I think the biggest problem is that there is no long term plan. Engrs in their last 5 yrs. before retirement should be working with under 50 aged engrs to groom them. When one retires, another w/ 15 or more years left should pick up the mentor role.
But today's corporations are so "this...
First jobs cannot offer you intense development activity because you are too new & raw. Also, design/development is difficult with only a BS. The BS degree is a great degree for sure. It is the biggest & toughest step. But the BS is pretty much all about basics & requirements. Applying...
I don't encourage or discourage anyone to choose engineering. I encourage all to pursue the field in line with their aptitudes, and discourage all from entering a field simply because it's what they want, or the pay is good.
Every field requires certain innate abilities that most people don't...
Your child should pursue the subject they are talented in. It's all about aptitude. I've lost EE jobs, but not for long. I always get hired quickly. I stay at a job for a long time, but with today's economy, even a good worker can get hit.
But the good ones bounce back. The ones always...
It's hard to say. Engineering graduation rates are higher in India and other countries. I overhear people here in the US saying that they discourage their young from majoring in engineering because their job can be offshored. But that is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If US students avoid engr...
<quote> Funny the article failed to mention the IEEE's complicity in the fabled 'engineer shortage', which has apparently evaporated overnight.The IEEE, and its analogs, are not really organizations for engineers; their mission has more to do with ensuring an oversupply of engineers, so as to...
To "cksh", you seem to have the BEEE degree mixed up with the BSEET degree.
The "2+2" curriculum is for the BSEET degree. The BEEE is a 4-4.5 year curriculum. Then an MS is the next step w/o the need for any make-up courses.
A BEEE is slightly stronger than a BSEE, but the difference is...
It was a very good curriculum then, & I understand that it still is. Only now there is no MS program, so you'll have to go elsewhere for the masters degree. But the basic education is great.
Claude
I went to YSU for the BEEE & MSEE.
The BEEE is a little more course work than a BSEE. In the 70's, it was about 12-15 hrs. of more courses, when the quarter schedule was in place. On the trimester system, it would be 8-10 additional hours. So, the BEEE is slightly stronger than the BSEE, but...
Gold is used in producing semiconductors. Diamonds are useful for cutting due to their extreme hardness. Gold, diamonds, and other precious metals, such as silver, and gems, such as sapphires, have practical use in industry.
In semiconductors, gold doping can reduce minority carrier lifetime...
No problem. I'm glad we agree and that your closed loop tests affirm the correct RHPZ frequency value of (R*(1-D)^2)/L, for the boost topology. We did go off on a tangent but covered some interesting stuff.
This stuff is good to go over and review. None of us really know as much as we think...
Hysteretic mode does not use an error amp. It is a "bang-bang" type of controller. It does not have an oscillator, and it runs at variable frequency. The lack of error amp & servo loop means that no freq comp is needed. It is simple, and stability is never a concern because it is always...
Off the cuff here is my abbreviated answer. I don't have enough time to do an exhaustive analysis. With a boost cvtr in CCM driving LED lamps, the output is a constant current driver. The cap across the LEDs is sometimes not used. But during the on time, the inductor is disconnected from the...
It sounds like you're using the 28C43 family of current mode control IC. The 1.0 volt shut off is a maximum value intended for fault conditions. During normal operation, the PWM is turned off when the sensed current signal Is, attains the value of the control signal Vc. At the start of the...
An added slope equal to the inductor current downward slope is excessive, which overdamps the system. With a duty factor of 0.69, the optimum added ramp slope is around 0.75 of the inductor current downslope. Visit the Ray Ridley site, "Switching Power Magazine" and download his app notes. He...
