Motor Drives, Robotics & Controls

    February 2013
    Ethernet-based smart automation system enhances high-performance AC and DC drive applications
    Sprint Electric, in cooperation with their US partner Bardac, introduced a new concept in control for drives and systems called drive.web. Drive.web is a smart, web-based, truly distributed control
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    02/27/2013
    Dual/quad-axis universal drive module serves demanding motion systems
    Able to run servo, stepper, and voice coil motors with a power range of 10W to 200W, an addition to the SPiiPlus EtherCAT® Control Solution family from ACS Motion Control, the SPiiPlusUDMlc, or UDMlc,
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    02/25/2013
    Sensorless, brushless DC motor drivers spin motors in minutes
    Texas Instruments introduced two 3-phase, brushless DC (BLDC) motor drivers that allow designers to spin motors in minutes rather than months. Traditional BLDC motor designs require five to 10 components,
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    Date:
    02/22/2013
    Connector systems claims highest current density
    Designed to provide high-end datacom OEMs and power supply manufacturers with an advanced solution,the EXTreme EnergetiC™ High-Current Connector System from Molex suits applications requiring up to
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    02/20/2013
    Cobham Technical Services has extended the multiphysics capabilities of the Opera-3D finite element software for electromagnetic design with a new solver that can be used to analyze natural vibration
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    02/20/2013
    The power-semiconductor switches used in power supplies and inverters are based on two technologies, namely MOSFETs and IGBTs. MOSFETs can operate at relatively high switching frequencies significantly above 30 kHz but, unlike IGBTs, they have a very large chip surface area. A new generation of IGBT modules f
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    Date:
    02/15/2013
    IGBT/MOSFET gate drive coupler saves power in a reduced footprint

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    Targeting applications such as factory automation equipment, motor drives, digital home appliances, and photovoltaic power micro-inverters, the TLP152 gate drive coupler from Toshiba Electronics
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    02/14/2013
    Fast Trench IGBTs address UPS), solar, induction heating, industrial motor, and welding apps

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    International Rectifier, a world leader in power management technology, announced the expansion of its family of 600V insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) with the introduction of the IRGP4640D,
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    02/13/2013
    TTI, a specialist distributor of passive, discrete, connector and electromechanical components, offers Cooper Bussmann's ultra-high capacitance PowerStor KW series super-capacitors for use in applications
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    02/08/2013
    High-speed photocouplers have integrated IGBT protection function
    Targeting applications such as industrial machinery and solar power systems, the PS9332L and PS9332L2 photocouplers from Renesas Electronics have an integrated insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)
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    02/06/2013
    Siemens equips motor management system with Profinet interface
    Siemens Industry Automation Division has expanded its Simocode Pro motor management system to include a basic unit with Profinet interface. Linking up Simocode Pro via Ethernet to higher-level automation
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    Date:
    02/04/2013
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