You use an active-load test circuit to ensure that a power supply for a microprocessor or for other digital loads supplies 100A transient currents. This active load can provide a dc load for a power ...

Testing a Li-ion battery charger using its natural load (i.e., a battery) is time consuming because the charging process can take an hour or more. The test time varies widely, depending on whether you ...

Semiconductor memory, card readers, microprocessors, disk drives, piezoelectric devices, and digital systems create transient loads that voltage regulators must service. Ideally, regulator output ...

So you have power circuit breakers at your facility, and they seem to be just fine, sitting there quietly doing their job. What you may not realize is that even though your circuit breakers are ...

To understand a series circuit, visualize it. You can do that by making a drawing. Just draw a box, to start with. This box represents your circuit. Notice there is only one path: the perimeter of the ...

Low-frequency signals appearing on the power lines—so what? The level is low relative to the primary power for an AC-powered device. And DC-powered systems are designed to function with wide variance ...

Load testing is a crucial aspect in deciding whether an application is ready for prime time. Do the groundwork before load testing your next project to get the most out of the effort. You can execute ...