Technical Features

May 2010

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Figure 1: Fully assembled IMR and the exploded view

By: Yesie Brama, Robotics System Architect, Infineon Technologies AG

Mobile robots are now commonly found in commercial and industrial applications. On a high level, they can be categorized into two main types: Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV): moves along predefined marked paths (e.g., wires, magnetic tapes, lasers/barcodes), guided by external means, and not fully autonomous

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Date:

08/31/2024

LED Lighting Variants

Andreas Biss, New Business Development, Sharp Microelectronics Europe, Hamburg

A power-saving, environmentally friendly, long-life, compact and (above all) cost-effective light source - LEDs have created an entirely new generation of lamps. According to the International

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Date:

05/01/2010

Inductors for Illumination

Len Crane, Director - Technical Marketing, Coilcraft

A wide variety of driver circuits is needed to support new LED applications and the demands for high performance are challenging designers to be as creative as possible with new circuit techniques.

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Date:

05/01/2010

Power Factor Perfection

Joël Turchi, ON Semiconductor, Toulouse, France

Most modern power supplies are required to contain the harmonic content of the current they absorb from the line. Practically, regulations request the line current to be nearly sinusoidal and in

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Date:

05/01/2010

LED Lighting Circuit Protection Strategies

Faraz Hasan, Global Marketing & Business Development Manager, Appliance/Industrial/Lighting, Circuit Protection Business Unit, Tyco Electronics

As government agencies, industry and consumers look for ways to reduce energy costs, light-emitting diode (LED) lighting technology is expected to boom. LED technology has advanced rapidly, with

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Date:

05/01/2010