The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

You can't live without your smart phone charger. I understand that. However, the charger needs a DC supply. DC stands for Direct Current (this means that you can't say "DC Current" - that would be ...

If you work with electronic-based products, than you are likely familiar with alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC), and the differences between the two. Lesser known about these two ...

There are two main types of electrical current that flow through your home: Alternating and direct. The vast majority of devices around you are powered by alternating current. By allowing electrons to ...

AC and DC current are to EVs what petrol and diesel are to traditional combustion-powered cars. You can think of them as ...

As car shoppers weigh the pros and cons of electric vehicles (EVs), charging speed plays an important factor in their buying decisions. How long it takes to charge an EV can significantly impact a ...

Two new current sources from Keithley provide assistance with low current measurements. When you need an AC current source, you often must build one and drive it with a voltage source. Keithley's ...

An electric current can be induced in in a coil of wire by moving a magnet in and out of the coil. AC generators are used in the generation of electricity and in their simplest form consist of a coil ...