Test & Measurement

September 2016
Rigol to demonstrate their versatile DS4000E scope at electronica 2016

DS4000E 4-channel high-performance oscilloscope

Rigol Technologies will introduce two new 4-channel high-end oscilloscopes with a large 9“ color display at electronica 2016 in Munich, Hall A1, Booth 224. The DS4000E is a versatile high-performance oscilloscope that incorporates many of the latest technologies and processes. With bandwidths of 100 MHz an
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09/30/2016
Linear's latest dual µModule regulator is configurable as SEPIC or inverting

LTM8049 dual output, two-function DC/DC µModule

Linear Technology introduced the LTM8049, a dual output, two-function DC/DC µModule (power module) regulator in 15mm x 9mm x 2.42mm BGA package. One function is SEPIC (single-ended primary-inductor converter) in which the output voltage is regulated while the input voltage can vary to be less, equal or more tha
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09/21/2016
- Vector Software, the leading provider of innovative software solutions for embedded software quality, announced today that Ampyx Power, a developer of Airborne Wind Energy technology, has selected the VectorCAST test automation platform to support DO-178C Level A software testing requirements. Ampyx Power is
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09/15/2016
Yokogawa Europe announced the launch of the WT1800E power analyzer. This new instrument introduces new standards of accuracy and flexibility in power measurement across a broad range of applications. Today’s energy conscious world is driving engineers towards an ever-increasing focus on energy conservation, energy e
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09/14/2016
Schaffner unveils updated online power-quality simulator

PQS3 Power Quality Simulation tool

Schaffner EMC presents PQS3, an update to their acclaimed Power Quality Simulation tool which allows planners, consultants and application engineers to accurately model and simulate low voltage 3-phase network topologies. With this powerful online tool, users can simulate complex power networks and receive rapid an
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09/09/2016
Linear's latest 30A supply monitor with integrated 300µΩ sense resistor simplifies board-level energy measurements

LTC2947 power and energy monitor

Linear Technology introduced the LTC2947 power and energy monitor for 0V to 15V DC supply rails. Most power and energy monitoring ICs use an external sense resistor to measure current. However, choosing a sense resistor is not an easy task, especially when dealing with high currents, where available sense resistors ca
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09/08/2016
Anritsu's ultraportable Site Master analyzer claims the smallest form factor available

Site Master S331P

Anritsu Company introduced the ultraportable Site Master S331P, presented as the lightest, smallest, fastest and most cost-efficient Site Master field cable and antenna analyzer ever developed. Addressing the market need for broad frequency coverage and high performance in an extremely compact and economical de
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09/06/2016
In response to Google’s Little Box Challenge (LBC), our Virginia Tech team, the Future Energy Electronics Center (FEEC), decided to design a power inverter. As shown below, our design significantly surpassed the LBC specifications. Our final design exhibited a power density of 61.2 W/in3, exceeding the LBC goa
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09/05/2016
Why power EEs need good gear

Kevin Parmenter, Power Systems Design Contributor

The test and measurement industry is undergoing a radical shift, not too unlike the semiconductor industry and other aspects of the technology world.  First and foremost are changes in global consolidation and the M&A activities.  I’ve started reading “Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance an
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09/05/2016
Here we’ll show how Spice can be used to provide proximity loss results for magnetics windings. Proximity loss equations are solved for a set of frequencies, and a simulation circuit is generated which predicts the proper AC losses regardless of the current waveform. Inductor winding AC resistance calcul
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09/05/2016
The submission deadline for professional education seminars and industry session presentations for APEC 2017 has been extended to Friday, September 9th. If you are still interested in presenting at APEC 2017, please submit your presentation by the September 9 deadline in order to be considered. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SEMINAR
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09/03/2016
In the last part of this series, we saw that only one of the modulator gains found in the literature can be confirmed with measurements. Furthermore, it is shown that the discrepancies in all the models are easily resolved by proper sampling of the system. Different current-mode modulator models In the
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09/03/2016
The implementation of the “Smart Grid” is accelerating rapidly.  Once just a vision in eyes of power engineers and utilities, the Smart Grid is swiftly taking shape.  A major driver in realizing a truly smart electrical grid is the adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs).  Grid-connected di
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09/03/2016
This software, in combination with Rigol oscilloscopes (series DS/MSO2000A, DS/MSO4000 or DS6000) allows customers to set up small test systems, which represent a reasonably priced alternative for measuring switching power supply parameters during the development phase. Switching power supplies are commonly us
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09/03/2016
In the last few years GaN based devices, both discrete FET’s and MMIC’s, have been released and widely used in high power microwave amplifier systems.  These devices, available from several foundry sources, are typically fabricated on 100mm SiC wafers.  GaN on Si processes are also under consideration, ho
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09/03/2016
Thermal behavior is important to determining the lifetime performance of electronic system design and the power supply is a critical element in determining that behavior. Heat has a number of effects on a system. The most problematic at a system level is one of long-term reliability. High operating temperatures te
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09/03/2016
Measuring the resistance of something is a great deal more complicated if that resistance is very small. With bigger resistances, measurements can be as simple as connecting two leads between a digital multi-meter (DMM) and the device under test (DUT) and reading the number. With small resistances, the multitude of
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Date:
09/03/2016
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