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October 2023 Issue: Power & Energy Efficiency Handbook

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:52:55 +0000

Engineering a green mindset and sustainable future Growing up in the pre-2000s era with a power electronics engineer for a father, my family’s first introduction to power and energy efficiency efforts was primarily analog. The word “vampire” was associated with a TV show called Dark Shadows; it had nothing to do with standby power back…

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August 2023 Issue: Automotive & Transportation Electronics

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:58:47 +0000

In this issue Smarter, safer, cheaper: how Ethernet will enable the car of the future The implementation of Ethernet as a universal standard throughout the automotive industry can optimize vehicle performance by reducing the number of electronic control units (ECUs) and associated wiring, thus enabling a smarter, cheaper, and safer future car. Zonal E/E will…

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June 2023 Issue: Test & Measurement Handbook

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:10:04 +0000

Test goes beyond the bench Many, if not most, design engineers use bench test equipment — oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers, function generators, and so on. Test doesn’t, however, end at your bench; it goes onto the production floor. In production, test is about making sure that the manufacturing process operates within tolerances. That is, if…

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May 2023 Issue: 5G, Wireless, & Wireline Communications Handbook

Tue, 16 May 2023 20:42:53 +0000

Bigger name, same technical content Welcome to EE World’s 5G, Wireless, and Wired Communications Handbook. What’s this? A longer name compared to 2021 and 2022? In truth, we at EE World have for years covered many forms of electrical communications. It’s time the handbook name better describes what we do. 5G is much more than…

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April 2023 Issue: Internet of Things Handbook

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:35:29 +0000

The Origami of the Internet of Things Perhaps you see the connection between origami and the IoT right away. It only occurred to me while watching a documentary the other night, opening my mind further to the symbiotic relationship between art and science. The film “Between the Folds, The Science of Art, The Art of…

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February 2023 Special Edition: Power Electronic Handbook

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:26:53 +0000

In this issue: Extended Power Range GaN-based USB-C adapters and chargers deliver increased performance An innovative, highly integrated combo controller for the joint control of the PFC and the hybrid flyback stage. How to control dc microgrids Microgrids are a great way to power locations where grid connections are unreliable, though it can be tricky…

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October 2022 Issue: Power & Energy Efficiency Handbook

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:04:37 +0000

Goodbye To Used EV Sales? There were some interesting developments at the recent and aptly named Battery Show near Detroit for those who follow battery technology. One in particular came from the Michigan-based Our Next Energy (ONE). The fi rm released details about a 240- Ah prismatic cell battery it has designed and which is…

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August 2022 Special Edition: EE World Autonomous & Connected Vehicle Handbook

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:24:37 +0000

Next EV Anxiety: Cold Weather If you wandered around the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual trade show earlier this year, you would have seen a number of ideas aimed at cutting power consumption in electric vehicles. One development in that category was from a company called BetterFrost. It devised a more energy efficient windshield defroster.…

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June 2022 Special Edition: Test & Measurement Handbook

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:54:09 +0000

A frequency you can count on There are few constants in life, but what few there are might include death, taxes, and a U.S. grid frequency that doesn’t vary by more than ±0.5 Hz. However, the certainty of the grid frequency is coming into question, thanks to the rising percentage of renewable energy sources that…

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May 2022 Special Edition: 5G Handbook

Mon, 09 May 2022 20:22:13 +0000

5G IN 2022: AN ENGINEER’S PERSPECTIVE Welcome to EE World’s 2022 5G Handbook. We gathered a new collection of articles, some 15 in total that appear in the electronic version. The articles in this year’s handbook look at 5G across hardware and software. If you’re an IoT device designer that needs to connect to a…

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