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How This Small Part Makes Electricity Flow the Right Way

Electricity doesn’t just flow freely in every direction—it needs control. That control comes from a tiny but powerful ...
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Diodes Explained: One-Way Current Flow in Circuits

This video explains how diodes function as directional components in electronic circuits. Diodes allow current to flow in ...
IEEE

Wireless energy transmission using electrically small antennas

Abstract: This paper presents a concept for rectifying low ambient radiation sources to supply autonomous measurement systems such as microsystems. In addition to an analytic computation and nonlinear ...
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Alternators: How They Work, Why They Fail, and How To Test Them

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. The alternator is a device that keeps your car’s electrical system running once the engine is on. It’s essentially ...
IEEE

Current Doubler Rectifier Using Center-Tapped Transformer for Low-Conduction Losses

Abstract: Current doubler rectifiers (CDRs) are commonly used in applications requiring low output voltages and high-output currents. However, the inductor current flows through a large number of ...
EDN

Si diode rectifiers feature low QRR

The H-Series family of Si diode rectifiers target power supply manufacturers and high-performance systems. The 600-V PFC rectifiers have a reverse-recovery charge (QRR) from 5.9 to 9.8 nC at 25°C and ...