Jorge Marcos Acevedo

Many electronic-control systems have digital outputs that use transistors. One method of improving the security in these outputs is to use an oscillating signal to represent a logic-high state instead of a fixed voltage level (Figure 1). This type of signal, a dynamic...

PN-junction diodes often have a dropout voltage of approximately 1.2V for silicon power diodes. That voltage drop causes power diodes to dissipate considerable power, resulting in a loss of efficiency in a power supply. In a photovoltaic panel with 120W of power and 24V nominal...