Electronic Components Features

Testing for power quality in an industrial environment

Power quality is becoming increasingly important in achieving greater productivity and efficiency. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the industrial sector.

Using energy technology to unlock savings in the industrial sector

Energy is one of the biggest costs borne by British manufacturers. The sector is responsible for around one quarter of the UK’s entire electricity consumption and collectively spends more than £12bn on energy each year.

Quickly build your own reliable, cheap and precise autonomous system

Suppose you are designing an inspection drone for an offshore oil platform where human inspection is dangerous and precision flight is key. In your developmental testing, you realise that the flight control is becoming unstable as the drone flies near and under the steel structure. You determine this loss of control is due to GPS outages and magnetic inference from the bridge both of which negatively impact the drone’s attitude control system.

ABB enables green power to pioneering dockyard project in UK

ABB´s new shore-to-ship technology minimises environmental impact and secures reliable electricity to Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth.

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Making a solid (steel) investment(03/09/2018)

Transformers are among the most basic electrical devices in a power distribution system. Essentially, it's a chunk of iron wrapped with wire.
An exclusive look at the inner workings of Digi-Key Electronics(03/08/2018)

Back in June, I had the pleasure of visiting Digi-Key Electronics in its home town of Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Three flights totalling around 10+ hours and an hour car ride later, I arrived!
Supporting Aerospace projects for the long term is getting harder(05/07/2018)

With long design cycles and operational life of aircraft, designers have to be assured that parts they design in can be sourced for a long time. 10 years is a minimum, and probably in the end support will be required for multiples of that.
Smashing the ceiling: How to break free of DALI technical limits(08/05/2018)

DALI (digital addressable lighting interface) is a form of lighting control which allows customised preferences to be programmed. The key benefit of DALI for a designer or installer is that it provides two-way communication, allowing devices such as ballasts, transformers and emergency fittings to report back on their status. This can help speed up installation compared to non-DALI lighting, and makes fault diagnosis much quicker and easier.
Decades old sealing problem alleviated with new connector system(08/05/2018)

Here Denis O’Sullivan of Molex looks at the subject of downtime in commercial vehicle sealed connector systems and highlights the new solution from Molex.