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Motor control gets tangible attention at ESC, and an award
Bill Schweber
4/28/2010 11:50 AM EDT
Sophisticated embedded designs tackle motion control, and at relatively low cost
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Power packaging news is good news for designers
Bill Schweber
4/23/2010 11:29 AM EDT
Common, standardized MOSEFT packaging among various vendors is a win-win, mostly--but not necessarily
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Is the smart power strip a sign of "smart grid" things to come? (plus, an urelated blog correction)
Bill Schweber
4/17/2010 12:00 PM EDT
The smart grid promises so much, maybe too much, as this project indicates
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AC versus DC power distribution: the pendulum swings
Bill Schweber
4/10/2010 12:00 PM EDT
As technology changes and needs change, once-discarded approaches can become viable, again
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rosekcmr
This is referring to BIG power distribution; Megawatts up to 800kV extended over thousands of km. ...
ESC asks: is the smart grid a little too smart for your own good?
Bill Schweber
4/4/2010 11:47 PM EDT
The smart grid promises worthwhile energy savings as well as market opportunity for our industry, but it has some potential privacy and compulsive issues, as well.
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Work to Ride comma Ride to Work
Smart grid won't save energy. More efficient loads (and fewer of them) will save the most energy. ...
Why milliwatts count in kilowatt designs
Bill Schweber
3/27/2010 4:34 PM EDT
Despite the incongruity, "trivial" dissipation can impact much larger power issues
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Is this something for (almost) nothing?
Bill Schweber
3/20/2010 12:00 PM EDT
Engineering is all about tradeoffs and "no free lunch", but I think one thing comes pretty close
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Work to Ride comma Ride to Work
He's talking about good ol'fashioned transformers. Edited by: ESD editorial staff: SRambo on Apr 1, ...
Lidow gives switching devices a GaN boost
Bill Schweber
3/12/2010 10:21 AM EST
Look out, standard silicon MOSFETs: GaN is coming after you
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It's all about battery power--and also energy
Bill Schweber
2/25/2010 12:07 PM EST
Power and energy are related but distinct battery attributes
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Hang on to your hats, it's time for the APEC ride!
Bill Schweber
2/20/2010 6:52 PM EST
The big annual event is this week, let's see what the news there is
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