The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

The harnessing of electricity has played a pivotal role in human history and has exponentially expedited our growth as a species. Since becoming a household commodity in the late 19th century, ...

If you work with electronic-based products, than you are likely familiar with alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC), and the differences between the two. Lesser known about these two ...

As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or ...

Rectifiers and ac-dc power supplies employ large bulk capacitors. During power-up, these capacitors require a large amount of current to charge up, resulting in a large inrush current. This inrush ...

Have you ever wondered about the electricity that courses through your car? Do you suspect that there's a captive bolt of lightning held in a magic jar? Of course you don't. You're not a Neanderthal.

Two new current sources from Keithley provide assistance with low current measurements. When you need an AC current source, you often must build one and drive it with a voltage source. Keithley's ...

Power relays are specifically designed to handle either AC or DC. It’s important to know the fundamental differences between them before building them into a system. Introduction to AC and DC Power ...

The ACSN100-AE-F AC current switch has a fixed setpoint of 0.5 A and monitors current up to 100 A. The normally open solid-state switch output rated for 120 VAC/DC, 0.15 A and has a small size, making ...

Specifically designed with technology that reduces both in-band and out-of-band noise floors, the MeasureReady TM 155 provides a combined AC/DC current and voltage source that can be used in a wide ...

Learn how to create both AC and DC wind generators in this comprehensive guide! This video demonstrates the step-by-step ...