TEC/NOT/016 - Power dissipation, an example

This paper provides a worked example of the issues involved in calculating power dissipation. The following topics are discussed. 

  • “13.1 Introduction” on page 1 
  • “13.2 Configuration” on page 1 
  • “13.3 Power consumption” on page 1 
  • “13.4 Power dissipation” on page 2 
  • “13.5 Analysis of theory vs. practice” on page 3 
  • “13.6 The maximum ambient temperature for the system” on page 3 
  • “13.7 Notes” on page 3