Solid State Relay with PCB Layout

A complete relay that is smaller than a Tyco RT series EMR Simple_solid_state_relay_Updated  . This design uses a small double sided PCB and some SMD components. Here are the Gerber files SSLR.  The recomended mosfets for this design are the  PSMN4R3-100PS[1] for supply rails of up to +-50 V absolute maximum, and for supply rails of up […]

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Michael Kiwanuka: SOA Protection for Audio Power Amplifiers

Power Amplifiers, and especially bipolar output designs, require output stage  protection  in the event of a fault, or the presence of a heavy or highly reactive load.  Michael Kiwanuka explains the intricacies and the design methodology in his paper here  soaprot_12-03-2012

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