Articles - Supply

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  1. Dafydd Roche Miro Oljaca
    Modern day recording and broadcast is a mixed bag for today's audio engineers when it comes to input signal chains. Microphone electronic technology really hasn't changed that much over the last 50 years. The concept is mostly based around ...
    Nov 12, 2024
  2. Duane Benson
    Dr. Goodenough received a Nobel Prize at the age of 97 for his contributions to making the Lithium-ion battery a reality. Figure 1. Dr. John B. Goodenough with a Li-ion battery. In 2019, at the age of 97, Dr. John B. Goodenough became the oldest ...
    Nov 4, 2024
  1. Alexander Bell
    The concept of using supercapacitors (also known as ultracapacitors, supercaps, etc.), and replacing the batteries in portable micropower applications ( Ref. 1 ) is gaining momentum. In fact, it has become one of the more noticeable technical ...
    Oct 31, 2024
  2. Joe Neubauer
    Supply Maxim MAX4165 MAX5400 MAX6138
    With the addition of a few inexpensive miniature components, the hard-wired, voltage-controlled current source of yesterday becomes a software-programmable voltage-controlled current source (Figure 1). A digital potentiometer, IC 1 in conjunction ...
    Sep 3, 2024
  3. Bill Schweber
    Designers charged with creating precision analog front ends and signal chains know that the performance of the voltage reference whether a discrete standalone device or one that’s embedded in a component such as the analog-to-digital ...
    Aug 27, 2024
  4. Barry L. Dorr
    Sometimes it’s necessary to drive a resistive load such as an incandescent bulb or heating element from a DC voltage that’s higher than the nominal load voltage. An example would be driving a 6.3-V, Type 47 bulb from an 18-V DC power ...
    Aug 15, 2024
  5. Francesc Casanellas
    In switch-mode power converters, peak current control is very popular because of its inherent current limitation and ease of control. However, if the duty cycle is higher than 50%, there is an instability problem. Some background: The up-slope of ...
    Jul 29, 2024
  6. Hesam Moshiri
    Electronic designers must be aware of the ideal charging method, as it increases the battery’s lifetime and enhances its performance. Nowadays Lithium-ion/Lithium-polymer are used extensively in portable electronic devices that are frequently ...
    Jun 18, 2024
  7. Cabe Atwell
    The high-efficiency switching power supply has become a staple ingredient in many of today’s electronic systems. What is its origins and how has it evolved over the decades? Switched-mode power supplies are found in electronics all around us. ...
    Jun 4, 2024
  8. Stephen Woodward
    A generally accepted fact about relays and solenoids is that after they’re driven into the actuated state, only half as much coil voltage and therefore only one fourth as much coil power, are required to reliably sustain it. Consequently, any ...
    May 30, 2024