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Zero Emissions Coal Plant
 Can a coal-fired power plant have zero emissions at a reasonable cost? Power Generation magazine says that Australia plans to find out with a project aimed at developing their first zero-emissions coal-fired power station. Key to the projects is successfully storing greenhouse gases underground in local coal and gas fields. What do other engineers think of this?
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Ride the Tide
 Wind and solar power come and go based on weather conditions, but tidal power is a renewable source that generates power at consistent and predictable rates. Power magazine says that is one of the reasons why Pacific Gas and Electric has agreed to undertake a comprehensive study of harnessing San Francisco Bay tides to generate power.
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Select the Correct Connector
 Connectors are a key component in any electrical or electronic system. This Electronics Engineer article shows you how to specify the right connector for your application based on factors such as how often the connection is unplugged, what type of energy is being transmitted through the connection, and the connector's operating environment. [A short registration is required.]
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Can USB Apply in Industrial Applications
 USB connection technology seems to offer a lot of pluses, including high data rates and the ability to hot swap. But USB was created for home and office applications, not industrial use. This Tech Note looks at key factors that should be considered when applying USB in harsh operating environments.
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Are You Using UL-Recognized Components?
End-product manufacturers that sell products in North America favor UL-Recognized components as a way to streamline their product's certification process and speed-to-market. UL Marks are readily accepted by: OEMs, retailers, consumers, and other U.S. and Canadian third-party certification organizations.
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Extech Instruments Corp.
Passive Component LCR Meter
Measures Capacitance and Inductance to 0.7% and Resistance to 0.5%
• Simultaneous 20,000/10,000 count display of the primary parameter (L, C, or R) with the secondary parameter of Q (quality), D (dissipation), or R (resistance)
• Test frequencies of 120 Hz and 1 kHz
• Set Hi/Lo limits using absolute values or percentage limits
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CWIEME Ltd.
Coil and Transformer Manufacturing
The largest gathering in the Americas of Coil & Transformer Manufacturing & Repair Equipment, Components and Materials — Chicago CWIEME 2008. You will see more manufacturers and supplies in three days than you would see all year. You can also educate yourself at the new walk-in, walk-out Inductica Conference.
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ACscout
AC Power Monitors
Monitoring power interruptions and fluctuations protects your valuable equipment and provides the data needed should there be a problem.
With more than 100 years combined experience building quality products, the team at ACScout™ produces quality AC power monitors which are affordable and easy to use.
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Apparel Tags Track Pipes
 When a pipe producer wanted to track inventory and verify loads, RIFD Update says the last place they thought to look for reliable and durable RFID tags was the apparel industry. But system integration firm Barcoding Inc. found that tags specifically designed for use on metal didn't work, yet flexible adhesive tags created for garment tracking did.
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A River Runs Through a Sensor Network
 Sensors magazine reports that IBM and the Beacon Institute are designing and implementing a sensor system to environmentally monitor all 315 miles of the Hudson River in New York State. Because the amount of data acquired will be so large, the project will need advanced data gathering and processing capabilities. What do other engineers think of this?
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Rigged Power Meters
The China Post reports arrests of a criminal ring that rigged power meters to aid textile businesses in cheating the Taiwan Power Company out of millions. Cheating power companies isn't new; what is important is to determine how the criminals altered the meters' internal electronic mechanisms. No ideas have surfaced as to the method. |
Power as an Art Form
 Pad-mounted electrical distribution transformer cabinets have always been a favorite target for graffiti, but The Coloradoan says that the Fort Collins Utilities and the city of Fort Collins have found a way to thwart taggers. Their innovative solution was to ask area artists to paint the cabinets. All six transformer cabinets have been graffiti free since they were painted.
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HVR Advanced Power Components, Inc.
Resistors for High Stress Applications!
Bring us your resistor problems! Our bulk resistor technology provides:
• Surge Energy
• High Voltage
• Non-Inductance
Our scalable technology ranges fractional watts to megawatts, standard parts, or custom designed to your system.
• Medical electronics
• Industrial controls
• Pulsed Power
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TriQuint Semiconductor
Wide Selection of Standard Amplifiers
TriQuint offers more than 500 different GaAs amplifiers for many applications including CATV networks and bi-directional ESD protection circuits for cellular handsets, cordless phones, and broadband wireless access. Subscribe at www.triquint.com/rf for details on TriQuint's new HV-HBT base station amplifiers — save power/reduce heat with TriQuint's HV HBT.
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BTC Electronic Components
Largest Inventory of Hermetically Sealed Connectors
BTC specializes in hermetically sealed, harsh environment connectors including circular, QPL bayonet or threaded coupling, rectangular, and european qualified. We can build over 750,000 connectors from stock and locate hard to find connectors. BTC can provide crosses for over 3,000,000 part numbers. Let BTC help you find the right connector for your application.
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EGS/Appleton Electric
Appleton's ZCB Panelboards
Appleton's ZCB panelboards are explosion-proof, extremely rugged, and engineered to safely control electrical equipment and branch circuits, while offering vital short circuit protection. It is ideal for use in Zone 1 and Class I, Div. 2 hazardous locations. To learn more about Appleton's ZCB panelboards, visit us at www.appletonelec.com/whatsnew.asp.
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Dice
Re-Engineer Your Career
DiceEngineering.com offers thousands of high quality engineering jobs at top technology and engineering companies — jobs for Electrical Test Engineers, Board Level Designers, and Electronic Technicians.
At DiceEngineering.com, you can:
- Find jobs in your area of expertise
- Post your resume and let employers find you
Search now.
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If your company schedules a meeting to ask employees to give open and honest feedback, is it time to turn out the lights and head for the exit? So claims T&D World in its lead editorial. Feedback should be a way of life that flows in both directions. Feedback reduced to a scheduled event is likely too late to be open, honest, or useful.
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Women Want a Balanced Career
Why are there so few women who rise from the managerial ranks to the executive suites at manufacturing firms? Some speculate that a glass ceiling is holding them back, but Control Design magazine suspects that more benign forces are at work, namely the propensity of most women to seek a balanced lifestyle as opposed to pursuing work with the single-minded focus necessary to get to a limited number of spots at the top.
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