Hitachi SJ P1 Variable Frequency Drive, an inverter for industrial applications.

This article discusses how the use of three key design methods utilized in optocouplers improves galvanic isolation…

This article discusses how the use of three key design methods utilized in optocouplers improves galvanic isolation performance and presents an accompanying high voltage surge test as proof. 

This article offers an overview of the various component options for smart meter design and how they can improve the…

This article offers an overview of the various component options for smart meter design and how they can improve the operation of the meters into which they are designed.

In any high voltage and electrical noise system, the electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity, an important aspect of…

In any high voltage and electrical noise system, the electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity, an important aspect of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), is a key consideration in choosing a galvanic isolation device.

This article outlines traditional half-duplex RS-485 configurations and then presents new alternatives for simplifying…

This article outlines traditional half-duplex RS-485 configurations and then presents new alternatives for simplifying the control interface by eliminating the required control lines and software control code.

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these…

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these applications, isolation is often required. This article discusses the digital isolation techniques with Analog Devices’ iCoupler products in digital power supply design.

This article will briefly discuss isolation in the process control analog input module and the traditional approaches to…

This article will briefly discuss isolation in the process control analog input module and the traditional approaches to achieving this. It then outlines an alternative high density, easy to design channel-to-channel isolation analog input module architecture.