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How to Increase EV Battery Life Expectancy with Battery Management
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: An overview of how battery management systems in EVs keep batteries working at their best. ...
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Technical Paper: Ground-Fault Protection and VFDs
From: Littelfuse, Inc.Description: Death and injuries make ground (earth) faults one of the most essential hazards to mitigate. High-resistance grounding provides significant protection for equipment and personnel. Unfortunately, ...
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What are the Breakthroughs of CALT's CTP 3.0 Battery "Qilin"?
Description: In June this year, CALT officially launches CTP 3.0 battery "Qilin," which condensed the information content of 255wh / kg system energy density and a new solution for battery safety and fast charging ...
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How to Select a Heatsink
From: Ohmite Manufacturing Co.Description: Operating temperature and thermal performance are directly related; the lower, the better - and the higher a device's reliability. Thermal management is more critical than ever for electronic product ...
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Introduction to Different Power Resistor Types
From: Ohmite Manufacturing Co.Description: All resistors dissipate energy and generate some heat. Power resistors differ in the larger amounts of energy they can burn off as heat, through a challenging application of Ohm's law. That requires ...
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Introduction to the Family of Ceramic Resistors
From: Ohmite Manufacturing Co.Description: Ceramic resistors offer some great characteristics and capabilities for demanding applications, particularly in high-power circuits. They can handle from 0.5 watts to 1,000 watts in a single component ...
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What is E-call?
Description: E-Call is a system used in vehicles across the EU which automatically makes a free 112 emergency call if your vehicle is involved in a serious road accident. You can also activate eCall manually by ...
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How Modern Inventory Management with CMI and VMI Build Effective Supply Chains
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: As supply chain challenges are still disruptive across the globe, LAPP Tannehill explores how modern inventory management using CMI and VMI can help businesses ease inventory stress and stay ahead of ...
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Extreme Temperature Custom Cable Materials
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: At the core of the cable are conductor materials. Selecting the right material makes a big difference on longevity and signal reliability of the cable. ...
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Miniaturizing Your Cable Design
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: How do you go about 'miniaturizing' a cable design? ...
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Ruggedized Cable Solutions for Harsh Environments for Optimal Performance in
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: It is no surprise that conductor material and the stranding design of that conductor play a large role in reliability and performance. ...
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The Many Features and Benefits of Fluoropolymers as Cable and Wire Insulation
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: Since the discovery of PTFE, many additional fluoropolymers have been discovered, which has mainly been driven by the need for an extrudable or melt processable PTFE. There are several fluoropolymer ...
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Twist and Flex Cable for Robotic Applications
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: Having an understanding of the robot's job including the functions it needs to perform and the environment it has to perform in will help the cable design engineer choose the appropriate components ...
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Factors Affecting Pack Discharge Capacity of Lithium Battery
Description: Lithium ion batteries have the advantages of large capacity, high specific energy, good cycle life, no memory effect and so on. The rapid development of lithium ion batteries, as the most critical ...
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Tesla Is Now Dropping Ultrasonic Sensors as Well
Description: The automaker will leave some features disabled in new cars until cameras can replace the function of ultrasonic sensors in practice, to be activated later. ...
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The DC Energy Meter: A Key Part of the DC Fast Charging Infrastructure
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: This article will outline the EV charging infrastructure and its regulatory environment, review techniques for measuring EV power and highlight Isabellenhütte's DC energy meter that provides an ...
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Application Note: Changeable Relay Coils
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Sensata has made it easy for you to change the coils on many of its relays, even if the relay is installed. You can change the coils on the Sensata GH, G2, G8, G15, G60 & G70 relays by following ...
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Application Note: Dielectric Testing
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Dc and ac testing provide an equivalent level of breakdown detection, but the increased accuracy of dc leakage-current detection can reveal marginal insulation systems. ...
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White Paper: How Advanced Electrical Protection Enables DC Fast Charging
From: Sensata TechnologiesDescription: Now that the latest Electric Vehicles (EVs) are exhibiting operational ranges that are more acceptable to the general public, the attention has shifted to battery charging times. These EVs are using ...
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Piezoresistive Sensors
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: Science and industry requirements are fueling demand for smaller and higher-speed nanopositioners. Capacitance sensors, which are used in many nanopositioners, may pose problems when used with either ...
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The Power of PicoQ®: Extended Cable Lengths Without Performance Loss
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: Read about the comparison of PicoQ® sensor technology to capacitive sensors. ...
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The Power of PicoQ®: No Performance Loss in Vacuum
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: Read about the comparison of PicoQ® sensor technology to capacitive sensors operating in UHV ...
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The Power of PicoQ®: Outstanding Accuracy
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: Read more about the impressive accuracy and linearity achieved by Mad City Labs nanopositioning systems, verified by NIST-traceable interferometer. ...
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The Power of PicoQ®: Ultra-Low Position Noise
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: Read more about measuring inherent position noise of nanopositioning systems with PicoQ® sensor technology. ...
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Solar Panels for Thermo King Precedent and Carrier Vector Reefers
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: Would you like to increase the number of days your reefer trailers work without issues? Today's post dives into three key benefits solar panels provide to trailer refrigeration units (often referred ...
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The Difference Between a Lithium Battery and a Lead Acid Battery?
Description: Lithium ion battery refers to the secondary battery in which Li+ embedded compound is positive and negative. ...
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How To Specify Wearable Plastic Enclosures For Personal Electronics
From: OKW Enclosures, Inc.Description: Wearables are a key growth area in electronics. And not just because of the popularity of smart watches. Fitness and biofeedback applications may be key drivers but they're by no means the only ...
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Which Industrial Electronic Enclosures? Aluminum Or Plastic?
From: Rolec Enclosures Inc.Description: Are you on 'aluminum autopilot' when specifying enclosures for industrial electronics? Discover how tough plastic enclosures can be a smart alternative. Compare similar plastic vs aluminum enclosure ...
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Application Note: Addressing the Challenges of Specifying and Making Power Racks
Description: Programmable DC power supplies are key components for both production testing and product development in everything from photovoltaic technology to battery and fuel cell testing. The complexities that ...
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How to Optimize Power Consumption of Your IoT Device
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Learn alternatives and decisions that a designer must make in order to achieve optimal power consumption in an IoT device. ...
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Power Density Requirements and Increased Focus on Protection Features make Digital Power Modules a Great Option in Space Constrained Applications
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Power density requirements and increased focus on protection features make digital power modules a great option in space constrained applications ...
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Benefits of Advanced Isolated Packaging in High-Power Battery Charging Designs
From: Littelfuse, Inc.Description: This article discusses the advantages of SMPD with advanced isolation packaging and how implementing this technology with your EV design results in significantly higher power density in a smaller ...
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Wearables Market to be Flat for All 2022 on Inflation, Recession Worries
Description: Smartwatches, ear buds and other wearable tech saw strong growth over two years of the pandemic, but experienced a decline in the second quarter of nearly 7% year to year following a 3% decline in the ...
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What Is a UPS?
Description: Definition of UPS: An uninterruptible power supply or uninterruptible power source (UPS) is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source or mains power ...
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Control Loop Stability Measurement in PSU
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) use control loops to ensure that the working point is obtained with the minimum steady state error and fast transient response. ...
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DC/AC Inverters: Parallel Connection
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Due to the availability of high-current power electronic devices, multiple inverters are inevitably needed to be connected in parallel for high-power and/or low-cost applications. ...
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Guide: RS-232 Monitoring for Inverters
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Check this video to guide you in the configuration and parameter monitoring via RS-232 of Premium PSU's 3ph DC/AC inverters. ...
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What is EN50155 for Railway Applications?
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: This article intends to resume the most important requirements that apply for power supply devices when considered as a component in railway applications. Although there are several standards to take ...
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Application Brief: Bring your PoE Power Supply Designs to the Next Level
From: Infineon Technologies AGDescription: What is Power over Ethernet? ...
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Application Note: Power over Ethernet Solutions
From: Infineon Technologies AGDescription: New design challenges for PoE power supplies thanks to IEEE 802.3bt ...
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Medical Cable Booklet
Description: No industry demands more technologically advanced cables built to exacting specifications than medical electronics. ...
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Meeting The Requirements of NEC Code 210.8(B) --Class A GFCI Electrical Protection in Commercial Kitchen Installations
From: Tecmark CorporationDescription: Commercial Kitchen environments, by necessity, contain a concentration of high voltage appliances that can create a significant risk of electroshock injury or death should a damaged, malfunctioning or ...
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Port Clinton Yacht Club Aims to Prevent Electric Shock Drowning
From: Tecmark CorporationDescription: Commercial Kitchen environments, by necessity, contain a concentration of high voltage appliances that can create a significant risk of electroshock injury or death should a damaged, malfunctioning or ...
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Analysis of the Production Process and Development Trend of Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
Description: The performance of the lithium battery cathode material directly affects the performance of the lithium ion battery, and its cost also directly determines the cost of the battery. There are many ...
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SmartDisplay Single Switch Solution Case Study
From: NKK SwitchesDescription: The NKK SmartDisplay Single Switch Solution communicates with the vehicle’s sensors to monitor battery voltage levels and air pressure in tires. The unique multifunction capability of the ...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel
Description: Safety is key when operating a 57 km long train tunnel. Continuous and interruptible power is vital to all systems that guarantee the safe pass while traveling through the Gotthard Base Tunnel. ...
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White Paper: Best Practices for Uninterrupted Healthcare
Description: Power security is critical to healthcare facilities that require a constant supply of clean and reliable power from the grid, as it ensures maximum uptime and ongoing business continuity when you need ...
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VINcoSIM - The Next Generation Power Module Simulation Environment from Vincotech
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Design challenges for power modules can be solved by simulation. However, when there are multiple modules, topologies and components involved, is it possible to simulate it in an accurate and fast ...
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What is the Current Situation of the Middle and Lower Lithium Enterprises under the Soaring Price of Raw Materials?
Description: On March 10th 2022, the average spot price of domestic battery grade lithium carbonate successfully broke through 500,000 yuan/ton, breaking the 500,000 yuan/ton mark for the first time. Metal lithium ...
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How an MPO System Can Take Your Broadcast to the Next Level
From: Belden Inc.Description: As more entertainment content is produced, the systems you choose to transport audio and video signals can make the difference between engaged fans who can’t wait for what’s next—and ...
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How Do You Make The Most of Renewable Energy?
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Renewable energy reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, which helps reduce our carbon footprint. ...
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Guide for the Selection of Sweeping Robot
Description: Sweeping and mopping the floor is a laborious and laborious physical activity. If there is a carpet in the home, and the hair that falls from it is unclear and unclean, it is even more difficult. ...
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Reference Guide: Selecting a LEMO Remote Handling Connector
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: A remote handling connector is a connector that can be remotely operated (connected or disconnected) by a robot or manipulator ...
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What is a Polymer Battery?
Description: The polymer lithium battery is developed on the basis of the liquid lithium ion battery. Its positive electrode and negative electrode materials are the same as the liquid lithium ion battery, but it ...
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Achieve Space Exploration with High-Performance Space Grade Connectors
From: PEI-GenesisDescription: Materials used in the Webb telescope must be highly reliable in harsh environments, including extremely cold temperatures. ...
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Haptic Feedback Technology, Leading the Interactive Revolution
Description: Recently, at the spring conference of Huawei's whole house intelligence and all scene new products, Huawei comprehensively upgraded the "1 + 2 + n" whole house intelligence solution from the ...
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Application Note: Transient Suppression Devices and Principles
From: Littelfuse, Inc.Description: Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) protection devices such as shielded cables, crowbars, filters and clamping devices have been widely used for a number of years to solve EMI problems. ...
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7 Cabinet Cooling Tips to Help You Meet Design Challenges
From: Kooltronic, Inc.Description: Warm ambient air, solar load, and other sources of heat can quickly increase the temperature within an electrical enclosure. As the internal operating temperature rises, so does the risk of early ...
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The difference between lithium-ion battery and energy storage battery?
Description: 1.The working voltage size is not the same: Lithium-ion battery manufacturing companies have found that in the battery field, when the working voltage rises, the relative output voltage will also ...
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How to Choose Between Managed and Unmanaged Switches
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: Industrial automation systems need hardened networking equipment to deliver required performance and cybersecurity, and designers also must consider whether unmanaged switches are sufficient, or if ...
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Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Dominated the Market for the First Time in Four Years
Description: In 2021, the shipment growth rate of lithium iron phosphate battery has far exceeded the ternary lithium battery that has occupied the market advantage for many years. According to the above data, the ...
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Reliable Connectors for Space Exploration
From: PEI-GenesisDescription: As technology advances and space travel becomes more accessible than in past decades, it isn't only highly trained astronauts exploring space. Now, celebrities such as William Shatner and billionaires ...
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Types of Litz Wire
Description: Litz wire consists of a number of individually insulated magnet wires twisted or braided into a uniform pattern with the primary benefit of reducing AC losses in high frequency windings ...
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What the Heck is "Q Factor"? Here's a Simple Explanation
Description: The Q factor can be applied to an inductor just as it can to a resonant circuit containing inductance, capacitance and resistance. An inductor Q is a valuable quantity. Often inductors may be thought ...
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20,000 Watts Under the Sea
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: Lemo's underwater connectors for signal control ...
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Burning Cold
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: Freezing cold is one of the extreme environments that LEMO solutions are able to confront and dominate ...
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Technical Innovation Revolutionises Disability Motorsport
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: LLEMO Supports Team BRIT through the provision of connectors and engineering advice. ...
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Towards Finely Nuanced Cinema
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: Cannon has relied on LEMO for its extreme reliability. LEMO supplied specific connectors for both the camera and the supply system. ...
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Global Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting the Wire and Cable Industry
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: As global supply chain disruptions continue through 2022, LAPP Tannehill explores the economic forces that impact supply chain management and how it affects the wire and cable industry. ...
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White Paper: Connectors Lower Wiring Costs
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: THE ASSUMPTION THAT HARDWIRING WILL MINIMIZE WIRE INSTALLATION COSTS TURNS OUT TO BE WRONG ...
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White Paper: Understand Connector Selection to Avoid Downtime
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: One way to minimize this downtime is to "connectorize" power and signal cables ...
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Factors Affecting PACK Discharge Capacity of Lithium-ion Batteries
Description: Lithium ion battery PACK is an important product that conducts electrical performance test after screening, grouping, grouping and assembly of the cell, and determines whether the capacity and ...
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Keep It Simple - THE ROLE OF SWITCH SELECTON IN SIMPLIFYING ELECTRONIC DESIGNS
From: NKK SwitchesDescription: Albert Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Whether in architectural design, software coding, engineering discipline or even managing people, ...
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The Importance of LEDs in Switches
From: NKK SwitchesDescription: LEDS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR DESIGNERS AND IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SWITCH ...
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Processing Zurik to Zorba
From: EriezDescription: Zurik typically contains many co-mingled metals with a high concentration of nonferrous metals, stainless steel and debris. Zurik is expensive to recover and has little value compared to other ...
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Application Note Emphasizes Multi-Output Supplies' Flexibility, Power Density
Description: Multiple-output programmable DC power supplies can serve a wide range of applications, extending from semiconductor tests to process control. When selecting such supplies, look for flexibility as well ...
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Application Note Touts Solar Array Simulator for Satellite Test
Description: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is in the news as it fends off micrometeoroids and begins transmitting full-color images and spectroscopic data. But JWST is just one of many spacecraft that ...
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Case Study: Automotive Parts Manufacturer Chooses PLW Series of Electronic Loads for Fuel-Cell Test
Description: An automotive parts manufacturer based in Asia anticipates a future of fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) that emit zero toxic pollution— only water. The company is even looking beyond the ...
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Case Study: Fuel-Cell Company Chooses PLW Water-Cooled Electronic Load
Description: Governments are increasingly pushing green initiatives for commercial trucking to save energy and reduce pollution. For example, the state of California describes its Advanced Clean Truck Regulation ...
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Case Study: Organization Chooses Water-Cooled Electronic Loads for Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Test
Description: A government-funded research organization based in Asia addresses renewable energy technology, energy efficiency, climate change, and energy policy. Specific areas of focus for the organization ...
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Case Study: SGA Programmable Supplies Help Lab Study Elemental Particles
Description: A government-funded particle-physics and accelerator laboratory has been asking big questions: What are we made of? How did the universe begin? In pursuit of answers, the lab has been studying ...
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Case Study: System Integrator Incorporates Electronic Loads Into Fuel-Cell ATE
Description: A system-integrator based in Asia designs and manufactures systems based on fuel-cell and other alternative-energy technologies. Leveraging its expertise in SOFC (solid-oxide fuel cell), SOEC ...
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Comparison of 21700 Battery and 18650 Battery
Description: Cylindrical battery is the oldest battery form. Its advantages include mature production process, high product yield, stable battery structure, wide application range, outstanding comprehensive ...
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Focus on Operating Cost Savings when Choosing a High-Channel-Count DAQ System
Description: Operating expenditures can be substantial over the operating lifetime of a high-channel-count data acquisition (DAQ) system. Consider all the aspects that can contribute to operating costs, ranging ...
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How Piezoelectricity Works?
Description: We have specific materials that are suited for piezoelectricity applications, but how exactly does the process work? With the Piezoelectric Effect. The most unique trait of this effect is that it ...
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How to Select an AC Power Source
Description: Today’s electronic products must work under all types of conditions, not just ideal ones. That being the case, AC sources used in test applications must not only supply a stable source of AC, ...
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How To Specify Tuning Knobs For Medical Electronics
From: OKW Enclosures, Inc.Description: Potentiometer tuning knobs for medical electronics must be highly ergonomic with secure tamperproof fixings. Options include anti-bacterial protection to help prevent the spread of ...
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The Case for Change: PXI Express (PXIe) vs. PXI
Description: In the communications and cellular industry equipment needs change fast. Particularly when it comes to communications testing, it doesn’t always seem worthwhile to invest in equipment that ...
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White Paper Describes Programmable Supplies and Loads for Wind-Turbine Test
Description: According to U.S. Department of Energy, wind power is rapidly proliferating with wind installations outpacing solar installations in the United States. The DoE projects that U.S.-based onshore and ...
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Improve Your Power Testing with Multiple-Output Power Supplies
Description: When it comes to power and test applications, efficiency is key. The quicker you can perform tests, with the least amount of setup time and capital/energy costs, the more tests you can perform and the ...
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Aerospace/Defense Applications Demand High Performance, Density, and Reliability
Description: Automated test systems for aerospace/defense programs require instruments, programmable power supplies and loads, and high-density switching systems designed for reliability, performance, and ...
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Case Study: Flexible Instrumentation System for Static and Dynamic Tests On Aerospace Structures
Description: An aerospace company based in India is involved in the design, development, manufacturing, and maintenance of fixed and rotary wing aircraft programs. The company has established its credibility ...
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Consider Product-Line Lifecycle when Selecting DC Programmable Power Supplies
Description: When choosing programmable DC power supplies, you have many options. You can choose from a wide range of voltage, current, and power ratings. You will also select other specifications, including input ...
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DC Programmable Power Supplies for Semiconductor Applications
Description: Semiconductors have been making headlines recently, primarily because chipmakers have been unable to make enough devices to satisfy demand. Headlines like these are common: “Until 2023? Parts ...
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How To Solar Charge Your eBike With Lightweight and Portable Solar Panels
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: Fuel costs have been climbing the past several years, with peaks reaching $7 per gallon in some areas of the US. For many commuters, this added fuel expense is economically unsustainable. Many are ...
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Pros and Cons of PLA and PLW
Description: If you are working in the renewable-energy field, you can benefit from using a programmable DC electronic load to test batteries, fuel cells, and solar panels. Even if you are working with more ...
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PV-Panel, Grid and Residential-Load Simulation for Inverter Test
Description: In the race for renewable energy, solar is gaining ground on wind generation, which currently holds a lead over solar. In its July “Short-term energy outlook,” the U.S. Energy Information ...
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Combine a Function Generator with a Power Supply or Load for More Effective Testing
Description: How susceptible is circuitry to noise on your DC rail lines? ...
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Should You Consider a Bi-Directional Power Supply?
Description: What does it mean when to talk about a bi-directional power supply? ...
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The Price of Battery Materials will Continue to Rise
Description: November 26 news, as of November 25, there are data showing that battery grade lithium carbonate for three consecutive days quotation broke through 200,000 yuan/ton, compared with the same period last ...