An introduction to the properties and purposes of a negative resistance device. Later articles will extend to negative impedances and some applications.
An introduction to the properties and purposes of a negative resistance device. Later articles will extend to negative impedances and some applications.
The new controller integrates a port power switch and port data multiplexer.
The new controller integrates a port power switch and port data multiplexer.
Part 3 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series. The project continues by building an ambient light…
Part 3 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series. The project continues by building an ambient light sensor circuit on a breadboard, digitizing the circuit’s output signals, and interpreting the digitized measurements.
LTSpice is a versatile, accurate, and free circuit simulator available for Windows and Mac. This is an overview of AC and…
LTSpice is a versatile, accurate, and free circuit simulator available for Windows and Mac. This is an overview of AC and DC simulation, as well as how to analyze output signals.
The effect of noise and Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) in Low-dropout (LDO) regulators.
The effect of noise and Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) in Low-dropout (LDO) regulators.
Learn about various power electronic devices which act as solid-state switches in the circuits, meaning they act as a…
Learn about various power electronic devices which act as solid-state switches in the circuits, meaning they act as a switch without any mechanical movement.
Different circuit connections are explored here. For instance, an inversion of source and load converts the buck…
Different circuit connections are explored here. For instance, an inversion of source and load converts the buck converter into a boost converter, the cascade connection of the converters leads to the formation of the buck-boost, and the Cuk converter from the basic buck and boost converters.
Discussed here are the discontinuous conduction mode, mode boundary, and conversion ratio of simple converters.
Discussed here are the discontinuous conduction mode, mode boundary, and conversion ratio of simple converters.
This technical article deals with the analysis of the four fundamental DC-DC converters (or choppers) in equilibrium. The…
This technical article deals with the analysis of the four fundamental DC-DC converters (or choppers) in equilibrium. The four basic DC-DC converters considered for analysis are the following: Buck Converter, Boost Converter, Buck-Boost Converter and Ćuk Converter.
We review switching losses involving diode recovery charge, transistor switching with clamped inductive load, device…
We review switching losses involving diode recovery charge, transistor switching with clamped inductive load, device capacitance and leakage, package, and stray inductances, and the efficiency versus switching frequency curve.
The core concept of power processing can be explained together with several significant applications of power…
The core concept of power processing can be explained together with several significant applications of power electronics. Power electronics is the technology of processing and controlling the flow of electric power by modifying and supplying the voltage and current in a form that is best suitable to the customer at the load end.
The basic converters complete equivalent circuits can be studied here which include the basic AC modeling approach and…
The basic converters complete equivalent circuits can be studied here which include the basic AC modeling approach and the results for several converters. A simple circuit diagram is used for high-frequency converters. We will construct the non-linear model and convert it into a linear circuit that describes the small-signal performance of a circuit.