Each week, the editor of Planet Analog finds items of interest and then features them in two sections, entitled “Also of Interest” and “Elementals”. Each cites items from publications outside the Planet Analog and EETimes portfolios. And we also have an archive of recent weekly Planet Analog Newsletters, as pdf files; see the list at the very bottom.
“Also of Interest” and “Elementals” is an extension of our belief that engineers are interested in on-going tutorial on obviously relevant topics, as well as the serendipity of exploring topics which are not directly related to their jobs, but which will broaden their knowledge and sometimes spurs innovative and creative approaches. The first box highlights items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights basic and tutorial electronic-engineering material. Among the publications we check are IEEE Spectrum , Machine Design , Design News , Laser Focus World , EDN , Electronic Design , NASA Tech Briefs , Microwave Journal , RF & Microwaves , and Physics Today , plus others.
Consider these items as “online-only” extras, and worth a look. (Please note: there are also links to the previous weeks' editions, below this week’s items.)
Also of Interest:
- Engineers can use self-clinching fasteners on stainless-steel panels and parts, but first they must address some important issues:
“How to Use Self-Clinching Fasteners on Stainless Steel,”
Machine Design , January 13, 2011 - Readers plan to use solar cells to replace batteries or ac power sources in their products:
“Engineers See Future for Small Solar Applications,”
Design News , January 2011 - The MVC is a DC-DC converter in the primary network infrastructure that receives a medium-voltage power input from the shore-based power feed equipment (PFE) via the telecom cable, typically at 1-10 KVDC, and provides down-conversion to one or more lower-voltage outputs, typically 300-600 VDC:
“Development and Test of a Medium-Voltage Converter for Ocean Observatories,”
Defense Tech Briefs , February 2011 - An appreciation of the manufacturing challenges inherent in biomedical optics can help instrument designers take best advantage of the resulting tradeoffs:
“Life sciences can challenge optics manufacturers,”
Laser Focus World , December 2010
Elementals:
- A design method to achieve unequal power division at the output ports of a two-way resistive power divider:
“Generalized Resistive Power Divider Design,”
High Frequency Electronics , December 2010 - Introduction to a UHF RFID antenna realized with a dipole matched to a coplanar stripline and inductively coupled with a small rectangular loop:
“UHF RFID Printed Dipole Antenna with CPS Matching and Inductively Coupled Feed,”
Microwave Journal , January 2011 - This quasi-self-complementary antenna employs a coplanar-wave-guide feed to achieve extremely wide bandwidth of 2.3 to 14.5 GHz in the tiny dimensions needed for portable wireless applications:
“Tiny Antenna Arms UWB Applications,”
Microwaves & RF , December 2010 - Careful selection of key components and the use of straightforward multiplication schemes can be applied to the design of a low-noise frequency synthesizer for Ku-band signals to 20 GHz:
“Design A Stable 14-To-20-GHz Source,”
Microwaves & RF , December 2010
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