The internal combustion engine is found in traditional cars as the main traction element disappears and is replaced by new solutions, with electric motor and batteries at the center of the scene. This ...

Motors differ from other types of loads in one important way: The motor needs much more current to start than to run. This temporary, but significant, inrush current is what complicates motor circuit ...

Using a multi-shunt-based current-monitoring circuit with a 50-MHz op amp delivers an overcurrent detection response time of ...

In Part 1, we saw why we must separate overload protection from fault and short circuit protection for motor circuits. But correctly sizing these different devices can be confusing. And if you follow ...

Electrical components, like motors close motorA device which spins when current flows through it. Motors are used in fans, food processors and many other devices. and lamps close lampA component which ...

Genius ideas usually are so simple you start to wonder after seeing them: Why did no one think about this before? This is precisely what we felt after seeing what Infinitum Electric has created: a ...

Note: This specialization requires purchase of a hardware kit in order to apply your knowledge and skill with real world tools. The hardware will be used to complete the lab exercises across the four ...

Have you ever had a trailer’s electric brake or lighting systems not operate properly and weren’t sure where the problem originated? It could be the result of an electronic brake controller, ...

Kristen P. D’Elia is in the Departments of Otolaryngology and of Neuroscience and Physiology, Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA. In ...