Smart Grid

  • The easy-to-use HG3352 Home Gateway Reference Design is based on the Sitara™ AM3352 Cortex™-A8 ARM® processor and links home energy systems that use ZigBee to any Wi-Fi® router, so consumers can monitor or control their smart energy...
  • The MSP430F673x/F672x series is the first MSP430 SoC to target utility metering with a 24-bit Sigma-delta converter, industry's largest 320-segment LCD controller and battery backup system. Did we say industry's largest segmented LCD controller? Yes,...
  • Last week TI announced that the U.S. Green Building Council® (USGBC) has awarded its new assembly/test facility in the Clark Zone, Philippines a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, distinguishing the site as the...
  • It is no surprise that the birth of the semiconductor chip (IC) industry has boosted technology and manufacturing to a large extent in the photovoltaic (PV) industry. Both of them use single crystal silicon wafers (to a large extent for now in the PV...
  • Smart Energy Profile (SEP) 2.0 is an application profile in development that will be used by energy management devices supporting internet protocol (IP). SEP 2.0 is MAC and PHY agnostic so that device manufacturers can implement any MAC/PHY under an IP...
  • The LED Reference Design Cookbook has been updated with 13 new reference designs. The Cookbook contains 30 designs to provide engineers with a valuable tool to help solve their lighting design needs. Customers seeking the latest in innovative and affordable...
  • TI recently demonstrated a crockpot with an embedded Wi-Fi device ( CC3000 ) that lets you cook meatballs from anywhere . We can say that the Internet of Things (IoT) is really coming to fruition. However, other than being able to cook meatballs remotely...
  • The first decade of the 21st century saw the birth of the hybrid vehicle thanks to the jump in gas prices during 2008 and the resulting rush to buy every hybrid in stock – it was a lot like the excitement that occurs every time a new smart phone...
  • Soaring and fluctuating fossil fuel prices have become a reality reflecting our strong dependence on fossil fuels. Furthermore, the forecasted demand in energy is expected to double through 2030 and could outstrip supply, resulting in an anticipated...