A diode may look small, but it plays a crucial role in controlling how electricity flows. This video explains how diodes ...

A diode is a device that allows current to flow in one direction but not in the other. This ability makes diodes useful in many applications, including converting AC to DC, regulating voltages, and ...

I provided some engineering assistance a couple years ago for a company designing photo-voltaic array (PVA) based power inverters. These are sometimes referred to as micro-inverters since they are ...

Frederik Dostal explains the rise of the ideal diode and how it can be used to develop more robust power systems.

Series troubleshooting: Bypass diodes fail regularly, either because they do not have a high enough power rating or because they are overloaded due to nearby lightning strikes. With the following ...

Dhananjay Gadre] happened across a useful little trick the other day. Take any old 1N4148 or 1N914 glass-package signal diode and wire it up right, and you’ve got yourself a nifty little IR ...

Data diodes are a humble-looking piece of tech, but they are much more important than their appearance might convey. Slowly but surely, they’re becoming an indispensable part of high-security networks ...