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Bench Talk for Design Engineers

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Bench Talk for Design Engineers | The Official Blog of Mouser Electronics


Robert HuntleyRobert Huntley is an HND-qualified engineer and technical writer. Drawing on his background in telecommunications, navigation systems, and embedded applications engineering, he writes a variety of technical and practical articles on behalf of Mouser Electronics.


Using Wave Power as a Renewable Energy Source
On September 12, 2024 in All, General, Power by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Wave power is an energy method that harnesses the kinetic energy of ocean waves to produce electricity that could complement solar and wind energy sources. Explore the realm of wave power as a renewable energy source that offers a sustainable alternative to traditional energy methods.
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Tagged With: corpower ocean, environmental impact of wave power, kinetic energy conversion, ocean energy, oscillating water columns, overtopping turbines, renewable energy, renewable energy technology, sustainable energy, wave energy converters, wave power
HMIs Change How We Interact With Vehicles
On August 28, 2020 in All, Automotive, Wireless by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Look at any modern car, and you’ll find a sleek HMI for controlling the car’s many functions. Touchscreens have dominated automotive HMIs, but there are concerns that touchscreens distract the driver, so alternatives such as voice recognition and in-air haptics are gathering momentum.
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Tagged With: adas, buttons, force detection, hmi, human machine interface, infotainment, iso26262, lcd, pcap, proximity sensing, speech recognition, touchscreen, ui, ux, voice commands, voice recognition
Increased Power Delivery Takes PoE into New Markets
On March 4, 2020 in All, Power by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Looking to incorporate Power over Ethernet into your next design? Learn the specifics behind the new 802.3bt 90W power sourcing and power delivery standard and how the standard has evolved to answer the power requirement needs of today’s smart building applications.
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Tagged With: 802.3, 802.3at, 802.3bt, Dual-signature, Endpoint PSE, IEEE 802.3af, Microchip Technology, Midspan PSE, PD, Power over Ethernet, PSE, Single-signature
Accurate Fuel Gauging Through State-of-Charge Measurement
On December 4, 2019 in All, Power by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Determining a battery’s state-of-charge using voltage alone is not an accurate method. By combining the open-circuit voltage, current flow, operating temperature, battery age, and discharge rate into a single algorithm, the Maxim MAX1730x series delivers a highly accurate fuel gauge for your product.
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Tagged With: Battery life, Fuel gauge, MAX17301, MAX17303, MAX1730x, MAX17311, MAX17313, Maxim Integrated, ModelGauge, Protection, SHA-256 authentication, State of charge, State-of-charge
Solving BLDC Controller Design Challenges with the Qorvo PAC5556
On November 26, 2019 in All, Industrial, Motor Control, Power by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Brushless DC motors have become a popular choice for use in a wide range of consumer and industrial appliances. Building a controller for a BLDC requires several key functions, all of which are combined in the single-package Qorvo PAC5556 Power Application Controller® (PAC™).
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Tagged With: BLDC, Brushless motor, Field-oriented control, Power application controller, Qorvo, Sensorless BLDC controller
Why SiC Devices Are Ideal for Level 3 EV Charging Applications
On September 24, 2019 in All, Power, Wide Bandgap by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Charging an EV can be a lengthy process, however, Level 3 “fast” DC charging techniques promise much faster charging capabilities that reduce charging times to minutes instead of hours. This efficiency relies on high-speed power conversion, for which new wide-bandgap technologies are well suited.
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Tagged With: Electric vehicle chargers, EV charging, High efficiency EV charging, J1227, Level 3 chargers, ON Semiconductor, SiC, Silicon carbide, WBG, Wide bandgap
Achieving a Single Higher Voltage from a Dual-Output DC/DC Converter
On September 10, 2019 in All, Power by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
As applications use more sophisticated devices, the demand for more complex supply voltages increases. One viable approach to meeting the requirement for a higher voltage rail includes the use of a dual-output DC/DC converter. This blog explains how to integrate this type of converter into your designs.
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Tagged With: CCG Series, DBA, Distributed Bus Architecture, Dual-Output DC/DC Converter, IBA, Intermediate Bus Architecture, Isolated DC/DC Converter, TDK Lambda
Selecting a No-Opto Flyback DC/DC Converter for Space-Constrained Designs
On August 29, 2019 in All, Power by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Traditionally, isolated DC/DC flyback converters used an optocoupler or a third transformer winding for line regulation. This led to design complexity, increased cost, and the need for more PCB space. Simplify your design with a no-opto flyback converter IC to regain PCB space and lower your BOM cost.
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Tagged With: Buck/Boost Converter, Coilcraft, DC/DC Converter, Flyback Converter IC, Flyback Transformer, Low-Power DC/DC, MAX17687, MAX17690, Maxim, MAXREFDES1226, No Optocoupler Flyback, No-Opto Flyback Converter, YA9280-AL
Avoiding Connector Reflections in mmWave Applications
On August 15, 2019 in All, Connectors by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Connecting the parts of a mmWave system requires careful attention. As the frequency increases, so does the risk for disruptive reflections to impact efficiency, as with traditional compression-type solderless connectors. Learn how a new solderless PCB connector exhibits minimal reflections up to 67GHz.
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Tagged With: 5G, 5G infrastructure equipment, Amphenol SV, Beamforming, Lite Touch, Low VSWR mmWave connectors, Massive MIMO antenna, mmWave, PCB edge connectors
Speeding Machine Vision Development and Deployment
On July 24, 2019 in All, Dev Tools, Industrial, IoT by Robert Huntley
Robert Huntley
Machine vision is a fundamental part of many industrial manufacturing and process automation implementations. FPGAs are ideally suited to the task of image and video processing, and the Microsemi/Microchip PolarFire FPGA Video and Imaging Kit is an ideal platform on which to base your next design.
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Tagged With: Computer vision, FPGA, IIoT, Industrial applications, Industrial automation, IoT, Machine vision, Microchip, Microsemi, PolarFire , Video processing

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