Crowbar circuits have long been the go-to safeguard against overvoltage conditions, prized for their simplicity and ...

There are several reasons why these electrical gremlins come to bite when your car ages. The wiring and insulation can fail due to age My car is mechanically sound, but I have persistent electrical ...

Relays can be tiny elements, yet they play vital functions in electrical systems. They operate circuits, guard equipment, and ...

The world’s energy demand is rising, and NREL’s ULIS power module could help meet it. Demand for energy worldwide is climbing rapidly, driven in part by power hungry data centers that support ...

Recently, [Edward Schmitz] wrote in to let us know about his Hackaday.io project: SigCore UC: An Open-Source Universal I/O ...

Resistors act like control valves for electricity, slowing down the flow of current to keep devices running safely. In this ...

Researchers have proposed a new way to control power factor correction circuits that could lead to sensorless power control.

Abstract: This article proposes an improved overvoltage suppression method for the initial charge of the dc capacitor in voltage source power converters. The proposed method makes multiple ...

The passenger vehicles segment will account for 61% of the market in 2025, powered by accelerated production of electric cars worldwide. As passenger EV models integrate advanced infotainment, thermal ...

This project provides firmware for an ESP32-based relay boards which you can find in great number at Aliexpress, Amazon or Botland. Alternatively, you can use this firmware if you want to contol any ...

H-bridge buck-boost ICs are widely used in applications requiring a constant voltage or current source even when the system battery drops to lower voltages. They make sense when a single-stage ...

Abstract: For phase-controlled vacuum breakers, the acting time of Permanent Magnetic Actuator (PMA) should be precise. Variation of capacitor voltage, jamming, temperature, etc. (called disturbance ...