Around the world, over 200 countries use Alternating current (AC) power as a convenient power source for many electronics. However, the power around the world is not the same in each location, ...

TDK has announced the release of the TDK‑Lambda TPS4500 series of industrial AC‑DC power supplies, offering a rated output of ...

Introduced as the industry’s smallest dual ac and dual dc power input modules, the Dual AC and Dual DC modules are designed for use in IEEE 1101.10/11-compliant systems. Both modules are hot swappable ...

The convergence of information technology (IT) equipment and telecommunications networks has brought about the need to power equipment with a variety of input requirements. Designers of today's ...

High power LED lighting is harder than it looks. Power, dimming, control, and communication collide in one design.

The AZ Series AC input line of stored data network drivers from Oriental Motor now includes the EtherNet/IP communications protocol. They can be used with AC input AZ Series mtors. It is easy to ...

Making a dc voltage from an ac source means you will have to rectify the ac voltage to get a dc bus. One difference compared to a dc-dc converter is that you can use a linear power supply with an ac ...

As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or ...

Today, 80% of all input/output (I/O) devices in automation applications are supplied with 24VDC power. The second most popular voltage is 120VAC, which is used on 15% of all I/Os. Over the past decade ...