Twelve volts was a big deal when domestic manufacturers adopted it in the '50s. Doubling their voltage from 6 made electrical systems comparatively efficient and the increased power ushered in a new ...

Figure 2: Power FET compact models are making the transition from a 2-terminal to a 3-terminal resistor model equivalent network to model the drain drift-region. The r3_cmc (henceforth known as ‘R3’) ...

There are a vast array of power supplies on the market, and the variety of resistor applications in those designs broaden the selection dramatically. So, for the purpose of this article, power ...

Bourns, Inc. launched its Riedon BRF Series Precision Power Foil Resistors by Bourns. Designed for high-energy pulse applications.

Part 1 of this series focuses on high-performance electronic loads for testing power supplies that have low output voltage and high current. It describes the necessity for special electronic loads, ...

Bourns, Inc. announced that it has increased its Riedon High Power Thick Film Resistors by Bourns with four new product ...

What is a pre-charge circuit and what role does it play? The fundamental elements of a pre-charge circuit. Some basic best practices and where to find more information. A common challenge in systems ...

MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (VSH) today introduced a new surface-mount Power Metal Strip ® current sense resistor that combines a high power rating up ...

To understand a series circuit, visualize it. You can do that by making a drawing. Just draw a box, to start with. This box represents your circuit. Notice there is only one path: the perimeter of the ...

Situation: You’re an IT person new to radio broadcast engineering and are given the keys to an AM transmitter site. The manager says to go out and get familiar with the equipment. The site reminds you ...

Figure 1: Comparison between conventional and PT-symmetry-based wireless power transfer schemes as the source–receiver resonant coupling rate κ varies as a function of transfer distance d. Figure 3: ...