Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Remote Control and Signaling Circuits, Class 2

Courtesy of www.MikeHolt.com. Based on the 2020 NEC. Class 2 circuits are limited to voltage and current values that don’t (usually) present a shock or fire hazard. The power supply for a Class 2 ...
ISA

Equipment Design: Advantages of NEC Class 2 Power Distribution Devices

A new type of device provides designers of automated installations for North America with performance, cost, and safety benefits. Industrial machinery and equipment system designs typically rely on ...
EDN

Using Power Factor Correction in Circuits

Power factor correction uses parallel connected capacitors to oppose the effects of inductive elements and reduce the phase shift between the voltage and current. Power factor correction is a ...
Electronic Design

Make the Switch from Discrete to Integrated Load Switches, Ideal Diodes, and eFuses

How to replace MOSFETs with load switches, and the impact of on-resistance. Swapping out diodes with ideal diodes, and the use of ideal-diode controllers. Why replacing fuses and resettable fuses with ...
Electronic Design

TVS Clamping in Hot-Swap Circuits

Power systems dedicated to next-generation high-performance blade servers, datacenters, storage and communication infrastructure systems are a group that “feels the need--the need for speed!” ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Remote Control and Signaling Circuits, Class 1

Courtesy of www.MikeHolt.com. Based on the 2020 NEC. Article 725 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) covers remote-control, signaling, and power-limited circuits that are not integral to a device or ...