In my first article, I gave an overview of RTCA’s DO-160 and the electrical EMC sections that it entails. In the next few articles I will be discussing the most critical EMC section of DO-160. Critical sections DO-160 Sect 16.0 - Power Input Sect 20.0 - Radio Frequency Susceptibility (Radiated and Conducted) Sect 21.0 - Emission of Radio Frequency … [Read more...]
Interview: Dr. Ralf Heinrich discusses the new IEC 61000-4-31 immunity standard
Does your product use AC mains <16A? IEC 61000-4-31 relates to the conducted immunity of electrical and electronic equipment to electromagnetic disturbances coming from intended and/or unintended broadband signal sources in the frequency range 150 kHz up to 80 MHz. In this blog post, Kenneth Wyatt, Senior Technical Editor at Interference Technology, spends some … [Read more...]
RFID Takes AIM
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been in use for the last 50 years. The technology is used as an identifier of a device for inventory or status tracking. It serves similar functionality as bar-coding, with continuously increasing advantages. The reduction in costs to produce the components of RFID has caused the technology to proliferate in recent … [Read more...]
Altair acquires SIMSOLID and asks a Simple Question
TROY, Mich. - Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) has acquired SIMSOLID, a company founded by asking a simple question: “Why does the geometry used in the Design and Structural Simulation worlds have to be so different?” SIMSOLID works on full-fidelity CAD assemblies to provide fast, accurate, and robust structural simulation without requiring geometry simplification, cleanup, or meshing. … [Read more...]
Würth Elektronik eiSos and Infineon: Joint development kit 760308EMP for Wireless Power Transfer 200-W-WPT
Power Transfer and Data Transmission in One Waldenburg (Germany), 30 October 2018 – Würth Elektronik eiSos and Infineon Technologies AG have jointly brought a development system for wireless power transfer onto the market. Two aspects distinguish this development kit: On the one hand, it serves to develop applications outside the Qi standard up to a power of 200 W. Data can … [Read more...]
Updated 52-Page Catalog of EMI/RFI Shielding Solutions
Plymouth, MA.... Available in both interactive PDF and printed versions, the 2018 catalog details all standard and custom EMI/RFI shielding product options. The PDF format lets the user click to download interactive sales drawings on over 150 products, including finger stock profiles, metalized fabric gaskets, fan vents, and board level shielding. The Table of Contents, Part … [Read more...]
Film capacitors: Series of rugged AC filter capacitors extended
TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) has extended its EPCOS B32754* to B32758* series of AC filter capacitors. They now cover a range of voltages from 250 V AC to 400 V AC and offer capacitances of between 1 µF and 70 µF. The capacitors comply with IEC 61071: 2007 and are extremely robust, even at high humidity. This has been verified in a temperature, humidity, bias (THB) test at 60 °C, … [Read more...]
TVS diodes with low terminal voltage from Würth Elektronik eiSos
Three product series for safe protection against ESD Waldenburg (Germany), 19 October 2018 – Würth Elektronik eiSos has expanded its portfolio of TVS diodes. The diodes are characterized by their short response time and an extremely low terminal voltage, and feature a high ESD dielectric strength with a contact discharge of up to ±30 kV. WE-TVS diodes in the three … [Read more...]
Review of the SAE G46 Subcommittee Meeting (Long Beach, July 31, 2018)
Report on SAE G-46 Standardization Progress Meeting at IEEE EMC+SIPI 2018 (signal and power integrity) Symposium and Expo, July 30 to Aug. 3, Long Beach Ca, USA Introduction One attraction of these IEEE EMC Symposia to me is always Workshops, Tutorials and Standards On Tuesday, July 31st, I was able to attend the SAE G-46 EMC Subcommittee meeting from 12 – 5 … [Read more...]
ThermoFuse varistors: Compact overvoltage protection with an integrated fuse
TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) has extended its EPCOS ThermoFuse™ family of fuse protected varistors with the new compact NT14 and NT20 series. The new ThermoFuse components feature a footprint that fits into existing circuit board layouts. The NT14 series (disk diameter 14 mm) is designed to absorb maximum surge currents with an 8/20-μs pulse of 6 kA at rated voltages of between … [Read more...]
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