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When Overvoltages Last a Long Time, Use Switching Surge Stoppers
Rather than use linear surge stoppers for overvoltage protection, opt for switching surge varieties, as the load will continue running even when surges last for a long time.
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A critical measure for all audio components is distortion, typically specified as total harmonic distortion (THD) or total harmonic distortion + noise (THD+N). THD is defined ...
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How exactly is the correct inductance value chosen? Frederik Dostal looks at the considerations and what happens when selecting a current ripple that’s too high or too low.
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Excessive current flow must be prevented so that the electrical circuit can be reliably protected.
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In this Idea for Design, a PIC16F886 is used to perform six different instrument functions, ranging from a voltmeter to a frequency counter.
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This design idea applies to ionizer machines that must have reliable testing of integrated circuits to ensure high-quality production.
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Voltage converters rarely offer an adjustable current limit. However, a high-side N-channel MOSFET static switch driver offers a possible solution to not only limiting current...
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Rather than implement a space-consuming controller FET solution to handle high currents, a monolithic PoL converter with internal FETs might be the right answer for your design...