The Obama Administration recently awarded grants to 100 smart grid projects, a result of an allocation of funds to smart grid projects in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. President Obama announced the awards during a tour of a smart grid facility in Arcadia, Fla. The total amount of funds to be disbursed by the federal government is $3.4 billion with each … [Read more...]
University Breaks Ground on Nation’s Largest Engineering Building
University of Washington leaders recently broke ground on a molecular engineering building, including a large underground space protected from vibrations and electromagnetic interference. The completed building, the largest such lab space on the West Coast, will consist of a 28,000-square-foot basement, an 8,000-square-foot sub-basement, and four above-ground levels each … [Read more...]
EMC Design Seminar/Workshop
Practical Application Seminar/Workshop with expanded EMC & Signal Integrity and Filter Design sections will be held October 15-16 and October 19-20, 2009 in Northbrook, Ill. The workshop will include free EMC Design Software and the textbook "PCB Design for Real-World EMI Control" by Bruce Archambeault.Find out more about the workshop. … [Read more...]
AR’s New “A” Series Amplifiers Are Smaller, More Powerful, And More Economical
Souderton, PA — October 21, 2009 — New innovations at AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation are enabling the company to produce smaller, more compact amplifiers with just as much power as the older, larger models. The new “A” Series amplifiers, for example, are 25% -- 50% smaller than previous models, yet the new size does not mean a reduction in power. These newer, smaller models … [Read more...]
New Technology, Research Unveiled at RF&Hyper
RF&Hyper, October 6-8, Paris-Nord Villepinte, FranceAt a complementary group of trade shows – Forum De L’Electronique, RF&Hyper Europe, Mesurexpo, Opto, and Vision-Show – attendees enjoyed a variety of technical sessions and product exhibits.During the EMC conferences coordinated by AFCEM (Association for the Promotion and Development of EMC), Bernard Grangier of THALES … [Read more...]
Electronics Company to Increase China R&D Staff
Since beginning construction of a $10.5-million research institute in Tianjin City, one of the four municipalities in China, in May to test products and components against international safety certification standards for electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic interference, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., recently announced that it will increase the number of its … [Read more...]
IEC Offers New Standard for Evaluation of AC Side Harmonic Performance
The new IEC/TR 62001:2009(E) deals with the specification and design evaluation of AC side harmonic performance and AC side filters for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) schemes. The standard is intended to be primarily for the use of the utilities and consultants who are responsible for issuing the technical specifications for new HVDC projects and evaluating designs … [Read more...]
Army Demos Electronic Jammer for Helicopters
Army Demos Electronic Jammer for Helicopters The Sledgehammer, a new system that can be used both to locate electronic emitters on the battlefield — radios, remote-controlled improvised explosive devices, radars and other sources of electromagnetic radiation used by a potential adversary — and then jam them, would help the Army boost its airborne electronic warfare capability. … [Read more...]
Foreign Airline Carrier to Offer Phone Service
As German airline carrier Lufthansa announces its plans for new onboard WiFi and phone services starting on routes between the U.S. and Europe in the next few months, cell phone use on airplanes continues to be on hold in the United States, recent reports have indicated.Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio is sponsoring a House bill called the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace … [Read more...]
FAA Reverses Decision on Wind Turbines over EMI Concerns
Less than a week after approving eight of 17 wind turbine locations without any restrictions at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, the Federal Aviation Administration has reversed its decision on five of the approved sites. The FAA now says those five locations at the Upper Cape base — all within the area used for military training and near the Falmouth town line — pose a … [Read more...]
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