Motor Drives, Robotics & Controls

January 2020

Mini Submersible Robot Inspects Power Transformer

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has successfully piloted a robotic technology that can navigate inside a power transformer to effectively identify any operational issues while reducing unplanned down time and reducing risk to personnel. The new inspection tool marks NYPA’s latest investment in enhancing re

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01/24/2020

The Versatile Inductor

Len Crane, Technical Marketing Director

Traditionally, off-the-shelf power inductors have offered the capability to perform a variety of functions and serve many different applications. The same inductor might have served one circuit as a ripple-smoothing element in an LC output filter and as an EMI suppression choke in another. By contrast, a device

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01/23/2020

Figure 1: DC-DC converters can be isolated or non-isolated

Understanding the Basics of DC-DC Conversion

Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics

When Allesandro Volta made a battery out of copper and zinc disks and brine-soaked cardboard, it was a novelty and the low power DC produced had few practical applications. As electricity became better understood and it was discovered that rotating magnets could induce AC current in wires, the world of power ge

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01/20/2020

Figure 1. Powering Artificial Intelligence

AI in the Data Center

Marc Cram, Server Technology

In a recent New York Times article, Mark Hung, a VP at Gartner, said that “almost everything Google is announcing these days is AI-related.” He said, “Google has a lead on artificial intelligence over many of its competitors, and it’s going to use that as a weapon to advance their products.” Although �

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01/20/2020

3W ACDC Converter with Transient Output Power Up to 12W

In some applications where high transient communication or drive power is required, such as electrical control systems, automatic meter reading, anti-theft alarms, and access electric lock applications, large amounts of power are outputted in a short time at transmitting and receiving data or driving relays. Therefore,

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01/17/2020

Power Platform Mitigates Voltage Sags and Swells

Legend Power Systems Inc. has continued enhancing its groundbreaking SmartGATE platform. The platform’s management of power quality issues now includes the ability to mitigate the effects of voltage sags and swells, which are key causes of damage to motors, computer system crashes and a general shortening of

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01/09/2020

Metal Film Resistors Offer High Power to Size Ratio

Stackpole's RNS Series is ideal for designs that require downsizing or added features. It is also a popular choice for new designs that require the smallest form factor possible for a given power rating. Specifically, the RNS 1/2W has a 1/8W body size, the 1W has a ¼ watt body size, and the RNS 2W has a ½ watt bod

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01/09/2020

TAIYO YUDEN’s All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Secondary Batteries

TAIYO YUDEN announced today the development of all-solid state lithium-ion secondary batteries (hereinafter referred to as “all-solid-state batteries”) in which various technologies including the process technology of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are capitalized. All-solid-state batteries are s

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01/08/2020

Automotive Chip Bead Inductor with an Operating Temperature of up to 150°C

TAIYO YUDEN has announced today the mass-production of the AEC-Q200 (reliability qualification test standard for automotive passive components) qualified noise suppression component, power chip bead inductor FB Series Type T, FB TH1608 (1.6×0.8×0.8 mm). This product is a noise suppression component for po

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01/08/2020

The CH-101

MEMS-Based "Sonar on a Silicon Chip" Time-of-Flight Sensor

TDK Corporation announces the immediate availability to select OEMs of the Chirp CH-201 MEMS-based ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor with extended sensing range. This ToF sensor utilizes a tiny ultrasonic transducer chip that sends a pulse of ultrasound and then listens for echoes returning from targets in the

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Date:

01/07/2020