Today in power electronics, the folks over at Texas Instruments have put together a video covering low-dropout (LDO) linear regulators. For a hacker, power is pretty fundamental, so it behooves us ...

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This resource provides clear explanations of how switching regulators work and how voltage boosting is achieved efficiently ...

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Discover the key numbers behind electric vehicles in this detailed guide. From battery capacity and voltage systems to AC and DC charging speeds, learn how EV technology really works. This part breaks ...

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is not rocket science, but it’s not plug-and-play magic either. This short primer walks through the basics with a few practical nudges for those curious to try it out. It’s a ...

The humble inventions that power our modern world wouldn’t have been possible without decades of support for early-stage research. In December 1947, three physicists at Bell Telephone ...

The power distribution industry is undergoing a revolutionary transformation driven by smart technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitalization, and ...

Facing blowback from customers over their rising power bills, Georgia Power has reached a deal with the Public Service Commission’s public interest staff to keep its current base electricity rates in ...

Bash scripting is often seen as a convenient tool for automating repetitive tasks, managing simple file operations, or orchestrating basic system utilities. But beneath its surface lies a trove of ...

Is high-voltage DC (HVDC) the future of power distribution in data centers? If so, power-supply designers will have to work through a lot of challenges to make it a reality. The evolution of power ...

Understanding power factor (PF) is important because it gives us a clear understanding of the efficiency of an electrical system. Put simply, it’s the ratio of true power and apparent power, which ...