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Diode Clipper Circuits Diode Clipper Circuits: Design & Demonstration

As the name suggests, Clipper circuit is used to “clip” a portion of input signal without distorting the remaining part of the…

Mains Power Supply Failure Alarm Circuit Mains Power Supply Failure Alarm Circuit

Although there are inverters and generators to immediately start the AC power supply whenever there is a power cut but sometime…

Charge Pump Circuit- Getting Higher Voltage from Low Voltage Source Charge Pump Circuit - Getting Higher Voltage from Low Voltage Source

The situation is simple – you have a low voltage supply rail, say 3.3V, and you want to power something that needs 5V. This is…

Simple Curve Tracer Circuit Simple Curve Tracer Circuit: Tracing the Curve for Resistor, Diode and Transistor

Most of electronics deals with Tracing Curves, be it the characteristic transfer curve for a feedback loop, a resistor’s…

IGBT7 and EC7 diode for industrial drives applications IGBT7 and EC7 diode for industrial drives applications

Infineon Technologies released its new 1200V TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 and emitter-controller EC7 diodes based on the new micro-pattern…

Dual Converter: Working, Modes and Types An Overview of Dual Converters

In the previous tutorial, we saw how a Dual Power Supply Circuit is designed. Now, we learn about Dual Converters, which can…

AC to DC Converter Circuit AC to DC Converter Circuit

In the modern era, almost every household electronics works on Direct Current (DC) but we get Alternating Current (AC) from…

Soft Start Circuit for Power Supply Soft Start Circuit for Power Supply

A Soft Start Circuit prevents the sudden current flow in the circuit during the start. It slows down the rate of rising output…

Overvoltage Protection Circuit Overvoltage Protection Circuit

Protection circuits, like reverse polarity protection, short-circuit protection, and over/under voltage protection, are used to…

Simple Bridge Rectifier Circuit Simple Bridge Rectifier Circuit

The process of converting alternating current into direct current is rectification. Any offline power supply unit has the…