(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires ...

One of the most productive new approaches to power quality is immunity testing — making sure that loads can tolerate common disturbances without additional filtering or support. This kind of testing ...

The LT3954, a DC/DC converter designed to operate as a constant-current source and constant-voltage regulator with an internal 5A switch, is now available from Linear Technology. June 25, 2013 2 min ...

CT20307 is an accurate reference voltage generator. In order to achieve a total error <2%, the amplifier in the bandgap core block implements an of ...

The ISL24853A is a 15-channel I2C programmable reference voltage generator for TFT-LCDs featuring ultra-low power operation. It features 14 general purpose 10-bit DACs with buffered dual bank outputs, ...

Traditional power stations are increasingly being replaced by wind and solar power plants – but that means the power grid lacks a stable pacemaker. Researchers from ETH Zurich are developing a control ...

Littelfuse has introduced an optically isolated photovoltaic gate driver for mosfets and IGBTs. Essentially, photovoltaic gate drivers are opto-isolated relays without the internal output mosfets, ...

The design of a generator system requires many hours of detailed planning with the goal of creating an extremely reliable backup power source. Properly installed, the ...

An electric current can be induced in in a coil of wire by moving a magnet in and out of the coil. AC generators are used in the generation of electricity and in their simplest form consist of a coil ...

A young researcher has put forward two protection techniques so that wind generators continue to be operative despite breaks in electricity supply. In his PhD, Jesús López Taberna put forward two ...