Electronics related to industrial applications
Würth Elektronik has created a smart CAN-bus controlled power distribution box, with multiple analogue and digital inputs for measurement. Called CAN Box 8FR6, it is a system building block for vehicle, industrial and commercial uses that includes has various diagnostic options and is supported by two software tools: WEcontrol Designer and WE Flasher – more of these later. Intelligence in ...
Infineon has added four current ratings to its EconoDual 3 portfolio of 1.2kV dual IGBT modules. Rated at 300, 450, 600 and 900A (see table below) the transistor pair inside the modules is connected in a high and low-side totem pole half bridge. “New chip dimensions enable optimisation of the module layout to reduce switching losses,” according to the company. ...
Products in many diameters, cross-sectional areas and lengths Grounding is the basic protection used in almost all industries. It is a method of protecting users of all electrical devices, ranging from small machines and even household appliances, to infrastructure elements – e.g. railroading or civil engineering. Proper grounding is also necessary for the proper functioning of RCDs, which are the ...
Swiss packaging company Model Group bought in ABB to re-fit a huge paper-making machine at its Weinfelden plant with new motors. The machine, almost 80m long, has dozens of motors and operates 24 hours a day seven days a week as one of a pair that make enough paper for ~1,500 million square meters of corrugated board each year. The machine was nearing ...
Environmental sensing and smart algorithms in a distributed computing architecture can transform automation, says Cliff Ortmeyer. Sensing technologies are critical components that enable industrial IoT (IIoT) applications to capture accurate, real-time data about environmental conditions before transmitting data to computers operating locally and in the cloud. Analytics software running on cloud computers can turn the huge quantities of data into ...
STMicroelectronics has agreed to buy a further $300m worth of bare and epitaxial 150mm silicon carbide wafers from Cree, bringing the total of the multi-year supply agreement to $800m. “We are very pleased that STMicroelectronics will continue to leverage Wolfspeed [brand] silicon carbide materials as part of their supply strategy for the next several years,” said Cree CEO Gregg Lowe. ...
Cincon Electronics of Taiwan is aiming at railway applications with a 20W dc-dc converter that can run from between 10V and 160V. The series is suited for all kinds of voltage parameters in different regions because of its ultra-wide input voltage,” according to the company. “Since rail traffic will be exposed to a harsh environment for a long time, this ...
Getting ESD protection right for CAN-FD The expectations of travel and human interaction with vehicles is changing dramatically. As such, mega trends of increased connectivity, autonomous driving and electrification are pushing the evolution of automotive wiring harnesses and driving the growing demand for high-speed data transmission and bandwidth to realize advanced driver assistant systems. All of which needs to be ...
It is not often you see a new bipolar transistor introduced, and Nexperia has just revealed not just one, but nine of them. All in surface-mount DPAK (TO-252, SOT428C) packaging, they are intended for automotive (in AEC-Q101 qualified form) and industrial applications, and fill out the company’s MJD family to span 2 – 8A and 45 – 100V. The new parts ...
binder, the circular connector specialist, has announced M12 and M12 Power control cabinet feed-throughs, to help ensure a secure connection between modules in the cabinet and automation components in the field. Specifically, new control cabinet feed-through connectors will be available for the M12 product series 713, 813, 814, 823 and 824, which are available with different codings and pin counts. ...
