The shortcoming of hard switch is that the power loss of power devices increases with the switching frequency, which is no good for system integration and improvement of conversion efficiency.

在硬开关状态下，PWM功率变换器的致命弱点是开关管开关损耗随开关频率成正比增加，不利于系统的集成和转换效率的提高。

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The technology of soft-switch has been one of the most active directions in the power electronics field. It overcomes the limits of hard-switch working.

软开关技术是电力电子学领域最活跃的研究方向之一，克服了硬开关工作方式中存在的缺陷。

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The device is also made out of 65% recycled plastics, and comes with a 0-watt hard switch that lets you cut power completely off from the monitor for zero power consumption.

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Judging products is a subjective endeavor, so Dedio looks for those that are hard to switch away from once a customer tries them out.

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The second makes it hard for you to switch projects and work on new things.

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