Shyam Tiwari EDN Using ac-line power sources and batteries for remote humidity sensors is undesirable because these sources can be troublesome if you mount them in inaccessible points, such as smokestacks, cold-storage chambers, or darkrooms, where ...

Moshe Gerstanhaber EDN The multivibrator is a common circuit that consists of an amplifier with both positive and negative feedback (Figure 1a). When the output is positive, the positive input terminal equals ½V+, and the voltage at the ...

Stephen Woodward EDN TEC (thermoelectric-cooler) temperature-control systems often have limited stability. The causes of these limitations are the thermal properties of the system, not the performance of the control electronics. Real-world ...

Stephen Woodward EDN Most engineers know about the solid-state refrigerators called Peltier devices or, more commonly, TECs (thermoelectric coolers) and how they can actively cool temperature-sensitive electronic components, such as optical ...

Robert M. Hanrahan Electronic Design With digital semiconductor technology driving system power supplies to lower voltages for higher performance and lower system power, sensitive analog sensor circuits face a growing problem. Much of the inherent ...

Alan Erzinger EDN Most object-sensing systemshave problems detecting the presence of an object. The system in Figure 1 uses an oscillator to ease detection problems and allow sorting. The oscillator reduces power dissipation in the photodiode by ...

T A Babu EDN This flasher/beacon circuit can be employed as a distress signal on highways, a direction pointer for parking lots, hospitals, and hotels, etc. The circuit uses a power LED, and provides more light than a typical incandescent lamp ...