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PSDcast - Protecting Transformers From Solar Storms

In this episode of the PSDCast, we’re talking to Doble Engineering about space weather — more specifically, protecting transformers from geomagnetically-induced currents triggered by solar storms ... Doble Engineer

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08/17/2017

Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor

Power Systems Design (PSD) Hosted & Moderated a PCIM Europe Podium Session - A Special Report

Opening Statements by Panel Moderator: Kevin Parmenter, PSD Contributor It was my distinct pleasure to chair a podium session at PCIM in Nuremburg Germany in May. The subject of the session was enabling next generation

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08/11/2017

Magnetic Encoder Displacement Sensor Achieves Higher Durability, Reliability Over Hall Effect Potentiometers

MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new magnetic position sensor that delivers accuracy comparable to Hall effect devices while offering higher reliability and better durability. The one-time programmable (OTP) Vishay Sfernice RAME027 provides

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08/09/2017

Testing Anti-Drone Solutions (Ranging From Clever to Overkill)

Jason Lomberg, Editor, North America, PSD

In a world where many people would rather discharge shotguns at UAVs flying anywhere near their property than tolerate a drone delivery service, it’s hardly surprising that drone defense is a hot topic. So a comprehensive evaluation of some of the most ingenious (and hyperbolic) anti-drone devices was in order.

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08/08/2017

RF MLCCs Offer Reliability and Design Flexibility With Industry's First Operating Temps to 200Â°C

RF MLCCs Offer Reliability and Design Flexibility With Industry's First Operating Temps to 200°C

MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the industry's first surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) for high frequency RF and microwave applications to offer an operating temperature range to +200 °C. For telecom base stations and military communication systems, the Vishay

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08/08/2017

MORNSUN new 100W DC/DC converter—URF48xxQB-100WR3 series

18-75V Ultra-wide Input Voltage DC/DC Converter URF48xxQB-100WR3 Series

Along with the upgrading of traditional manufacturing and increasing input in industrial automation, traditional industries such as industrial control and communication industries increase their demand for medium-power

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Date:

08/08/2017

David Wetz, associate professor of electrical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, is studying energy storage for the US Navy.

Navy Grant to Allow UTA Researcher to Study Challenges of High-Power, Intermittent Energy

University of Texas at Arlington

There is a continuing effort by the U.S. Navy to integrate energy storage throughout their fleet of vessels. Many batteries may be used to supply high power to intermittently operated loads and it is important to have a way to test how those batteries will perform under operational conditions before

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Date:

08/03/2017

Military, Aerospace & Hi-Rel