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Aliments frais dans l'espace : la NASA se tourne vers les LED

Grâce à l'éclairage LED, la NASA a trouvé un moyen de rendre la nourriture dans l'espace plus savoureuse.

Comment l'université du Minnesota et DigiKey ont rapidement conçu des respirateurs pour les cas de COVID-19

Voici comment l'université du Minnesota et DigiKey Electronics ont collaboré pour rapidement commercialiser à grande échelle un respirateur utilisable pour les patients atteints du COVID-19.

Concevoir une alimentation pour environnements difficiles avec les modules d'alimentation PFH500 de TDK-Lambda Date de publication : 2020-03-19

Les modules d'alimentation PFH500 de TDK-Lambda répondent aux critères de conception industrielle pour les environnements difficiles.

IO-Link : principes de base et utilisation pour permettre l'IoT industriel Date de publication : 2020-01-15

Comprendre et appliquer IO-Link pour déployer des capteurs et des actionneurs intelligents, et communiquer avec eux efficacement et à moindre coût dans une application IIoT.

Comprendre les compromis liés à la conception d'un drone avant d'ajouter des capteurs Date de publication : 2019-11-19

L'ajout de capteurs à des drones nécessite un équilibre subtil entre consommation énergétique, fonctionnalités et coûts. Voici quelques options adaptées.

Intelligence artificielle dans les systèmes de gestion de l'alimentation : quel plan B ? Date de publication : 2019-10-17

La recherche de point de puissance maximale (MPPT), la surveillance de capteurs à distance et un transistor GaN dans un point de charge (PoL) d'alimentation.

Power Modules and Devices to Support Intermediate Bus Architecture Designs Date de publication : 2012-05-01

Almost three decades ago, the "brick" DC/DC converter power module was developed, which eventually led to the distributed power architecture (DPA) becoming the de facto standard for point of load (POL) designs.

An Engineers Guide to Power Inverters for Solar Energy Harvesting Date de publication : 2012-04-04

Home energy systems based on renewable sources, such as solar and wind power, are becoming more popular among consumers and will gain increasing support from governmental bodies.

Flow Sensors Calculating Volumetric Flow and Mass Flow Date de publication : 2012-03-29

Flow sensors are used to measure flow velocity, volumetric flow rate, or mass flow of a liquid or gas. Mass flow for gases is specified in units of standard liters per minute (slm) or standard cubic centimeters per minute (sccm).

Distributed Power Architecture DPA Choices Using Power Modules Date de publication : 2012-03-06

What once was a straightforward act of transforming an AC waveform into a DC source to power downstream devices is now greatly affected and driven by the power grid to maximize its available power.

AC/DC Power Module Line Filtering Date de publication : 2012-01-17

Powerline filters protect expensive circuitry from potentially damaging power surges, as well as protecting the AC line from excessive noise conducted back into it from a noisy power converter.

Challenges and Solutions to Powering DSPs ASICs and FPGAs Using Power Modules Date de publication : 2012-01-10

Modular, high-density POL (point-of-load) power DC/DC converters have some excellent advantages over other power management architectures.

Conducted and Radiated Emissions Reduction Techniques for Power Modules Date de publication : 2011-12-27

DC/DC converters are a great high-frequency noise source. Designers must take careful steps to minimize and contain this noise near and around the converter to keep it from affecting other system components or the AC mains.

Optimal Power Management Techniques in Energy Harvesting Designs Date de publication : 2011-11-30

Battery size constraints in energy harvesting systems necessitate creativity and innovation in order to maximize efficiency of the power source.

LowCost Ambient Light Sensor ALS Solutions Using Analog Output Devices Date de publication : 2011-11-10

Ambient light sensor (ALS) products are quickly becoming one of the most effective solutions for power management and display quality enhancement in electronic products and systems.

Focus on Power Module Margining and Pre-Bias Startup Features Date de publication : 2011-10-18

As newer applications and systems tend to have multiple voltages to power DSPs, µCs, FPGAs, and ASICs, modern power supply designs must be able to control how and when these voltages ramp to their final values after the power switch is activated.

Humidity Sensors and Signal Conditioning Choices Date de publication : 2011-10-13

Relative humidity (RH) is defined as the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor (in a gaseous mixture of air and water vapor) to the saturated vapor pressure of water at a given temperature.

Proper Use of Thermal Derating Curves for Power Modules Date de publication : 2011-10-04

Designers using modular power converters for their systems know how critical a thermal derating curve is to the success of their design.

RTDs, PTCs, and NTCs: How to Effectively Decipher This Alphabet Soup of Temperature Sensors Date de publication : 2011-09-14

Need a temperature sensor for your next application? You'll first need to sort through the three-letter acronyms before arriving at any BOMs.

Environmental Sensor Solutions: Gas Detection Date de publication : 2011-09-08

A gas detection sensor’s function is to measure the concentration of gases. These devices have different methods to convert the gas detection element’s output to voltage.