A series of well-curated articles to understand the fundamental of electronics. The articles in this section elucidates basic concepts of electronics and design tips that can be equally useful to beginners and experts.
Tesla, a leading Electric Vehicle manufacturer recently announced its Q2 2020 financial results by delivering a profit despite the current global pandemic situation, making it one of the most valuable company ahead of Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, etc. Citing this, CEO of Volkswagen, Herbert Diess quoted on LinkedIn that “In 5 to 10 years, the most valuable company in…
The 60s and 70s were years filled with brilliant discoveries, inventions, and advancements in technology, especially memory technologies. One of the key discoveries at the time was made by Willard Boyle and George Smith, as they explored the application of the metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) technology for the development of a semiconductor “bubble” memory.
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Transportation accounts for around 30% of our carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere globally. The number of fossil fuel cars is set to double by 2040. Various automobile companies have been working on electric vehicles but these vehicles have some dependency on fossil fuels. What then could be the smart solution to cut down the percentage of carbon dioxide emissions…
Today with the advancements in technology we have many different types of drones being used for different applications, we have talked in lengths about these drones in our previous article. There have been groundbreaking advancements that have taken place in recent years and we have witnessed subsequent mass adoption of drone technology in different sectors and the…
The drone/UAV market has gained immense popularity over the past few years owing to the increase in their commercial applications along with their slashing prices. Today there are many different types of drones, being used in multiple applications, from indoor to outdoor inspections, and have gained major prominence. We have previously discussed how drone delivery can impact…
What if we could bring not only energy but affordable energy, to the parts of the world that needed it most? It’s a question that’s often been asked about the developing world, where power grids are still in their adolescence. As a result, blackouts, brownouts, and dangerous energy shortages are natural byproducts of an inability to store power and regulate its use during…
An Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) is a type of device that helps process real-world analog signals for digital systems. To understand real-world data like temperature, humidity, pressure, and position, we need transducers that convert these measurements into electrical signals. Since the majority of devices we use at the moment are digital, this conversion becomes…
Single-phase alternating current motors are typically found in household items such as fans, and their speed can be easily controlled when using several discrete windings for set speeds. In this article, we build a digital controller that allows users to control functions such as motor speed and operating time. This article also includes an infrared receiver circuit that…
It might be surprising to know that the patent for a ‘field effect transistor’ predated the creation of the bipolar transistor by at least twenty years. However, bipolar transistors were quicker to catch on commercially, with the first chip made of bipolar transistors appearing in the 1960s, with MOSFET manufacturing technology being perfected in the 1980s and soon…
Transformer protection is crucial as transformers are one of the most critical and expensive components of any distribution system. It is an enclosed static device usually drenched in oil, and hence, faults occurring in it are limited. But the effect of a rare fault can be hazardous for the transformer, and the long lead time for repair and replacement of transformers makes…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) popularly known as drones that were originally designed for military and aerospace industries have come a long way and have found applications across various sectors like agriculture, infrastructure, transport and delivery, media, telecommunication, security, etc. The enhanced level of safety and efficiency that they offer are leaving a…
To verify product functionalities and design parameters, a power supply circuit requires sophisticated testing methods and electronic test equipment. It is necessary to gather better knowledge about the SMPS testing requirements to fulfill product standards. In this article, we will learn how to test SMPS circuit and talk about some of the most basic tests for SMPS and the…
