The controllers support Linear's own LTPoE++ technology which expands the power budget to four different power levels (38.7W, 52.7W, 70W and 90W)
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Smart meters: the public is confused
The Government has asked the public about smart meters, and found that it is generally positive, but needs help in understanding the subject. For example, the survey indicates that ...
Passive solar tracking follows the sun
Like sun flowers following the sun, US researchers claim to have a passive solar tracking system for concentrator solar power generators. Concentrator systems use curved mirrors or lenses...
Don’t design a power supply, buy one
Here are 10 reasons why doing your own power supply design may not be the right choice, writes Don Knowles vice-president of engineering at Californian power supply manufacturer N2Power
Samsung selects RF Micro Devices PA for 4G Galaxy
RFMD said it expects to supply the majority of the 3G and 4G power amplifiers in Samsung’s highest volume smartphones this calendar year
How to use digital control to manage power rails
With processors requiring several voltage rails, resulting in line cards with dozens of rail voltages. The challenge is to optimise hardware use so that overall power consumption is kept under control
Dialog shows power control for Freescale i.MX 6
The Dialog device powers the i.MX 6 series system-on-chip and system peripherals on the NOVPEK i.MX6Q/D reference board, co-developed with Freescale partner NovTech
Energy harvesting design explored
Everyone’s talking about energy harvesting – but what exactly is it? asks Ingo Seehagen a field application engineer at Avnet Memec
60V chip converts regulators into solar chargers
Linear Technology has introduced a 60V power controller and power manager "that converts virtually any externally compensated DC/DC power supply into a full-featured battery charger," said the firm. Called LTC4000-1, it operates across 3 to ...
Maxim adds AES encryption to secure smart grids
The supplier has introduced a tamper-reactive cryptographic-node controller with two hardware Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) engines for more secure encryption