Thermoelectric Heat Pump for Laser Diodes Stabilization

Usually, semiconductor laser diodes are operated from current drives. Unfortunately, The output power is strongly dependent on the device temperature – a rise of 15° causes a fall in optical power of (typically) 17% for a given current. Using a feedback loop and monitor the output beam intensity using photodiode is one method to stabilizing the operating condition. Not an […]

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DC Motor Control System Block Diagram

A schematic arrangement for a two quadrant controller is shown on figure below. This figure show us the outer speed control loop and the inner current control loop. The tachogenerator derive the speed feedback signal, although alternatively an approximation to the motor speed can be derived by feeding back a signal proportional to the motor voltage, (AVF). For servo applications, […]

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SCR And Triac Triggering Circuit With A Positive Power Supply

The control-circuit output current has to be amplified when the gate current required to trigger the device is higher than the control-circuit output current capability. For example, A lot of MCUs feature output pins with a current capability around 30 mA today. With IGT, they can switch Triacs safely up to 15 to 20 mA. Below are two solution if […]

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Overvoltage Protected Compressor Control

We can control medium power load, such as AC motors in home appliances, using ACST12 devices. Because of it’s thermal and turn off commutation performances, this device is able to drive an inductive load up to 12 A with no turn if additional snubber. High thermal performances in static and transient modes such as the compressor inrush current or high […]

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High Side Current Sensing for High Side Switching

Sometimes, there are unexpected solenoid and excessive corrosion occurs on current sense circuit. Corrosive effects can be occurred because of the differential voltage between the ground and the load. To reduce that possibility, the shunt and the switch are placed on the high side. When switch is off, the battery is removed from the load, it will avoid damage from […]

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