For the PDF version of this article, click here. Power electronic system designers know about natural convection, which starts with the simple statement: Hot air rises. For example, a power ...

Observations on nodal and loop analysis that can save a fair amount of scribbling of equations when using Kirchhoff's laws. In a previous Idea for Design, Anshi Chen outlined a method for analyzing ...

Bearing maker SKF has established a central library on its network to store engineering calculations for reference and general use. The library is built on MathCAD calculation software from Mathsoft ...

Excel has several tools for solving complex equations like those that often arise in circuit design. In this blog, I will deal with the simplest, called “Goal Seek.” The very basis of Excel is that ...

Digital prototyping has become an essential tool to speed design cycles. It lets designers replace expensive hardware prototypes with virtual models to predict system behavior, providing insight into ...