The AC/DC power supply, commonly referred to as an AC/DC converter, is a vital element in several electronic applications, including consumer electronics, industrial, robotics, medical, and military ...

Editor's Note: Here's another take on the transformerless AC line power supply, which finds use in some well-insulated, low-power devices. Our technical reviewer pointed out that C ac should be an ...

Frederik Dostal explains the rise of the ideal diode and how it can be used to develop more robust power systems.

The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

Acopian Technical Company has introduced the Low Profile 2 series of switching regulated power supplies designed for use in ...

You can't live without your smart phone charger. I understand that. However, the charger needs a DC supply. DC stands for Direct Current (this means that you can't say "DC Current" - that would be ...

For motor applications, engineers have several options at their disposal. Typically, engineers can choose between direct-current (DC) or alternating-current (AC) motors. Machine Design has covered the ...