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Alternative calculation method will improve thermal analysis of LEDs May 17, 2013
Up until now, thermal analysis of white LEDs has been an imperfect science. Too often LED lamp and luminaire manufacturers ...
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An overview of ZigBee's Smart Energy Profile 2.0 standard
May 16, 2013
Srinath Balaraman and Anil Khanna of Mentor Graphics provide an overview of the Smart Energy Profile 2.0 (SEP), an emerging ...
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Growth Drivers for LED Lighting
May 13, 2013
In General lighting as well as in automotive lighting and many other market segments, LEDs are becoming increasingly popular ...
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Improving peak current-mode control
May 10, 2013
Terry Allinder of Texas Instruments focuses on a novel method to improve the performance of peak current-mode control. ...
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Not all LED drivers provide 'clean' light
May 06, 2013
LED drivers with a poor power factor reflect harmonics back to the mains. As the power consumption of "high-power" ...
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Power Tip 59: Save check-out time with a good power supply layout
May 02, 2013
Robert Kollman of Texas Instruments explains how to save check-out time with a good power supply layout.
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Active balancing solutions for series-connected batteries
April 30, 2013
Large, high voltage rechargeable battery systems are now common sources of power in applications ranging from electric vehicles ...
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20-V, 2.5-A synchronous monolithic buck with current and temperature monitoring
April 29, 2013
Keith Bassett, Design Engineering Section Leader, Linear Technology Corp. explains how a synchronous, monolithic step-down ...
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Back to Basics: Thermal management for power supplies
April 23, 2013
Arun Ananthampalayam of CUI examines the pathways for heat transfer and how power supply designs have evolved to enable effective ...
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Increased functional safety is a 'Must Have' in networked embedded designs
April 22, 2013
Tim Morin of Microsemi Corporation examines how to increase functional safety in networked embedded designs.
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