Power
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Understanding Low-Dropout Voltage Regulators (LDO) and its significance in Battery Operated Devices Today, electronic devices have shrunken in size than ever before. This enables us to pack in tones of features in compact portable devices like smart watches, fitness trackers, and other wearable devices, it also helps us to deploy remote IoT devices for cattle monitoring, asset tracking etc. One common thing among all these portable devices is that they are battery operated… |
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New 3W AC/DC converter modules with 1.1”x 0.9” footprint
RECOM introduces the RAC03-K series 3W AC-DC converter modules, that can be used in a wide range of applications with its complete certifications for ITE and household standards.
Available in a compact 1in² footprint, these modules deliver an output power of 3 watts from -40°C to 60°C and 2 watts up to 80°C. Despite such a high… |
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What is Power Line Communication (PLC) and How it works Power line Communications (PLC), also known as Power Line Telecommunications (PLT) is the communication technology which uses the existing public and private wiring for the transmission of the signals. Using PLC communication signals, high-speed data, voice and video are transmitted over low-voltage power lines.
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LYTSwitch-6 LED drivers offer improved power density and efficiency The new LYTSwitch-6 LED drivers provide up to 110 W output with no heatsinks and smallest footprint to suit smart-lighting and ballast applications
Power Integrations announced new additions to its LYTSwitch-6 family of safety-isolated LED-driver ICs for smart-lighting applications. The new ICs with… |
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Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) – Types, Standards and Shielding Techniques Certification is usually one of the most expensive and tedious stages during the development of a new hardware product. It helps the authorities to know that the product adheres to all the laid down laws and guidelines around the functions. This way, the performance of that particular product can be assured to prevent hazards, and harm to its users. As tedious as this stage… |
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New battery charger delivers low termination current to increase battery capacity and life Texas Instruments introduced a new switching battery charger integrated circuit (IC) that supports a termination current of 20 mA. Compared to competing devices, which typically support a termination current higher than 60 mA, TI’s BQ25619 enables 7% higher battery capacity and longer run time. The BQ25619 charger IC also delivers three-in-one boost converter integration and… |
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New power modules with CoolSiC MOSFETs for EV charging and UPS With the increasing numbers of electric vehicles, the demand for energy efficient charging solutions is also rising. Addressing the fast growing demand for Silicon Carbide (SiC) solutions in this field, Infineon Technologies launched two new EasyPACK modules of the 1200 V family. Both, Easy 1B and Easy 2B, integrate CoolSiC MOSFETs aiming not only at this… |
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Two new USB-PD solutions to simply power delivery in USB Type-C charging
USB Type-C has become increasingly popular, and with the introduction of Power Delivery (PD), it is now possible to charge more types of devices – and charge faster – than ever before. To remove the traditional complexity and high costs associated with implementing USB Type-C, Microchip announced two new solutions that simplify USB Type-C PD for a range of applications.… |
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New isolated smart switches aims better reliability and performance than optocoupler-based isolation Silicon Labs has introduced a new range of compact isolated smart switches. These switches are designed to drive heavy loads, even in the harsh industrial environments. The new Si834x isolated switches are capable of driving resistive and inductive loads such as solenoids, relays and lamps used in industrial control systems. This also includes programmable logic… |
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Diode Clamper Circuits Previously we learned about Clipper Circuits, which are used to clip off the positive or negative part of the Alternating waveform. Today we will learn about Clamper circuits which are used to clamp the DC level of the output signal without distorting the waveform i.e. they are Level Shifter circuits. It can be designed using capacitor, diode and resistor. The… |
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New surface mount inductors to meet complex requirements of today’s high power density
TT Electronics announced two new surface mount device (SMD) power inductors: the HM66M series for use in high frequency power conversion systems and EMI filter applications, and the HM78M series for use in high density and high frequency DC/DC converter applications.
The TT… |
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New VIPer Converter Features High MOSFET Breakdown Voltage for Robust and Reliable Power Supplies The STMicroelectronics VIPer26K high-voltage converter integrates a 1050V avalanche-rugged N-channel power MOSFET that enables offline power supplies to combine a wide input-voltage range with the advantages of a simplified design
The extremely high voltage rating of the VIPer26K MOSFET eliminates the need… |
