Technical Features
June 2010
Courtsey Eaton Corporation
Click image to enlarge
Figure 1: Contact wear in an electromechanical relay
As a mature technology, electromechanical relays and circuit breakers are well established, however they continue to suffer from some inherent weaknesses. Moving to solid-state technology can address these but introduces its own challenges. So, what is the right solution?
In the movies, whenever the
. . . Read More
Date:
10/31/2019
Over the past few years, several manufacturers have developed high-power handling general purpose chip resistors covering a wide resistance range. Most of these high-power chip resistors are extensions
. . . Read More
Date:
06/01/2010
Despite the best intentions at the outset of an electronic product's design, it is commonplace for the power supply specification to evolve during the process and to only be finalized late on.
. . . Read More
Date:
06/01/2010
Customers of power electronics increasingly require new, easy connection and mounting technologies. PressFIT technology creates the possibility of solderless mounting combined with an improved
. . . Read More
Date:
06/01/2010
RS485 networks provide the backbone for communications in applications ranging from industrial control systems to roadside traffic message boards. In environments where high voltages are present,
. . . Read More
Date:
06/01/2010
Taming the heat is one of the biggest design challenges facing system architects and power supply manufactures today. Free air flow through the power supply is critical for improving performance
. . . Read More
Date:
06/01/2010
Archives
