Power Technical Articles

Energy harvesting is a way to obtain electrical energy from the one already available in the environment. Where is energy harvesting appropriate in designs?...

Learn more about EV charging connectors and standards in this overview.

Electric vehicle design is a complex concept. Here's a look at the heart of every EV: the battery.

This article presents some basic information about bandgap circuits, which are widely used to generate temperature independent reference voltages....

Learn best layout practices for your DC-DC buck converter circuits.

Working with a low noise voltage reference? Learn more about noise specifications and relevant voltage reference ICs.

Learn about the basics of grounds, grounding, and ground symbols. Not all grounds are created equal. In this article, we'll discuss earth ground, common ground, analog ground, and digital...

Joule heating, also known as ohmic heating, is used to directly heat water with electric current.

Data center applications require reliable power sources. Learn more about uninterruptible power supplies in data centers.

This article will go over some general tips you can use when designing a DC-DC buck converter.

How does temperature affect the output of a voltage reference? What is a temperature coefficient specification?

An intro to transients and the devices used to suppress them. Learn about the variety of devices used to suppress transients.

Learn why power transformers are important, where they can fail, and why protection systems are crucial.

Is AC energy transmission the most efficient option for the 21st century?

This article will examine different faults of a diode bridge rectifier to provide some insight into troubleshooting an AC/DC power supply....

Get a primer on the basics of supercapacitors, their functionality, and which applications they're best for.

The Howland current pump, invented by MIT’s Professor Bradford Howland in the early 1960s, consists of an op-amp and a balanced resistor bridge and puts out current in either direction....

This article provides an introduction to the characteristics and requirements of EV battery systems.

This article looks at the technology and the sample kits that Powercast provides users who want to learn more about the technology.