power electronics
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Single Power Monitoring ICs (PAC1932/33) to Measure Power from 0V to 32V Managing and reducing power consumption is crucial in low-voltage, high-power applications such as FPGAs, Graphics Processing Units and embedded systems. Before these devices can manage the power consumption, they first need to accurately measure the consumption from different rails, which is generally costly and need multiple ICs and power configurations. To meet these… |
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24V Flasher Circuit Different Electronic systems operate in different level of voltages. Most commonly the digital electronic systems like microcontrollers and microprocessors operate in 5V or 3.3V. Industrial Level Control devices like PLC, HMI etc. have an operating voltage of 12V, 24V etc. The loads (LED indicator) and sensors, that are used to interface with a PLC, also have a nominal… |
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An Overview of Wireless Charging Technology Wireless Charging is the process of recharging battery powered electronic devices without directly tethering them using wires and cables to a power source. The process gives users the freedom of charging their phone on the go without the need to plug to power outlet. This means wireless charging enabled smartphones and other devices could be charged by simply placing them on… |
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Maxim Power Management ICs Drive Optimized Power for Automotive ADAS Functions Power-management ICs offer high performance, small size, efficiency, and protection needed by advanced auto subsystems With a series of power management ICs (PMICs) from Maxim Integrated, designers can optimize power for automotive advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) functions to achieve high performance, small size, efficiency, and electrical protection. … |
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3.7V to 5V Boost Converter Circuit using MC34063 In modern days, Lithium batteries are enriching the electronics world. They can be charged very fast and provide good backup, which along with their low manufacturing cost makes lithium batteries the most preferable choice for portable devices. As a single cell lithium battery voltage range from minimum 3.2 voltage to 4.2V, it’s difficult to power those… |
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Standalone USB Type-C Power Delivery Controller For Fast and Easy Migration to Type-C STMicroelectronics develops STUSB4500, a standalone USB Type-C and Power-Delivery controller to aim an easy migration to Type-C USB interfaces in a wide range of consumer, industrial, and medical products. It is a certified standalone USB power-delivery controller optimized for sink-only applications powered through a USB-C cable and can easily be customized by the end-… |
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5 Watt AC/DC Modules for Wide Mains Voltages up to 480VAC RECOM released its RAC05-K/480 series 5W AC/DC converters which accept input voltages of up to 480VAC. OVC-III rated with a 6kV surge protection, they operate reliably at industrial temperature ranges and a good fit for housekeeping operations in Industry 4.0, smart automation applications, smart grid, renewable energy, smart metering, and IoT applications that require low… |
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Crowbar Circuit The reliability of any electronic device depends on how well the hardware protection circuits have been designed. The end user (consumer) is prone to make mistakes and it is the responsibility of a good hardware designer to protect his hardware from any mishappening. There are ample types of protection circuits each with its own specific applications. The most common type of… |
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Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) Most of the consumer electronic devices around us, such as mobile phones, TVs, Radios, and MP3 players, are a combination of Digital and Analogue electronics. Wherever wireless transmission/reception, or audio signals are involved in an electronic design, we will need periodic oscillating electronic signals. These signals are called Oscillating signals and are very useful in… |
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Low Reverse-Current Schottky Diode with Improved Thermal Performance Toshiba develops a new Schottky barrier diode product “CUHS10F60” targeted at applications such as rectification and backflow prevention in power supply circuits. It features a low thermal resistance of 105°C/W in its newly developed US2H package that has the packaging code “SOD-323HE”. The package’s thermal resistance has been reduced by about 50% compared to the conventional USC… |
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Foot Step Power Generation Circuit using Piezoelectric Sensor From the past few years the demand of low power electronic portable devices has been increased rapidly. And there are very limited options to power these small portable electronic devices like alkaline batteries or solar power etc. So here we are using a different method to generate small amount of power which uses Piezoelectric sensor. Here we will build… |
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Cycloconverters – Types, Working and Applications Power supplies can be classified into two broad categories: AC power supply and DC power supply. Since only AC power can be generated economically, most electrical machines run on AC power. However, the standard voltage and frequency from generating stations may not suit certain industrial machines. This is where power electronic converters like inverters and cycloconverters… |
