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Power

FAQS: Wireless Power Transfer

In order to ensure smooth wireless power transfer, the Wireless Power Consortium established WPC 1.1 Standard (July 2012) to facilitate cross compatibility of compliant transmitters...
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Power Electronics Systems

Five Things Every Engineer Should Know About Bode Plots

During the early 1980s, Dean Venable popularized the Bode plot with the introduction of a low-cost frequency response analyzer (‘FRA’) that allowed power engineers to directly...
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Engineering Essentials

Book Covers DIY Open-Source Hardware for Science Projects

Research projects can benefit from do it yourself (DIY) techniques to design and build open-source hardware. Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research...
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Engineering Essentials

Op Amps for Everyone

Bruce Carter’s 4th edition of “Op Amps for Everyone” updates current technology associated with operational amplifiers, including some of the newer design aids.
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Power Electronics Systems

Back-to-Basics: On Power Factor And Why We Correct It

Design engineers need to consider power factor for any equipment drawing significant power from the power mains. Achieving the desired power factor requires a knowledge of power...
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Regulators

Back to Basics: Voltage Regulators, Part 2

Switch-mode regulators include the buck (step-down) and the boost (step-up), forward and flyback topologies, as well as the SEPIC, hysteretic and multiphase converters.
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Discrete Power Semis

Back-to-Basics: Power Semiconductors

Power management subsystems can affect the reliability, performance, cost, and time-to-market of an electronic system. Key components in power management subsystems are the power...
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Lighting Systems

Basics of digital LED control

LED dimming isn't just for mood lighting. Here's how digital controllers can handle dimming chores necessary for creating multicolor displays.
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Lighting Systems

The basics of COLOR TEMPERATURE

An understanding of color temperature qualities comes in handy when evaluating energy-efficient light sources.