In applications where the readout boards are remotely located, a voltage output current sense amplifier such as the ON Semiconductor NCS21xR series can be converted to a precision current output. The ...

Linear regulators use an internal transistor to control the output voltage. That transistor needs some headroom—you can’t get 5-V output with a 5.01-V input. That headroom is also called dropout.

When managing high-current subsystems within EVs and HEVs, shunts offer several structural advantages over magnetic-based Hall effect sensors: Linear Response: Shunts use a direct, ohmic measurement ...

Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8705, a very high efficiency (up to 98%) synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated ...

Power supply manufacturers sometimes hear from customers with unfortunate dilemmas, such as, “I need to operate the power supply outside its rated voltage range.” Or, “What happens if I exceed my ...

In my previous article on photovoltaic (PV) systems (“The Highs and Lows of Photovoltaic System Calculations” in the July 2012 issue), I went through methods to calculate the changes in voltage due to ...