Category: Power
Challenging the Status Quo of Supercapacitors and Batteries by Finding the Unique Middle Ground
Where are Supercapacitors Used? Supercapacitors are widely used to increase the efficiency of smart meters, UPS, passenger vehicles, wind turbines, AGVs, smart devices, etc. Supercapacitors play a major role in many devices we use or see every day, such as emergency lights, dashcams,...
Continue ReadingBattery on a motherboard – Choosing the right one
All motherboards are equipped with a CMOS battery. In the past, it was necessary to maintain the operation of the CMOS memory, which was responsible for storing BIOS data and other parameters of a personal computer. Previously, BIOS settings were stored in CMOS memory which was powered...
Continue Reading1200V High-Current Half-Bridge using FAN73912
The project presented here is designed for high-voltage and high-speed driving for MOSFETS and IGBTs that operate up to +1200V. The project consists of a FAN73912 gate driver chip and 2 x IGBTs, DC bus capacitors, current sense resistor for current feedback etc. The advanced input...
Continue ReadingHigh Current Half-Bridge with Over Current & Voltage Feedback for Step Down DC-DC Converter
This project enables the user to create a high current DC-DC converter. The project consists of a high current inductor, high current low voltage 2 x MOSFETs, half-bridge driver LT1158 chip, voltage feedback using onboard R9 and R10 resistor dividers, shunt resistor for overcurrent...
Continue ReadingDC2412-UPSP2 – DC/DC Supply with UPS function is Open Frame 60W / 16-32VDC / 12VDC / 5A / 480F Supercaps
Uninterruptible 12VDC power supply! Powerful DC UPS module with maintenance-free Supercaps and wide-range input 16… 32VDC The robust DC2412-UPSDP2 is a maintenance-free 12VDC emergency power supply in open frame design. To protect against voltage fluctuations, flicker, voltage drops...
Continue ReadingHigh Current Half-Bridge with Over Current Shutdown
The project presented here is a versatile high voltage Half-Bridge with Over-Current Shutdown. The project is built using LT1158 IC from Analog Devices. It is suited for many applications as listed below. A single input pin on the LT1158 synchronously controls two N-channel power...
Continue Reading3V to 5V DC Output Step-Up DC-DC Converter using MAX668
The project presented here is a powerful constant-frequency, pulse-width modulating (PWM), current-mode step-up DC-DC switching regulator efficiently producing 5V from input voltages between 3V to 5V. The project can be used in a portable device that works with a battery. The module...
Continue ReadingEnergous partners with Syntiant for Wireless Charging of Always-on Edge AI Processors
Wireless power network provider, Energous Corporation, has revealed its association with Syntiant, to develop Energous’ WattUp wireless power network technology with Syntiant’s Neural Decision Processors (NDPs) for edge artificial intelligence deployments across a wide range of...
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