How Much Platinum Is Inside A Car's Catalytic Converter?
Car owners sometimes find, to their dismay, that their catalytic converters have been stolen because of the platinum inside.
IEEE15d
High Step-Up DC-DC Converter With Low Switch Voltage Stress, Continuous Input Current, and ZVS Operation
Abstract: This article introduces a new fully soft switched ultra-high step-up quadratic converter. The proposed converter benefits from several advanced features including high voltage gain at low ...
IEEE23d
Fully Soft-Switched High Voltage Gain Quasi-Z-source Converter With Continuous Input Current and Low Switch Voltage Stress
Abstract: In this article, a unique high voltage gain converter based on the quasi-Z-source structure is introduced. By integrating the basic structure and a new auxiliary circuit comprising the ...
Components In Electronics Online29d
High-efficiency bi-directional DC-DC converters for e-mobility applications
The following are said to make it stand out: According to Relec, this converter proves that high-performance doesn’t need to mean high complexity. Its plug-and-play design means you don’t have to be a ...
Electropages1mon
High voltage compact size step-down DC-DC converter released
Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has launched a new product in its step-down DC-DC converter lineup – the XC9704/XC9705 series. The series is a high-voltage-tolerant, space-saving, low-power-consumption ...
Los Angeles Times1mon
Catalytic converter thief shouted ‘No!’ before accomplice shot Johnny Wactor, police say
When Johnny Wactor found three people in masks trying to steal the catalytic converter from his Toyota ... assaulting police and leading them on a high-speed chase 11 days after Wactor was killed.
Frontiers1mon
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation in healthy respiratory physicians: a non-randomized study
Background: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) are commonly used for respiratory support. This study aims to first establish whether to use HFNC or NIV based on comfort ...
pv magazine International1y
Optical photovoltaic converters for power transmission systems
Scientists from the University of Jaén and the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain have conducted research to identify the most suitable semiconductor materials for high-power optical ...
For Construction Pros19y
Digging Into High-flow Skid Loaders
The term high-flow encompasses a wide category of skid loaders with varying flows and pressures. Flows range from 26 to 40 gpm and pressures range from 3,000 to 5,000 psi. The flow in the ...