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  • How topology selection can help improve reliability in industrial AC/DC power supplies

    Salil
    Salil
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: UCC24612, UCC28064A, UCC256301

    Increasing power-supply reliability is all about reducing thermal, voltage and current stress on power components, which are mostly a function of the input voltage and power required. Still...

    • Feb 14, 2019
  • Going beyond traditional SpO2 measurement with multiwavelength optical measurements

    Sanjay Pithadia
    Sanjay Pithadia
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: AFE4420, CC2640R2F

    Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a popular optical technology for heart rate monitors (HRMs) and peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurements. It is simple and convenient because it requires...

    • Feb 12, 2019
  • Anything but discrete: How to simplify 48-V to 60-V DC-fed three-phase inverter design

    Kristen
    Kristen
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: INA240, DRV8350Imagine that you’re designing the next power stage of a servo, computer numerical control (CNC) or robotics application. In this instance, the power stage is a low-voltage DC-fed three-phase inverte...
    • Feb 1, 2019
  • Advantages of using nonisolated DC/DC power buck modules in DAQ applications

    Akshay Mehta
    Akshay Mehta
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: LMZM33602, LMZM33603, LMZM23600, LMZM23601

    (Note: Sreenivasa Kallikuppa co-authored this blog post.)

    In a previous post, “Enhancing DAQ performance for grid protection, control and monitoring equipment using DC/DC power...

    • Jan 15, 2019
  • Enhancing DAQ performance for grid protection, control and monitoring equipment using DC/DC power modules

    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa
    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: LMZM33603

    (Note: Akshay Mehta co-authored this blog post.)

    In my previous blog posts on improving data acquisition (DAQ) performance for grid protection, control and monitoring equipment, I discussed the need for interfacing...

    • Dec 11, 2018
  • Using smart relay drivers for smart meters, part 2

    Harmeet Singh
    Harmeet Singh
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: DRV8848, MSP430FR2111, DRV8800, DRV8801

    In part 1 of this series, my colleague Shreenidhi Patil discussed the two most popular types of latching relays used in smart meters: a single-coil relay and a dual-coil relay. In this...

    • Dec 10, 2018
  • Covering wide analog input measurement for grid protection and control using 24-bit delta-sigma ADCs

    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa
    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: ADS131A04, AMC1301

    In my two previous blog posts on improving data acquisition (DAQ) for grid protection and control, I discussed the need for interfacing multiple analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) to a single processo...

    • Dec 4, 2018
  • Using smart relay drivers for smart meters, part 1

    Shreenidhi Patil
    Shreenidhi Patil
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: DRV8800


    Utilities deploy an estimated 100 million smart electricity meters around the world annually. The ability to monitor live power consumption and remotely provide or disconnect electric service to customers is a foundational...

    • Dec 3, 2018
  • An open-and-shut case, part 2: advantages of inductive-based case tamper detection in smart meters

    Mekre Mesganaw
    Mekre Mesganaw
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: LDC0851, MSP430F67791A

    In the first installment of this series, I discussed some of the limitations of mechanical tamper detection for smart meters and introduced a new inductive-based implementation using the LDC0851. In...

    • Nov 29, 2018
  • Bringing the next evolution of machine learning to the edge

    Mark Nadeski
    Mark Nadeski
    Even if you’re not very familiar with deep learning, you’ve probably heard about it and how it can, among other things, help automate the driving experience, increase manufacturing efficiency and change the consumer shopping experience. ...
    • Nov 27, 2018
  • An open-and-shut case, part 1: limitations of mechanical case tamper detection in smart meters

    Mekre Mesganaw
    Mekre Mesganaw
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: LDC0851

    To increase system efficiency and reduce revenue loss, utility providers must either prevent or detect when customers are stealing services. A common way to steal service is to tamper with the meters used for billing...

    • Nov 15, 2018
  • Adding imagination to your next-generation appliances

    Yuan Tao
    Yuan Tao
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: MSP430FR2522, LP5569

    Every day we interact with human machine interfaces (HMIs). Some of these interactions are obvious, like when you touch the home screen on your smartphone or tablet, but the most common context for HMI...

    • Nov 12, 2018
  • Leveraging the 60-GHz RF band for intelligent industrial mmWave sensing

    Artem Aginskiy
    Artem Aginskiy

    Industrial designers are eager to use millimeter-wave (mmWave) sensors, given their ability to accurately sense the range, velocity and angle of objects in a scene. As cities, buildings and factories have become more intelligent, they need to have more...

    • Nov 7, 2018
  • Industry 4.0 spelled backward makes no sense – and neither does the fact that you haven’t heard of TI’s newest processor yet

    Eddie Esparza
    Eddie Esparza
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: PROFIBUSThe new, highly integrated Sitara™ AM6x processor family provides industrial-grade reliability and features quad and dual Arm® Cortex®-A53 core variants that are built to meet the rapidly evolving ...
    • Oct 30, 2018
  • Designing a magnetically immune polyphase smart meter, part 3: comparing isolated shunt sensing architectures

    Mekre Mesganaw
    Mekre Mesganaw
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: AMC1210

    In part 1 of this three-part series, I discussed the isolated shunt sensing building blocks, and in part 2, I presented an overview of two different shunt sensing architectures. In this installment, I will compare...

    • Oct 29, 2018
  • Achieving the programmable power supply function in USB PD applications

    David Ji
    David Ji
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: LMV431, TPL0102-100

    As smartphones continue to get smarter and larger, battery capacitance is also increasing. Being able to quickly charge a battery is a crucial aspect to consider in power delivery. The rise in popularity...

    • Oct 22, 2018
  • Designing a magnetically immune polyphase smart meter, part 2: an overview of isolated shunt sensing architectures

    Mekre Mesganaw
    Mekre Mesganaw
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: MSP430I2041, ISO7731, MSP430F67641A, AMC1210, AMC1106M05

    In the first installment of this three-part series on preventing magnetic tampering in smart polyphase e-meters, I discussed the building blocks for isolated shunt...

    • Oct 18, 2018
  • Taking the lead on solar-panel safety with available hardware and software tools specifically for rapid shutdown

    Brian Fortman
    Brian Fortman
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: AFE030

    Did you know that TI is one of the first semiconductor companies to offer designs for the rapid shutdown of solar power systems in the event of a fire or electrical hazard?

    In 2017, National Electrical Code (NEC) 2017...

    • Oct 17, 2018
  • Experience seamless shopping thanks to electronic shelf labels

    Giovanni Campanella
    Giovanni Campanella

    This post was updated May 2019

    It takes a couple of weeks to completely re-price everything in a store by hand with new paper tags. Not only is this time-consuming, but it is costly and hard on the environment due to the enormous amount of required paper...

    • Oct 10, 2018
  • Improving sensor DAQ performance using the PRU-ICSS for grid protection and control

    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa
    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: ADS8688

    As utility companies shift focus towards improving the quality and efficiency of power systems, they are transitioning from a conventional grid to a smarter grid. This transition entails adding more sensors and communication...

    • Oct 9, 2018
  • Cutting the cord can have a real impact: Learn how C2000 MCUs meet KNOWMAX Technology’s unique needs for wireless power transfer (WPT)

    ChrisClearman
    ChrisClearman

    Figure 1

    Wireless power transfer (WPT) is the transmission of power without wires, usually to recharge batteries. Although Nikola Tesla pioneered the concept of WPT and ushered in the wireless communication age, it was really the latest generation of smartphones...

    • Oct 4, 2018
  • Designing a magnetically immune polyphase smart meter, part 1: isolated shunt sensing building blocks

    Mekre Mesganaw
    Mekre Mesganaw
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: MSP430I2041, AMC1106M05, MSP430F67641A, AMC1210, ISO7731

    To minimize revenue loss, it is imperative that utility providers harden their systems against someone trying to steal electricity. Since electricity meters are both...

    • Oct 4, 2018
  • Interfacing multiple ADCs to a single processor for grid protection and control

    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa
    Kallikuppa Sreenivasa

    As energy demand and consumption increase globally and the push for greener energy strengthens, utility companies are changing their strategies. Instead of increasing power generation, they are increasing the efficiency of power transmission and distribution...

    • Sep 13, 2018
  • Functional safety for industrial motor drives

    Sam G. Sabapathy
    Sam G. Sabapathy

    Updated 9/23/2020

    Industrial functional safety relies on a system functioning correctly in response to its inputs. The system should be able to detect potentially dangerous faults and deploy safety mechanisms to prevent or minimize the impact of a hazardous...

    • Sep 7, 2018
  • Get smarter about ‘zero’ standby power in your next appliance design

    Yuan Tao
    Yuan Tao
    Other Parts Discussed in Post: UCC28730, UCC24650

    Some appliances, especially those plugged into AC power, continue to draw electricity even after you have ostensibly shut them down. In fact, 5-15 percent of the energy consumed by a home is from appliance...

    • Aug 27, 2018
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