How the Switching Frequency Affects the Performance of a Buck Converter
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How the Switching Frequency Affects the Performance of a Buck Converter

The buck converter uses an inherent switching action to regulate voltage. This switching frequency can affect the performance of a buck converter,and is thus very important. This application report analyzes the influence of switching frequency on buck converter performance in terms of...

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Project-X: The production ready development board
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Project-X: The production ready development board

Three “Project-X-A1” Pico-ITX boards have been launched by ActPower Taiwan which supports Raspberry Pi HATs and homegrown expansion modules. The prices are between the range of $44 to $76 and run Linux on Allwinner H2+, H3. and H5 SoCs. The Project-A1-series comes with three...

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How to lower relay power consumption
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How to lower relay power consumption

Clever way of starting-up relays discussed in this app note from Maxim Integrated. via dangerousprototypes.com Relays are often used as electrically controlled switches. Unlike transistors, their switch contacts are electrically isolated from the control input. On the other hand, the...

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Arduino OLED Hygrometer and Thermometer using DHT11
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Arduino OLED Hygrometer and Thermometer using DHT11

Hygrometers are used to determine the moisture content of the environment. They find application in farms, food storage, museums, and other places where moisture needs to be monitored to ensure damage is not done to goods and other things stored in that space. For today’s tutorial, we...

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Chemical sensor monitors sewage waste waters to expose polluters
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Chemical sensor monitors sewage waste waters to expose polluters

A new sensor system developed by Fraunhofer researchers and their partners could help safety agencies identify wrongdoers who covertly discharge hazardous wastewater into sewers to avoid specific disposal costs. By and large, safety agencies currently have no means of detecting this...

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Four Apollo Lake Pico-ITX SBCs
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Four Apollo Lake Pico-ITX SBCs

Four "EPM16x"-branded Pico-ITX SBCs has just been launched by Logic Supply. The boards, while compatible with Windows, come Ubuntu-Ready and are available in individual quantities starting at only $245 to $426 without SSD storage. The four boards include the EPM160, EPM161, EPM162 and...

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Energy-efficient power electronics – gallium oxide power transistors with record values
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Energy-efficient power electronics – gallium oxide power transistors with record values

The Ferdinand Braun Institute for Highest Frequency Technology (FBH) in Berlin has achieved a breakthrough with transistors based on gallium oxide (ß-Ga2O3). The ß-Ga2O3 gallium oxide MOSFETs developed by FBH scientists provide a high breakdown voltage with high current...

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Icarus IoT Board has GPS, accelerometer and LiPo charging
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Icarus IoT Board has GPS, accelerometer and LiPo charging

More-powerful, low-power Icarus IoT Board sells at €99,50 Low-power, cost-effective Icarus IoT board built with the newest nRF91 modem from Nordic Semiconductor combines the latest technological features in the market and integrates the use of GPS and cellular data (LTE-M / NB-IoT) all...

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