Eaton Electronics Division has produced a web-site to help choose components for automotive electronics. The Automotive Electronics Solutions (AES) portal aims to accelerate specifications and selection of components.
"Eaton is meeting ever-more stringent demands of the automotive industry as new safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” applications where their failure would not lead to electric shock. Class X safety caps are used between the “live” wires carrying the incoming AC current. In this position, a capacitor failure should not cause any electrical shock hazards, rather, a capacitor failure “between-the-lines” would usually cause a fuse or circuit breaker to open. standards are introduced and requirements for high-performance and reliability expand, the constantly growing number of electronics systems in vehicles today and their individual and diverse safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” applications where their failure would not lead to electric shock. Class X safety caps are used between the “live” wires carrying the incoming AC current. In this position, a capacitor failure should not cause any electrical shock hazards, rather, a capacitor failure “between-the-lines” would usually cause a fuse or circuit breaker to open. and power requirements,” says Eaton’s John Janis. “We’veVolumetric Efficiency designed AES to make the process of selecting the right component more intuitive.”
