EDN

Measure humidity with an RH bridge and digitally-programmable capacitor

An AC bridge circuit can be used to measure the unknown capacitance of a sensor, such as a relative humidity (RH) sensor. Some RH sensors have a transfer function of capacitance vs %RH. Usually the ...
EDN

Full-wave Bridge Rectifier with Capacitor Filter

Calculate the peak-to-peak ripple voltage Vpp of the full-wave bridge rectifier with capacitor filter circuit and generate the output waveform. Then, to determine the peak-to-peak ripple voltage Vpp ...
Electronic Design

Selecting Filter Capacitors for Three Phase Bridge Rectifiers

Almost all off line switching power supplies over several kilowatts of output power use a three phase bridge rectifier. Typically, it comprises a six diode bridge and a DC bus filter capacitor. A ...
Elektronik Net

GaN-on-Si Half-Bridge for 600 V Embedded Into a PCB

Researchers at the Fraunhofer IAF have integrated their monolithically integrated GaN power ICs using PCB embedding technology as a half bridge circuit, including gate and DC-link capacitors. By this ...
Drexel University

Addressing the Elephant in the Circuit — Finally, a Shrinkable Alternative for Capacitors

One of the last remaining unshrinkable obstacles blocking the progress of fully integrated, wearable technology is the clunky component that absorbs and disburses stray electricity and converts ...