The Switch introduces new game-changing drive train technology to the shipbuilding sector. The Switch, a Finnish manufacturer of permanent magnet motors, generators and converters, announced today the launch of its next-generation drive ...
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BASF New Business GmbH has entered into an agreement with the Dutch Technology Foundation (STW), Delft University of Technology and the University of Amsterdam for licenses on the basic patents for magnetocaloric materials of the manganese ...
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Have you heard of stray voltages? These take place on revolving shafts in magnitude starting from micro-volts to numerous other volts. These voltages are generated due to rotation of shaft in the magnetic field of the earth or born out of ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Shaft Insulators, Shaft Voltages
Variable transformer is a device whose output voltage can be varied between zeros to maximum. It basically transforms voltage through magnetic coupling with no moving parts. The transformer is generally consists of a magnetic core that is ...
There are several domestic appliances which we use on a daily basis and the fluctuation in voltage can be quite frustrating. You may not be able to complete your work properly or get late to work because of such issues. The term Variac is ...
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The WTO lawsuit is expected to reach a verdict at the end of this year. Members of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths (CSRE) and Association of Rare Earth Industry (ACREI) have expressed that China has a high chance of losing the lawsuit ...
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Environmental instrumentation has a great potential and is very helpful in planning future environmental strategies. Measurement of soil, water and thermal properties and sometimes even plants and animals are monitored. This monitoring is ...
Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc of Westerville OH, USA, which makes scientific sensors, instruments and systems for precise measurement and control, is to showcase its materials characterization systems at the 10th International Conference on ...
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Magnetic particle testing or penetrant testing can effectively find surface cracks, folds, double skin, hairline, pinholes and other surface defects. For ferromagnetic materials, magnetic particle inspection method should be preferred, ...
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Many door and window sensors, motion detectors and keypads that are part of security systems used in millions of homes and businesses can be bypassed by using relatively simple techniques, according to researchers from security consultancy ...
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ABB has acquired Alstom’s ring motor business, saying the deal will enhance its gearless mill drive (GMD) system business. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Bilbao, Spain, the business has about 120 ...
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Flasher relays are relays which are known to blink the turn signals and these are one of the integral part of electrical systems. It is a very simple electric circuit which works on fundamental of electric technology. In a flash relay when ...
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In general, a power supply converter is used to change the voltage levels to step-up, step-down, or invert. The best illustration under this subject is the DC-DC converter that has multifarious wide-ranging uses in the electronics industry. ...
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This term is always raised whenever a question arises of wiring. This is a very important component of the electrical wiring systems. An armoured cable is basically a power cable that is made up using 2 or more than 2 electrical-conductors. ...
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Nearly 36 years after its launch, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is nearing the edge of the solar system and interstellar space. NASA reported today that its getting data from the spacecraft that indicates it's now more than 11 billion miles ...
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