Vector Network Analyzers of Rohde&Schwarz family are able to measure magnitude and phase of complex S-parameters of a device under test (DUT) in the frequency domain. By means of the inverse Fourier transform the measurement results can be transformed to the time domain. Thus, the impulse or step response of the DUT...
Published: Sep 23, 2019
All electronic devices contain capacitive or inductive components that can cause a disproportionately high current while switching on the device.
From an FPGA to a drilling machine, virtually every component or device requires an inrush current that by far exceeds the normal operating current. To properly design the...
Published: Sep 23, 2020
Your sump pump is your home’s first line of defense against flooding. Without battery backup during a power outage, your sump pump will stop working and your home will be placed at risk.
For anyone with a little mechanical aptitude, a DIY system consisting of an inverter/charger and one or more batteries...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Choosing the right electromechanical switch involves many considerations. Panel size, terminal type, actuator style, illumination and contact material are just a few. However these decisions are irrelevant if design engineers do not take switch reliability into account. ...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
In recent years tin-copper based solders with a variety of elemental additives have emerged which improve the overall properties and performance of tin-copper solders.
This paper is a summary of the experience at a medium sized assembler in achieving the customer driven mandate to go lead-free and the maintenance...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Reducing energy consumption and improving efficiency are targeted outcomes for most power electronics applications, especially in motor control drives, uninterruptible and switch-mode power supplies, and in industrial uses such as welding.
One company developing innovative transducer-based solutions for these challenges...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Servomotors are an integral part of today's automation industry, but traditional circular connections prohibit the miniaturization of such motors due to connector size and the need to isolate power from signal lines.
ITT, Electronic Components has developed innovative technology in the CMX connector series...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Lithium-ion batteries, like other battery types, are subject to a process of wear and tear during charging and discharging due to chemical changes.
Without battery balancing, the weakest cell in a multicell battery always determines the capacity of the entire system. However, since individual cells age differently,...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
The PFE1100-12-054NA is a 1U form factor, 54 mm wide power supply capable of 1100 watts at high line and de-rates in a low line condition.
This is an AC to DC power-factor-corrected (PFC) power supply that converts standard AC mains power into a main output of 12 VDC for powering intermediate bus architectures,...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronic manufacture service (EMS) providers try to manage and maintain a supply chain with minimal excess and obsolete (E/O) inventory. Whether the OEM uses EMS providers for turnkey services or consigns the inventory with them, one or both parties end up dealing with...
Published: Jul 26, 2018
Though they seem like minor components on a smartphone, automotive dashboard or other consumer electronic device, tactile switches have the ability to influence perceptions of quality. True or not, a bad switch equals a bad device in the minds of many consumers.
So selecting the right switch really can be crucial...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Tyco Electronics has developed and produced power connectors using alternative manufacturing technologies while other connector manufacturers continue to produce products with traditional screw machined contacts.
This paper will present some of the benefits offered from a stamped & formed power contact design....
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Fiber-optic circular connectors optimize data transmission from the field to the control level. As the required data volumes and transmission speeds increase with the automation level, copper-based data cabling has its limits. New M12 Optic connectors meet the requirements of complex automation processes. Based on...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
The design of AC/DC power supplies is inevitably evolutionary, rather than revolutionary. It develops largely as a result of gradual improvements in semiconductors and passive component technologies and materials. Invariably, power supply design objectives involve not only meeting basic input and output specifications...
Published: Jul 23, 2018