Coupled with the emergence of high-brightness (HB) LEDs, the availability of ICs designed specifically for maximizing solar array output has brought increased attention to solar-powered street lighting.

A look at linear regulators using current-source reference, such as Linear Technology’s LT3081, which offer adjustable output voltage over a wide range.

Charging options including TI’s bq25100 single-cell Li-ion charger for charging wearable devices while keeping space limitations in mind.

Discuss how the functionality of LDO offers a simple yet powerful alternative to complex devices for voltage regulation and power management.

Low voltage step-down regulation and conversion are achieved via a variety of methods. Switching regulators operate with high efficiency over a wide range of voltages but require both magnetic components and capacitors for operation.

LED-driver manufacturers incorporate power-factor correction as well as primary-side regulation to lower cost and flyback topology to simplify the design.

Investigate the benefits of synchronous voltage regulation when used in applications such as commercial modules.

Switching DC/DC converters are popular for voltage regulation in portable designs because they are flexible and efficient.

This article looks at how the telecommunication system power infrastructure has developed over the years based on technical advances in the industry and some possible solutions to present day distributed power architectures.

Driver requirement for LED arrays vary widely with overall design criteria. So too will your choice of driver topologies.

In a world where glamorous portable devices such as smartphones and tablet computers dominate the headlines, it easy to forget that most consumer electronic products draw power from the mains supply.

The portable and embedded product spaces have moved on from simpler days where the entire system infrastructure was based on 12 V analog sensors and 5 V logic levels.

A review of pulse frequency modulation (PFM) and its’ use to improve switching DC/DC regulator efficiency at low loads.

Increasingly stringent regulatory requirements may force LED lighting designers to reconsider design topology and operating mode decisions.

This article will look at the cost-effective and efficient powering of GaN LEDs for several different applications.

Pressure mounts with every new generation of electronic systems to convert utility power and deliver it to the load with maximum efficiency, density and speed.

The use of low-dropout regulators, also known as LDOs, is common in many applications because they provide a simple and inexpensive way to regulate an output voltage that must be stepped down from a higher input voltage.

In certain energy-harvesting applications and operating conditions, transducers such as piezoelectric devices can produce high output voltages well above typical operating levels.

Engineers have numerous choices when it comes to creating designs for solar-powered battery chargers.

Using a redundant power bus such as N+1 architecture for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) applications helps to increase reliability and cost-effectiveness.