The CGA3EA series of automotive grade MLCCs from TDK Corporation meet the ESD immunity requirements per the IEC 61000-4-2 standard. The new components are available in package size 1608 (EIA 0603) and offer rated capacitances ranging from 1 ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Asset management of ageing switchgear equipment continues to be a thorny issue for both utility companies and industry. For utilities, with Ofgem's updated 'RIIO-ED1' price control regime due in 2015, transmission and distribution network ...
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Other manufacturers base 'no loss of suction' claims on less than one bin-full of dust (IEC 60312-1 Clause 5.9). But people don't realise that after just one bin-load, performance can start dropping. During development, Dyson engineers ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, vacuum
The Low & Medium Voltage Division of Siemens AG has developed a new gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear, 8DJH Compact, for secondary distribution systems up to 24 kV. This type-tested switchgear, which conforms to IEC 62271-200, is ...
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A new specification focused on a charger that can work on notebook computers from different manufacturers was announced on Monday. The IEC Technical Specification 62700: DC Power supply for notebook computer will be available in early 2014. ...
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Trina Solar Limited has provided 1.28MW of PV modules to Solar Advanced Systems for the completion of a series of projects at ten Greggs sites across the UK. The solar arrays will cut Greggs' CO2 emissions by 600 tonnes per year, as well ...
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Database Manager Keeps Underground Super Accurate The London Underground has deployed the Raima Database Manager as a key component to help deliver capacity and reliability improvements on the Piccadilly Underground line. The Raima ...
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Solarion AG of Leipzig, Germany has begun the series production of its flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar modules, the first of which is a flexible solar foil directly laminated onto 0.7mm rolled ...
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Choosing and installing the right kind of overcurrent protection is becoming more important as projects increase in size and power, says Tony Garlinge-Warren, applications engineer at Eaton's Bussmann business. News that cumulative PV ...
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Robin, one of the most famous brands within the UK electrical testing arena and now partnered with Amprobe, is offering a new, lightweight Portable Appliance (PAT) Tester. The easy-to-use Robin-Amprobe GT-400-UK PAT Tester has been ...
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Products with digital dimming technology and communications with switches and sensors with no new wires are realizable with the new Dialog Semiconductor SmarteXite family of Ledotron-compatible ICs. Dialog Semiconductor has announced the ...
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Leotek, a subsidiary of LiteOn Technology Corp., has officially announced the debut of its first color tunable LED bulb and entry into the residential lighting market on Nov. 6. The bulb comes with a special patent that allows it to be ...
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Durability testing is available to insulating glass industry via P1 Test Chamber, which can simulate long-term exposure to extreme weather variations to help estimate longevity in real-world use. Method involves constant exposure to ...
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Leroy Battle, Chair of the Board of Green Advantage (on right) accepts the ANSI accreditation for the GACP designation from Dr. Vijay Krishna, Director of Personnel Accreditation Programs for ANSI The American National Standards ...
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How easy it is to measure and analyze electrical current with the help of modern electrical instruments and multimeters? A Clamp meter is nothing but a meter that reads the electric current. It reads the electrical flow in amperes. It does ...
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