It’s no surprise that many hardware hackers avoid working with AC, and frankly, we can’t blame them. The potential consequences of making a mistake when working with mains voltages are far greater ...

According to DataBeans, medical electronics constitute a small but profitable part of the industrial-semiconductor market. In 2005, medical electronics represented 8% of the $25.9 billion ...

an isolating transformer is exactly that, it isolates either side of the transformer through an air gap. the primary doesnt touch the secondary side. a RCD is a residual current device which detects a ...

Designing a closed-loop, controlled power supply or motor-control system presents two main challenges. First, the design requires sending feedback voltage or current information across an isolation ...