IEEE PES PLAIN TALK courses for the power industry professional will help you to understand technical aspects of the electric power industry, even if you do not have an engineering background. You ...

Power factor correction (PFC) is among the most sought features that clients look for in choosing power supplies since it plays a huge role in the over-all efficiency of the device. This document ...

Rationalizing an investment in a facility's infrastructure can be a difficult prospect for any plant engineer or technician, often requiring extensive justification. Investments that are deemed ...

Anyone who has an interest in cars knows that truly incredible amounts of power can be extracted from just about any engine by modifying it with exotic high-performance racing components, precision ...

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is not rocket science, but it’s not plug-and-play magic either. This short primer walks through the basics with a few practical nudges for those curious to try it out. It’s a ...

Understanding power factor (PF) is important because it gives us a clear understanding of the efficiency of an electrical system. Put simply, it’s the ratio of true power and apparent power, which ...

It seems so simple at first: Buy a car, bolt on some goodies, go fast. Yet for some reason, it often doesn't work that way. Either you can't decide where to spend your limited funds, or you actually ...

Among regulators, the simplest regulator circuit is for a low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator whose topology is shown in Fig. 1. As a linear voltage regulator, its ...

The Plain Talk courses at the 2022 IEEE PES T&D Conference for power industry professionals will provide a greater understanding of the technical aspects of the electric power industry, even if you do ...