Power Electronics
With the advent of Electric Vehicles and Internet of things the need for sophisticated power electronic design has increased. These new fields are constantly evolving the demands for high-power motor drives, energy efficient power supplies, wireless power transfer etc.
In this section we will design and test various power electronic projects for a wide variety of applications including EV, Solar, IoT, SMPS Power supplies, LED Drivers, Portable power supplies etc. The section also covers the latest power electronic news and articles to update the readers with latest technology trends.
Simple Arduino Voice Recorder for Spy Bug Voice Recording
Planning to buy a small voice recorder to record voices or sounds in an environment and store them in its memory? Think again!...
Build a Simple Stereo Audio Amplifier Board using TDA2822
An audio amplifier is an Electronic circuit that amplifies low-power audio signals to a level suitable for driving Loudspeaker...
Zero Crossing Detector Circuit
A Zero Crossing Detector Circuit is a useful application of Op-amp as Comparator. It is used to track the changing in the sine...
Instrumentation Amplifier Circuit using Op-Amp
Almost all types of sensors and transducers convert real world parameters like light, temperature, weight etc into voltage...
ESP32 Based Power Meter - Measuring Input Power and Output Power to Calculate Efficiency
We are all aware of a basic voltmeter, ammeter, and wattmeters, the three basic things you need to measure values on any...
MPPT Solar Charge Controller using LT3652
Almost every Solar based system has a Battery associated with it which has to be charged from solar energy and then the energy...
How to Build a High Efficiency Class-D Audio Amplifier using MOSFETs
Audio content has come a long way over the past decades, from a classic tube amp to modern-day media players, technological...
Designing a High Power, High Efficiency Boost Converter using TL494
While working with electronics, we often find ourselves in situations where it becomes necessary to step up the output voltage...
DIY ESP32 Based Audio Player
DIY Music players are fun to build, and we previously built a few music players using Arduino and a dedicated MP3 module. Now...
IoT Based AC Fan Speed Control using Smart Phone with NodeMCU and Google Firebase
In this article, we are building an AC Fan Regulator Circuit, which is able to control the speed of the fan by restricting the...
Pages
Introduction to Impedance Matching and How to use an Impedance Matching Transformer for your Design
If you are an RF Design Engineer or anyone who has worked with Wireless Radios, the term “Impedance Matching” should have...
PCB Layout Design Guidelines for Switch Mode Power Supply Circuits
Switching power supply is a widely used power supply topology in power electronics. Whether it can be a complicated CNC Machine...
Design Techniques for Reducing EMI in SMPS Circuits
In my previous article on EMI, we examined how the intentional/unintentional nature of EMI sources and how they affect the...
Bootstrap Sweep Circuit using Transistors
Anyone who deals with electronics will have come across waveform generator circuits like rectangular waveform generator, square...
Construction and Operation of Direct Online Starter Circuit
Direct Online Starter or DOL is a simple electromechanical system designed for switching and protection of Induction motors....
Designing a True RMS to DC Converter using IC AD736
A True-RMS or TRMS is a type of converter which converts RMS value to equivalent DC value. Here in this tutorial, we will learn...
Importance of Measuring Rated RPM Manually before Replacing Old Motors with a New One
In today’s case study, we have a cement plant, where four dilution air fans (2 fans in each of the 2 units of the kiln) of 225...
Relaxation Oscillator using Op-amp
Operational amplifier is an integral part of Electronics, and we previously learned about Op-amps in various op-amp based...
Induction Motor Working Principle- Single Phase and Three Phase Induction Motor
The induction motor is an A.C electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Induction motor is...
Different Types of Wireless Power Transfer Technologies and their Working
Every electronic system or device needs electric power to operate, whether it is from your walled AC supply or a battery. This...
Pages
Ultra-slim TVS Diodes with Effective ESD Protection for Miniaturized ICT Solutions
Expanding its range of TVS (transient voltage suppression) diodes, TDK Corporation has introduced two new micro-packaged TVS...
Low Noise 400 kHz Current Sensor ICs with Dual Overcurrent Detection for Automotive Power-Conversion Applications
The MLX91218 and MLX91219 from Melexis are the next-generation high-precision IMC-Hall 400 kHz current sensor ICs that simplify...
Non-Isolated AC/DC Buck Converters Deliver Low Standby Power and No Audible Noise in Home Appliances and Sensing Systems
The RAA2230XX non-isolated buck converters from Renesas Electronics deliver low power consumption, noise, and EMI suppression,...
Cost-effective and Compact PFC Controller for Ultra-high Density Offline Power Supplies
ON Semiconductor has added a critical conduction mode (CrM) totem pole PFC controller to their solution set for ultra-high...
New nanoPower Supply Supervisor IC can Eliminate Low Voltage Glitches and Deliver Robust Protection in IoT Applications
Designers can now enhance system reliability in low-voltage IoT applications with the Essential Analog MAX16162 nanoPower...
LinkSwitch-TNZ Compact Switcher IC with Lossless Zero-Cross Detection Reduces Component Count in Smart Home and Appliance Applications
Power Integrations has announced the release of a new compact switching power supply IC, LinkSwitch-TNZ that reduces the...
Automotive-Qualified Qspeed Silicon Diode with Low Reverse Recovery Charge for Efficient and High-Switching-Speed Designs
The QH12TZ600Q from Power Integrations is a new 600 V 12 A automotive-qualified Qspeed silicon diode that features reverse...
New Series of PoE Transformers with High Power Densities
Würth Elektronik has added PoE++ to their MID-POE Power over Ethernet transformer series to meet the rising demand for...
Radiation-Hardened MOSFET that can Withstand Extreme Space Environments and Extend Reliability of Power Circuitry
Microchip Technology has released radiation-hardened 250V, 0.21 Ohm Rds(on), metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor...
High-Performance Full Silicon Carbide MOSFET Module Solutions for Charging Electric Vehicles
Enhancing the range of products suitable for the EV market, On Semiconductor has released a pair of new 1200 V full silicon...