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Preventing dangerous short circuits in lithium batteries: The surprising growth of destructive dendrites in electrolytes

Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising technologies for energy storage. They offer significantly more energy in ...
pv magazine Australia

Outdoor testing identifies factors contributing to perovskite solar cell degradation

Tests conducted by a research team in outdoor environments in Spain and Poland have demonstrated a strong correlation between ...
Electronic Design

Protecting Flybacks Against Short Circuits

For the PDF version of this article, including diagrams and/or equations, click here. In any off-line flyback converter design, it is possible that the output ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Short-Circuit Ruggedness In SiC MOSFETs

Trench-based silicon carbide power MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors) represent a dramatic improvement in the Figure of Merit (FOM) values of power conversion switching ...
Hackaday

circuit behavior

Multimeters are indispensable tools when working on electronics. It’s almost impossible to build any but the most basic of circuits without one to test and troubleshoot potential issues, and they make ...
The Boston Globe

Short circuit at fault in dragging death of Red Line passenger last year, NTSB finds

Federal investigators on Tuesday said a short circuit was to blame for the failure of a safety system designed to prevent a Red Line train from accelerating and dragging a passenger to his death last ...
Hackaday

Your Multimeter Might Be Lying To You

Multimeters are indispensable tools when working on electronics. It’s almost impossible to build any but the most basic of circuits without one to test and troubleshoot potential issues, and they make ...