Nature

Constant output characteristics and design methodology of double side LC compensated capacitive power transfer

Capacitive power transfer (CPT) has been verified to be capable of transferring a power level as high as inductive power transfer (IPT) recently, and has its own merits. It is a well complement of IPT ...
Nature

Phase-shift engineered triboelectric nanogenerators for constant-voltage output and efficient energy harvesting

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have emerged as a promising technology for harvesting ambient mechanical energy, their practical deployment has been strongly underpinned by their excellent ...
EDN

High Efficiency Constant Current Buck Converter for LED Lighting

This is a design idea of high efficiency constant current buck converter for LED lighting using LinkSwitch-TN. It operates in an input voltage ranging from 108 VAC to132 VAC and delivers an output of ...
EDN

Driving LEDs with Constant Current Source

The LED driver automatically adjusts the output voltage to keep the output current constant and therefore the light output constant. This works with a single LED or with a chain of string of LEDs ...
Electronic Design

5 A Constant-Current, Constant-Voltage Converter with Internal PWM Generator

The LT3954, a DC/DC converter designed to operate as a constant-current source and constant-voltage regulator with an internal 5A switch, is now available from Linear Technology. The device’s internal ...
Electronic Design

Regulator IC Maintains Constant Output Voltage Despite Momentary Input Voltage Dropout

An IC with a buck regulator, boost regulator, and a linear charger combine to seamlessly maintain a constant VOUT even if VIN drops out for a short time. The IC can aid solid state drives that ...