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Latest Articles Buck-Boost Converters Enable Flexible Energy-Harvesting Designs By Stephen Evanczuk, Electronic Products 6/12/2013 For energy-harvesting applications with highly variable energy sources, engineers can find themselves dealing with output voltages that can range higher or lower than levels needed to charge a typical energy storage cell. More... |
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Understanding the Benefits of Using ZigBee® for Wireless Lighting Control Contributed by Publitek European Editors 6/11/2013 The market for lighting control devices in commercial buildings is forecast to double from 2010 to 2017, when IMS Research projects annual shipments will have reached 61.6 million devices. Reducing energy consumption in order to meet increasingly rigorous energy legislation is one of the biggest drivers for this growth. More... |
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Control for Advanced Motion Contributed by Publitek European Editors 6/12/2013 This article will provide an overview of control strategies for AC motors that satisfies the demand for greater accuracy and energy efficiency. Products discussed will include DSPs and digital signal controllers made by Analog Devices (Blackfin), Freescale Semiconductor (56F800), Microchip Technology (DSPIC33FJ) and Texas Instruments (C28x). More... |
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New and Notable Parts and Technologies at APEC 2013 By Paul O’Shea, Electronic Products 6/11/2013 The Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), the best known event in power electronics, was held in the Long Beach, CA, Convention Center from March 17 to 21, 2013. APEC 2013 continued its long-standing tradition of addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics engineer. More... |
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Military Applications Are Driving Advances in Sensor Technology By Carolyn Mathas, Electronic Products 6/13/2013 According to a recent research report from the Freedonia Group,¹ U.S. sales of sensors are forecast to climb at a 6.1 percent annual rate through 2016 to $14.9 billion. The study forecasts that chemical property sensors and proximity and positioning sensors will post the fastest growth. More... |
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Getting Started With NFC Contributed by Publitek European Editors 6/13/2013 Near-Field Communication (NFC) is an evolution of radio frequency identification (RFID) tag technology that allows objects to respond to the tap of a mobile device. Although the tags are being used for making payments from a wireless bank card or a mobile phone, there are many more applications. More... |
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