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Harmonized Wire Coding System & Classification
Description: Harmonized Wire Coding System & Classification ...
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North American Power Cords Cable Designation
Description: North American Power Cords Cable Designation ...
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Open & Enclosed Frame Power Supply Safety Information
Description: Before using Qualtek products, please read the datasheet and make sure all the contents are fully understood. Do not modify or disassemble the product or remove the case from the product. This may ...
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A Safe Line for Medium-Voltage Subestations
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Medium voltage installations are a critical part of the electrical distribution system and having reliable protections is vital, as is communications. At Premium PSU we have faced the challenge of ...
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Boosting Railway Performance
From: PREMIUM S.A.Description: Premium PSU's 3ph DC/AC inverters work inside the emergency ventilation systems, keep under control smoke propagation and create safe areas and a clean environment for travellers. A wide range of ...
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Solar Solutions For Transportation Refrigeration Units
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: The transportation industry is all about efficiency. Drivers must deliver products on time, at temperature, and intact. Service fleet maintenance managers must ensure their trucks operate on a budget ...
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Guide to IP (Ingress Protection) Codes for Vehicle Electrical Components
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: The IP Code, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against intrusion, dust, accidental contact, and water by ...
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Heat Shrink 101
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: Using heat shrink materials is an excellent way to protect crucial electrical connections and keep wire connections secure. However, some confusion lingers over heat shrink materials and how they are ...
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How to Choose Between Automotive Cross-Link and GPT Wire
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: There are many types of low-voltage automotive wire, but the two most common are GPT wire and cross-link polyethylene wire. The key differences between them lie primarily in the properties of their ...
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How to Wrap PVC Electrical Tape... and an Alternative for Tight Spaces
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: Few things beat the satisfaction of stepping back to admire a job well done, especially when it comes to pristine electrical work. While manufacturers continue to advance the features of electrical ...
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Seven Ways to Extend the Life of Automotive Wiring and Connections
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: Automotive wiring has a tough job to do. It must operate in adverse conditions such as extreme heat and cold, vibration, moisture, and chemicals. Chemical corrosion has increased over the years due to ...
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Spotlights and Floodlights - The Fundamentals
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: When it comes to lighting patterns for vehicle work lights, some work vehicle customers are unsure whether spotlights or floodlights will best suit their operators' needs. Other questions may arise ...
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What to Look for in CAN Bus Cables and Connectors
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: CAN, which stands for Controller Area Network, has been in use for more than 30 years and is increasingly found in passenger vehicles, class 7 and 8 trucks, construction equipment, and off-highway ...
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Short-circuit Failure Analysis for the Relay Contact at the Input of Switching Power Supply
Description: An important performance index of switching power supply is input inrush current, which is usually designed as small as possible. The conventional design is to connect a thermistor (NTC) in series on ...
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7 Steps for Choosing a Thermal Circuit Breaker
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: When planning circuit protection for trucks and off-road equipment, it's important to account for ambient heat, inrush currents, mounting considerations, environmental factors and more. ...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Lead-Acid Batteries and Lithium Batteries
Description: At present, the batteries on the market are divided into two camps: lead-acid and lithium batteries, and for lead-acid batteries and lithium batteries, each has its own advantages, which brings ...
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How to Charge the Lithium Battery
Description: Matters needing attention when charging lithium ion iron phosphate battery pack. With regard to purchased lithium-ion battery packs, proper use and maintenance methods are conducive to extending their ...
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What is 18650 Battery Cell?
Description: Let's learn more about it. Firstly, for 18650 model, in fact, this is the representative size. 18 means the battery cell diameter is 18mm, 65 means the length is 65mm, and the last 0 means the battery ...
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Alternatives to Hard-to-Find Deutsch Connectors
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: Deutsch connectors are in high demand and can be difficult to source due to extended manufacturer Deutch Blog-1 lead times. Widely in use in trucks, construction equipment, agricultural equipment, and ...
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Automotive Wire 101: The Basics
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: Unless you've been repairing or wiring 12-volt equipment for a long time, the world of automotive wiring can be daunting. You'll need to understand some jargon and technical terms to get started. To ...
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How To Choose the Right Electrical Connectors
From: Waytek, Inc.Description: Choosing the right electrical connector for your application is important for the design of your vehicle or mobile equipment. ...
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How to Protect USB Type-C Connectors from ESD and Overtemperature
From: Littelfuse, Inc.Description: Mobile device engineers can protect their designs by using TVS diodes to safeguard the USB lines and digital temperature indicators to protect the USB Type-C connectors. ...
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E-mobility Success Story
Description: Darmstadt-based technology leader AKASOL develops and produces an impressive range of innovative, modular high-performance battery systems for electric and hybrid utility vehicles ...
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How Traveling Wave Technology is Locating the Fault Site
From: Qualitrol Company, LLCDescription: This paper analyses the faults by time of year, time of day and phases affected in an attempt to categorise the fault types and provide insight into possible causes. It also describes the remedial ...
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Client Case: Big Power, Little Space
Description: The client that is the subject of this case study provides analog and digital television to its residential and business customers, as well as high-speed Internet and telephony services with its ...
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Client Case: Containerized Systems
Description: The client is the air navigation services provider and the site at Riga airport covers the airport itself and the Riga In-Flight Information Region; an important flight route in Europe. The Baltics ...
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Client Case: Continuous Power for the Food Industry
Description: Africa Improved Foods (AIF) operates one of the largest factories in Kigali, Rwanda, where it manufactures and supplies high-quality and nutrient-rich complementary foods that address nutritional ...
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Client Case: Continuous Supply to Mechanical Loads for a Pharmaceutical Production Line
Description: The client required a reliable and resilient continuous power solution for the critical production facility. The location in Manati, Puerto Rico is susceptible to short term and long term utility ...
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Client Case: Ensure Maximum Security of Automotive Data
Description: The ŠKODA data centre is the largest commercial computing and data storage centre in the Czech Republic. Over an area of almost 1,700 m2, the computing and storage units will be housed in 500 ...
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Client Case: High Efficiency
Description: Singapore is a secure regional data center hub with a stable government, a modern infrastructure, and global connectivity. Taking full advantage of this, the client in this case study leverages its ...
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Client Case: Improving Stadium Safety whilst Benefitting the Environment
Description: The Principality Stadium in Cardiff, UK, is the home of the Wales national rugby union team. With a seating capacity of 74,000 the stadium welcomes, on average, over 1.3 million visitors per year. The ...
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Client Case: Lowering Operational Costs
Description: The client highlighted in this profile is a global leader in the supply of plastic pipe systems and solutions for both above and below ground applications in projects around the world. They are ...
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Client Case: No-Break Power for Mechanical Loads in Data Center
Description: Although the cost for electricity in Finland is one of the lowest in Europe, it is a very significant factor in the operational cost of a datacenter. On average 6% of the total electricity consumption ...
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Client Case: Power Protection for Critical Healthcare
Description: Amphia Hospital, in Breda, the Netherlands, is a state-of-the-art, top-clinical hospital designed around patient intimacy. This new 600-bed facility opened in 2019. The hospital has four separate ...
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Client Case: Powering the Data Center for a Gobal Bank
Description: When one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, with operations in 65 countries, decided to construct a new group data center, it turned to HITEC Power Protection, ...
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Client Case: Productivity and Continuity of Process Plant Operations
Description: This client is a global research and manufacturing company in the healthcare sector. It offers products for the collection and processing of blood components and for therapeutic treatment of patient ...
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Client Case: Resilient Design
Description: The client is a leading financial institution with business units across the world. To drive its position within the United Kingdom and Northern Europe it required a new and extremely resilient data ...
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Client Case: Space Savings
Description: The client in this study is a leading global provider for a new world of communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, the company leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and ...
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Factors That Affect Power Supply Reliability
Description: Power supplies power all sorts of equipment across various industries, from photovoltaic power grids to EV charging stations and more. The equipment in which they are used is often subject to the ...
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Power Supply Solutions for Wireless Base Stations Applications
Description: Every year, our reliance on always-on wireless technology grows. We expect to be able to place a call or surf the Internet with our smartphones at any time and under any circumstances. We take for ...
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The Impact of Design & Testing for Higher Power Supply Reliability
Description: Power supply reliability plays a key role in ensuring stable performance and a long lifespan for any electrical equipment. Any mistakes or fallacies in the design of an electric circuit can result in ...
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Case Study: Helping Circa Resort & Casino Change the Power Distribution Paradigm
From: Belden Inc.Description: It takes courage to step out and try something new—something no one else has ever done before. And that’s exactly what Derek and Greg Stevens (known as the “D Brothers” from ...
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What's the Difference Between Shielded and Unshielded Category Cable for AV?
From: Belden Inc.Description: If you're not careful, cables can be the weakest link in the AV chain. Even the most impressive, state-of-the-art AV system can be negatively impacted when the wrong cable is used. How do you keep ...
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Soltronix Semi-Flexible Solar Solutions
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: PowerFilm was founded in 1988, focusing on custom design engineering and manufacturing amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film solar panels. Several years ago, it became evident that many of our customers ...
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Phase Stability over Flexure
From: Harbour Industries, Inc.Description: Phase stability over flexure can be significantly affected by the cable assembly technique, cable bend radius, and the length of the cable assembly ...
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Phase Stability over Temperature
From: Harbour Industries, Inc.Description: Harbour created the above graph by measuring the time delay change of a 10ft length of LL Low Loss coax when subjected to the following conditions ...
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Understanding IP69k-Rated Connectors for Harsh Environments
From: PEI-GenesisDescription: While IP69k-rated connectors are typically associated with heavy equipment working in harsh outdoor environments, they are equally valuable for designs that demand protection during sanitation and ...
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Client Case: No-Break Power for Mechanical Loads in Manufacturing Industry
Description: The client in this study is a leading manufacturer of packing materials in the African continent. One of their units produces glass bottles and jars for the packaging of wine, soft drinks etc. For the ...
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Client Case: No-Break Power for Mechanical Loads in Pharmaceutical Industry
Description: The client in this study is a leading global provider pharmaceuticals, specifically vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, is a global company that provides more than one billion ...
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Client Case: Powering a Safe Journey
Description: The project is to tunnel an existing section of motorway in the South East area of Amsterdam for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. This Ministry is responsible for the main ...
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Client Case: Safety of Air Traffic
Description: Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands is one of the largest airports in the world. While its aim is to offer the highest quality service to those that travel through it, safety of air traffic ...
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The Benefits of Slip Rings for Rotary Machinery
From: Deublin Co.Description: Electrical slip rings allow for the transmission of electricity from a part or device that is stationary to one that is rotary. They replace cables as the electrical connection between these parts and ...
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BCU: Power Solutions for Commercial Energy Storage Systems
Description: MORNSUN is familiar with the design challenges associated with battery energy storage systems, both for commercial and residential applications. We can provide a series of economic, efficient, ...
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Power Solutions for Solar Tracking Systems
Description: MORNSUN PV self-powered solutions of solar tracker requires power with ultra-high input range, high isolation, compliance with safety design, meeting operating temperature, altitude requirements and ...
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4 Major Factors Impacting the Cable Supply Chain-and How We're Responding
From: Belden Inc.Description: The last 20+ months have taken the world on quite a ride: twists and turns through a pandemic, climate disruptions like fires and tropical storms, economic tailspins and changes in leadership. These ...
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Which is Better: Middle of Row or End of Row Layout for Data Centers?
From: Belden Inc.Description: When it comes to data center layouts, nothing is ever black and white (gray and white is another story, however!). In many cases, there are no right or wrong answers. Instead, selecting the right ...
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A Look at the Common Military Connector Standards
From: PEI-GenesisDescription: Electrical connectors are commonly used for military and defense operations worldwide. They can include various applications such as vehicles (including tanks, Humvees, and armored personnel carriers) ...
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How to Reduce the Complexity of Single-Use Systems
From: Qosina Corp.Description: Traditionally, single-use connections would consist of a different male half and female half, that are mated with each other. These are called gendered connections. Genderless connections are those in ...
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Improved Efficiency & Performance with Shaped Field Magnets
Description: Shaped field magnets (SFMs), relative newcomers to the permanent magnet arena, have sparked interest among designers of rotating equipment and sensors. Having shown significant gains in efficiency and ...
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Six Best Practices for Effective Wind Farm Operation
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: Using Industrial Ethernet Switches to Assure Maximum Uptime ...
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Client Case: Power Protection for Bracell SP's Gas Incineration System
Description: Project Star is an ambitious project undertaken by Bracell to expand its production capacity from its current capacity of 250 thousand tons/year of kraft pulp, to 1,5 million tons/year of specialty ...
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Client Case: Protection Against Historic Weather Events
Description: An estimated 4.5 million homes and businesses in Texas were left without power during what is undoubtedly the largest forced blackout in U.S. history. These blackouts came as a direct result of severe ...
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White Paper: Optimizing the Medium Voltage Data Center
Description: In this data-driven business environment, companies are keeping a watchful eye on their IT infrastructures – ensuring they can effectively support and grow alongside the business. But attaining ...
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PFC-Fundamentals 1. Sinusoidal Current Sourcing from the Public Power Grid
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Associated with power electronics connected to the public power grid obtrudes more and more the required power factor correction. The power factor reflects to what extent effective power is sourced ...
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2nd Generation of PFC Solutions
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: To achieve higher efficiency is one of the highest priorities in all power electronic applications. With the new standards active power factor correction is a must in many applications. The additional ...
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Active PFC with Inrush Limitation and Short Circuit Protection
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Output current rates of > 500 W require a specific input control, which limits the higher start-up current generated by the loading procedure of the DC-link capacitor after activation of the PFC. ...
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Improved PCB-Layout with Flow Through Power Modules
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Power Applications are used in many new applications. A key prerequisite to be able to integrate electronics in those applications is a compact outline ...
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Modules as an Instrument for Low Inductive System Designs
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: Parasitic inductance in fast switching applications causes over voltage and increased switch off losses in the semiconductor. A intelligent module concept is the key for a low system inductance ...
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Power Modules in Low Power Drive Applications
From: Vincotech GmbHDescription: IGBT based power modules are used for a wide power range and voltage range. The topic of the following is about system considerations and some effects to the power stage of the inverter. Finally the ...
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How to Choose an AC-DC Power Converter
Description: Power supplies are used in most electrical equipment ranging from consumer appliances to industrial utilities, from milliwatts to megawatts, and from handheld tools to satellite communications. ...
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Hybrid Cables Handle Servo Power and Feedback
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: Called Hiperface DSL® by SICK, this new communications interface allows power and signal to share a single cable.This hybrid cable can drastically reduce the installation and maintenance costs ...
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High Quality Patch Cable Critical to Patch Cord Performance, as Verified by Test Data
Description: Quabbin Wire & Cable recently evaluated the electrical performance of 56 different Cat 6 and 6a patch cords from various sources on the open market. Upon examination, Quabbin found that 60% of the ...
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Our Engineers Helped a Manufacturer's HV Battery Management System Succeed
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: Our engineers view every aspect of performance as “our job” until a satisfactory result is achieved. ...
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All You Should Know About AC/DC Converters
Description: AC/DC power supplies have become indispensable in life in recent years, due to the development of power electronics technology. This power electronic technology processes and controls the flow of ...
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Design Techniques for Reducing EMI in SMPS Circuits
Description: EMI mitigation is sometimes referred to as a "dark art" for how challenging it can be at times to design switching power supplies. However, the more you get used to these techniques, the more natural ...
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LAPP Cables Power Cheese-Making Machines
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: As food and beverage requirements become more demanding, food processing equipment has become more complicated, with a stronger emphasis on washdown, flexibility, and lifespan. An example of such an ...
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How IP Technology Helps This College Stadium Stand Out
From: Belden Inc.Description: On college campuses across the country, sports venues—such as football stadiums and basketball arenas—are becoming more than just a place where fans can gather a few times a year to cheer ...
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Weighing Different M12 Termination Methods for CPG Environments
From: Belden Inc.Description: IIoT is set to shape smarter, more responsible operations in the world of consumer packaged goods (CPG). But, as new IIoT and automation strategies are established, it’s easy to underestimate ...
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All You Should Know About Battery Energy Storage Systems
Description: Energy powers the world, literally. Energy is also invisible, yet it's all around us in different forms. It can never be made or destroyed, but its form can be converted and changed. ...
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How to Select the Right Cooling Fan
Description: In many devices and systems, the buildup of heat can lead to reduced performance, prematurely deteriorated components and materials, and increased safety risks. For these reasons, many pieces of ...
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EMI Filters Technical Information
Description: Recent decades have witnessed the rapid growth of computers, business machines, industrial controls, medical electronics equipment and many other devices that utilize digital techniques. Concurrent ...
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AC, DC & EC Fans Safety Information
Description: Avoid contact with the fan motor and blades while the fan is in operation. Operate the fan only if installed and if all protective features are fully functional and all protective guards are attached. ...
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Why Wearables Need Single Cell Solar Panels
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: IoT wearables generate lots of buzz in the tech community, often accompanied by insane projections of exponential growth. Why haven't these projections been realized? Power is a significant hurdle. To ...
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Relentless Copper Prices Continue to Rise
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: Learn the global impacts of why copper prices are rising beyond the wire and cable industry and how manufacturers and distributors are responding to consumers. ...
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Understanding the Difference between Cat5e and Cat6 Ethernet Cabling
From: Lapp TannehillDescription: Since August 2009, when ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 (Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard) was published, category 5 has been superseded by category 5e and is no longer ...
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How to Select DC Link Capacitor
From: Electrocube, Inc.Description: In power conversion, when AC is converted to low voltage DC, or AC from one frequency to another, the AC is usually rectified and smoothed. Once this is accomplished, the power is then routed to an ...
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MORNSUN Power Supply Solutions for IoT and New Energy Applications
Description: As the "heart" of the electronic system, power supplies need to be more efficient. This is what the MORNSUN LS-R3 and MORNSUN LD-R2 are made for. ...
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Resistor Selection Guide
From: Ohmite Manufacturing Co.Description: A resistor is a device connected into an electrical circuit to introduce a specified resistance. The resistance is measured in ohms. As stated by Ohm’s Law, the current through the resistor will ...
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Resistor Terminology
From: Ohmite Manufacturing Co.Description: An encyclopedia of resistor terminology. ...
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Why Do Capacitors Fail?
From: Electrocube, Inc.Description: Paper and plastic film capacitors are subject to two classic failure modes: opens or shorts. Included in these categories are intermittent opens, shorts or high resistance shorts. In addition to these ...
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Why Glass Transition Temperature Matters In Electronic Encapsulation Applications
From: Ellsworth AdhesivesDescription: Adhesives are often expected to hold up under significant environmental stress. Heat poses unique challenges that can alter the chemistry and durability of a material. One attribute used to better ...
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Reference Project: Wastewater Treatment Plant Aachen-Soers
From: Aerzen USA Corp.Description: What to do when a wastewater treatment plant reaches its maximum expansion limit? ...
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How to Improve the Safety of Medical Device Power System?
Description: Under the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it is disturbing to everyone in a way. The medical industry is growing rapidly, providing solid support for our fighting against the virus and ...
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How to Size a Solar Panel for an IoT Device
From: PowerFilm, Inc.Description: Whether powering an outdoor asset tracker or an indoor BLE beacon, understanding the balance between power consumption and power generation is critical to an energy harvesting solution. A properly ...
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MORNSUN 305RAC (Reliable Under All Conditions) AC/DC Selection Guide (2021)
Description: MORNSUN 85-305VAC Input AC/DC converters ensure the stable and reliable performance under almost any harsh conditions. ...
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MORNSUN ACDC Power Supply (Open-Frame) Application Guide (2021)
Description: Before using the power supply, please pay special attention to the following warnings and precautions. Improper installation and operation may cause electric shock, damage to the power supply or fire, ...
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MORNSUN Enclosed Switching Power Supply Application Case
Description: Enclosed Switching Power Supply Applications ...
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MORNSUN Fixed Input Voltage DC-DC Converter Application Guide (2021)
Description: The first step is to confirm specifications of the power supply and then determine a standard power supply module or a customized one according to requested parameters. ...
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MORNSUN PV DC/DC Power Supply Selection Guide (2021)
Description: Power solutions for the Photovoltaic Industry ...
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MORNSUN R4 Series Product User Manual (2021)
Description: One-stop solutions of power supplies. Regulation for moisture sensibility ...