Magna-Power insights on power electronics, manufacturing, applications, and innovative systems.
Customer Spotlight - Powering Solar Racing at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech Solar Racing leverages the precision and automation of the new SLx Series to optimize their latest solar-powered vehicles for the 2,000-mile American Solar Challenge.
Engineering - 50,000 Variants Later: Recap of Magna-Power's 2025 Innovations
In 2025, Magna-Power’s engineering team delivered 50,000 new product variants, headlined by the launch of the megawatt-class ML Series, high-current TS Series expansions, and significant advancements to the SLx Series and xGen platforms.
Applications - Blocking Diodes vs. Bi-Directional Supplies: Choosing the Right Reverse-Energy Protection
Blocking diodes provide a cost-effective and robust alternative to bi-directional power supplies for protecting programmable DC power systems from damaging reverse current in high-power test applications.
Company - Magna Power’s New Digital Product Record
Magna‑Power’s new Digital Product Record delivers a secure, always‑current online portal for every serialized product—putting documentation, software, and compliance data a single click away.
Applications - High Current Power Supplies for Superconductors
Superconducting applications demand precise high-current, low-voltage power supplies to energize magnets and test advanced HTS cables. Magna-Power’s current-fed programmable DC power supplies meet these needs by providing robust, scalable solutions complete with flexible cooling, specialized high-current cabling, and ultra-precision measurement accessories.
Customer Spotlight - The Ice Diver – Exploring Earth's Oldest Ice with Magna-Power
The Ice Diver project, powered by Magna-Power’s high voltage TS Series power supplies, successfully conducted a field experiment at Greenland Glacier, using an innovative probe to explore and study some of Earth's oldest ice layers.
Company - Introducing the Electrical Design & Test Discord Server
Magna-Power has created a brand-agnostic Discord server to foster community engagement and discussions around Electrical Design and Test & Measurement, providing a platform for engineering and electrical testing discussion.
Company - Magna-Power's New Innovative Approach to Service Management
Magna-Power introduces a modern, customer-centric service management system, featuring a detailed service timeline and real-time updates, while enhancing transparency in after-market servicing.
Featured Product - Sixteen 10 kW Power Supplies Integrated with High-Power DC Output Plug Connectors
Magna-Power customized an integration of its 10 kW SL Series power supplies to include panel-mounted Hubbell DC connectors for easy connection to the customer's load.
Product Update - Ruggedized MagnaDC Power Supplies Now Compliant with RTCA/DO-160G Vibration
Magna-Power has extended the Ruggedization option’s ratings on the new SLx Series to include RTCA/DO-160G vibration rating for airborne applications.
Featured Product - High Current Power Supply for Reinforced Carbon–Carbon Production
Magna-Power manufactured two 250 kW, 6,000 Adc programmable DC power supplies in a furnace heating application for space-grade material production.
Engineering - Thermal Paste Surface Application in Power Electronics Manufacturing
An overview of different thermal paste surface application methods, specific to power electronics manufacturers, who have extreme power dissipation requirements that demand consistent thermal performance.
Customer Spotlight - Battery Charging for the Rensselaer Formula Hybrid Team
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Formula Hybrid team utilized Magna-Power's SL Series programmable DC power supply for their hybrid vehicle's next-generation lithium-ion battery charger.
Customer Spotlight - Solar Emulation at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
A 1.5 MW solar array emulator using the MT Series programmable DC power supplies at The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ESIF facility in Golden, Colorado.
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