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Arduino Hacks

Here’s something fun from [Chad Kapper] over on HackMakeMod: Escape Room Lockbox with the Cheap Yellow Display. You may have heard of the “cheap yellow display” (CYD), so-called due to the board’s ...
IEEE

Circle Search Algorithm-Based Super Twisting Sliding Mode Control for MPPT of Different Commercial PV Modules

Abstract: The efficiency of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems can be improved using a suitable maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control. Many MPPT techniques have been developed. However, ...
IEEE

A Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface With Type Detection and Variable-Duty-Cycle-Based MPPT for Periodic and Shock Vibrations

Abstract: This article presents a novel multi-mode energy harvesting (EH) interface system designed to optimize EH in dynamic mechanical environments, such as periodic and shock vibrations. The system ...