No one likes to be in the dark during a storm. Those who live in cities may not experience frequent power outages, but many ...

In view of this, this paper presents a symmetrical half-bridge circuit which utilizes the dc-link capacitors to absorb the ripple power, and the only additional components are a pair of switches and a ...

Most people have a phone charger plugged in next to their bed, which they never bother to switch off at the wall - but is ...

Abstract: A power management integrated circuit for an energy autonomous device is presented. It is based on a configurable 2:1 switched capacitor converter that is capable of delivering a maximum ...

Whether a flood or a few drops of water, a wet outlet is never a good thing, but it's not the end of the world if you know ...

Although modern chargers are generally very safe and should be drawing minimal standby power, consider unplugging them anyway ...