Lithium-ion batteries, like other battery types, are subject to a process of wear and tear during charging and discharging due to chemical changes.
Without battery balancing, the weakest cell in a multicell battery always determines the capacity of the entire system. However, since individual cells age differently,...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Versatile hybrid connectors provide a new level of flexibility when cabling highly automated systems. Along with the established application for cabling servo motors, M23 and M40 hybrid connectors are well suited for a variety of sophisticated tasks.
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Published: Jul 17, 2018
This paper addresses specific dielectric and conductor material relationships necessary to produce consistently causal and accurate electrical component models. The need for causal component models is highlighted by showing the types of digital waveforms that can result from simulating structures non-causally.
A brief...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Most engineers think of flat cable as inexpensive wiring that runs between computer peripherals. But not all flat cable is created the same. There is a special category of flat cable that excels in uses where space efficiency isn’t the only consideration. What’s called Extruded Flexx-Sil™ cable is designed...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
This whitepaper includes a review of differential pair properties and how they differ between tightly and loosely coupled pairs. Also a description of test set-up used to look at signal integrity through several different differential pair architectures. The results are then shown and the information is concluded. ...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
This introduction to EPAD MOSFET describes a broad selection of devices with precisely set gate threshold voltage values, including zero threshold made, enhancement mode and depletion mode. Furthermore, novel circuit designs are presented to illustrate how these devices can be used at a practical level. The brief circuit...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Safety, availability, and cost considerations can make performing thorough tests of embedded control devices
using the complete system impractical.
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation is a real-time test technique used to test these devices more efficiently.
During HIL test, the physical system that interfaces...
Published: May 01, 2019
When designing links, SI engineers often begin with a specific connector platform and then modify system variables such as trace length, dielectric materials, and equalization settings to achieve acceptable performance.
This paper takes a different approach by setting various system and equalizer parameters to slightly...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Today’s industrial control engineers and installers need to save space in the cabinet and reduce installation time. They need connection technology that is smaller, faster, safer and error-free, all at a lower cost. As manufacturers look for new ways to reduce costs, this trend even applies to industrial relays....
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Optical image stabilization (OIS) addresses the quality of images, and is an idea that has been around for at least 30 years. It has only recently made its way into the low-cost consumer camera market, and will soon be migrating to the higher end camera phones. This paper provides an overview of common design practices...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
The use of power supplies in harsh, remote environments brings with it many fundamental design issues that must be fully understood if long-term reliability is to be attained. For designers of communications equipment downtime is not an option. Both revenues and safety can be compromised under such circumstances.
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Published: Jul 23, 2018
Fiber-optic circular connectors optimize data transmission from the field to the control level. As the required data volumes and transmission speeds increase with the automation level, copper-based data cabling has its limits. New M12 Optic connectors meet the requirements of complex automation processes. Based on...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Modern power distribution systems often contain multiple power sources integrated within one system. A simple variant may be the common double-ended substation, which can be further complicated by additional emergency or alternate sources. This presents significant complexity to the designer attempting to design a protection...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
TE Connectivity’s new POWER TRIPLE LOCK (PTL) connector solution directly responds to the appliance industry’s desire for increased reliability and functionality, security and ease of use.
The world demand for major household appliances, or white goods, is forecast to rise 3.6% annually through 2015, exceeding...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
