After four years of development, Aaronia has announced its new Drone Detection System. The Aaronia Drone Detector is used to detect the incursion of unwanted drones, based on the directional real-time measurement of the electromagnetic emissions of drones. It warns an operator when drones are in the area and send alerts. According to Aaronia, the system has no limitation in … [Read more...]
Automotive-Grade Battery Monitor Released
Intersil has recently released it's new ISL78610 12-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack monitor, which provides cell balancing, accurate voltage, and temperature monitoring to safeguard Li-ion battery packs in hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric vehicles. The ISL78600 Li-ion battery manager IC supervises up to 12 series connected cells … [Read more...]
Airplane Powered by an Electric Motor
(April 26, 2016) Electric motors are not just for automobiles. Siemens and Airbus plan to jointly develop prototypes for an E-plane. According to Siemens' website, the prototypes for various propulsion systems will be "for short, local trips with aircraft below 100 seats, [and] helicopters or UAVs up to classic short and medium-range journeys." "In the field of Ultra Light, … [Read more...]
Solar Systems Causing EMI
(July 7, 2016) The Netherlands national Amateur Radio society, VERON, has issued a report on spectrum pollution problems caused by residential solar panel installations. Electrical systems in the European Union, including solar panel installations, must comply with applicable EU EMC standards. These solar systems include a combination of solar panel, inverter, and associated … [Read more...]
NTSB Offers Safety Recommendations for Driverless Vehicles
(June 30, 2016) "As federal and state governments begin to develop policies surrounding autonomous vehicles, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hopes regulators will call on the agency’s safety expertise to help bring more self-driving cars to the roads," reported TheHill.com. NTSB Chairman, Christopher Hart, said "the agency has a team of safety experts and accident … [Read more...]
Company Acquired to Build on EMC Testing Services
(July 1, 2016) Element Materials Technology has announced the purchase of Northwest EMC in the U.S. to build on its Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing services. Northwest EMC is a large EMC testing provider in the U.S., with five laboratories and over 60 employees. Northwest EMC adds capabilities in wireless device testing, MIL-STD and RTCA DO-160 and complements … [Read more...]
IEC 60601-1-9 – Environmentally Conscience Design for Medical Equipment
The standard for environmentally conscious design, IEC 60601-1-9, was published in 2007 (amended in 2013) as a collateral standard to IEC 60601, the widely accepted series of international standards for the basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment. Compliance with the IEC 60601 series is required by regulatory bodies responsible for electrical … [Read more...]
Britain After Brexit, with the Accent on EMC
(June 24, 2016) Written by Kenneth Wyatt - Britain has voted to leave the European Union, a monumental decision that’s triggering some serious alarm bells throughout the country. As it stands, many UK laws and regulations are determined by EU legislation and it’s not immediately clear what the EMC standards ramifications in Britain will be during the two year transition and in … [Read more...]
Low Profile Common Mode Chokes Released
Coilcraft has announced a line of low profile (0805) common mode chokes, useful for EMI suppression in high speed signal lines, USB 3.x, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort, DVI, etc., as well as in high speed differential signal lines, such as USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, LVDS, etc. They are also suitable for USB-type C specification 1.0 ports. They are designed to work as high as 6.5 GHz data … [Read more...]
Free, Feature-Rich Simulator to Aid Design for EMC Introduced
A global leader in semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, is helping protect today's smart devices by making shirt pockets, car dashboards, office desks, and other statically dangerous locations safer through the introduction of their new online software tool ESD-SIM. ESD-SIM is capable of assessing both circuit protection and signal integrity, to help select the right … [Read more...]
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