Big enough to run laptops, speakers and outdoor projectors, these compact power stations go far beyond phone power banks — ...

TDK has announced the release of the TDK‑Lambda TPS4500 series of industrial AC‑DC power supplies, offering a rated output of ...

Around the world, over 200 countries use Alternating current (AC) power as a convenient power source for many electronics. However, the power around the world is not the same in each location, ...

High power LED lighting is harder than it looks. Power, dimming, control, and communication collide in one design.

Two new series of 4-pin, low AC input current optocouplers with phototransistor output are available from Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The VOS628A and VOS627A are offered in the compact SSOP-4 ...

Making a dc voltage from an ac source means you will have to rectify the ac voltage to get a dc bus. One difference compared to a dc-dc converter is that you can use a linear power supply with an ac ...

Today, 80% of all input/output (I/O) devices in automation applications are supplied with 24VDC power. The second most popular voltage is 120VAC, which is used on 15% of all I/Os. Over the past decade ...

As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or ...

Schemes of alternating current comparators with an adjustable switching threshold are presented, which allow using color-dynamic indication to control the above- and sub-threshold values of ...