Convenience lighting for passengers during entry and exit is a standard feature on all modern passenger cars. The typical method of operation is to power the lighting system when a door is open, via a ...

Supplying a constant current to a variable, low-resistance load, such as a thermoelectric cooler, can be a very inefficient endeavor when using the linear approach. Even powering the linear current ...

This product is featured in EDN's Hot 100 products of 2016. See all 100 here. Power supply designers are well familiar with current mode control in a power supply architectural design. Some of the ...

At first glance, [RobBest]’s constant current source looks old school. The box is somewhat old-fashioned, featuring switches and binding posts. Most importantly, there’s a large analog meter ...

Is it possible to design an unconditionally stable linear voltage regulator? In fact, many believe that most regulator ICs are unconditionally stable. The answer is both simple and complex, if it is ...

One of the most versatile tools on anyone’s work bench, at least as far as electrical projects are concerned, is a power supply. Often we build our own, but after we’ve cobbled together some banana ...