What was a Japanese-only device has finally made it to the US shores. Sanyo's Eneloop Mobile Booster (aka, KBC-L2) battery supplies 5V 500mA of juice to a pair of simultaneously connected USB devices ...
Solenoids at turn-on draw currentthat is much higher than the currentneeded to keep the armature pulledin. Further, because of the power dissipatedin the coil, the solenoid’s temperaturewill rise, and ...
This reference design presents an automotive VFD power-supply controller used as a boost circuit that will maintain a constant voltage in the event when the battery is affected by cold temperatures.