Electronic Design

Surface-Mount X-, Y-Capacitors First to Carry AEC-Q200 Rating

These X- and Y-capacitors in surface-mount housings, built to suppress EMI, reduce cost and simplify production.
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What is the Rice Purity Test? How it works and what your score means

For many students and young adults, hearing about the Rice Purity Test can be a bit confusing. You might have seen friends ...
Smithsonian Magazine

From Crushed Sugar Cubes to Exploded Ceramics, This Universal Law Predicts How Most Objects Will Shatter

A new equation calculates how many fragments of each size will be produced when an object breaks. The principle could help ...
IEEE

Impact Study of Commutation and Diode Open Circuits on the Excitation Capacity of WRSGs Based on a System-Level Semiphysical Crosslinking Test

Abstract: Wound-rotor synchronous generators (WRSGs) are the main structures used in aircraft power systems. As a key component of WRSGs for realizing brushless commutation, rotary rectifiers (RRs) ...
CNET

How to Spot a Worn-Out Surge Protector Before It Explodes

Surge protectors have been documented to start house fires when they wear out. Here's how long they last and why your weather ...
IEEE

Switched-Capacitor-Based DC–AC Boosting Circuit: Synthesis and Operation

Abstract: The novel inverter topologies are often intriguing and ignite interest in knowing the rationale behind their circuit synthesis, which is usually not detailed. This article provides a step-by ...