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PRODUCT BRIEFS
Tread-depth monitoring
Sensata
Technologies
(Swindon,
United
Kingdom), announced
a new
collaboration
with NIRA Dynamics (Linköping, Sweden)
to deliver a tire tread-depth monitoring
system. The system features NIRA's treadwear
estimation software and gathers
data from multiple existing sensors on a
vehicle, including Sensata's tire-pressure
sensors, to provide accurate information
about tire wear-and-tear. The system uses
an algorithm that monitors the tire tread's
decreasing depth while compensating for
a wide range of conditions. The virtual
TDM can be integrated into existing ECUs
and is compatible with a wide variety of
tire and vehicle designs.
For more information,
visit http://info.hotims.com/82334-404
Flat wire inductors
ITG Electronics
(Elmsford, New
York) introduced
a line of
high current
flat wire inductors
for industrial
and automotive
applications. The company
claims that this series offers a superior
power rating for inductance and current
compared to conventional flat wire inductors
and features denser magnetic
materials, allowing custom-level power
in a standardized product which reduces
weight and space requirements.
The ITG L201316Q utilizes exceptionally
high power-density magnetics materials,
is RoHs & HF compliant and has an
operating temperature range of -55°C
to 150 Celsius (-67 to 302 Fahrenheit).
For more information,
visit http://info.hotims.com/82334-405
Hall-effect switches
TDK Corporation
(Tokyo, Japan) upgraded
its Micronas Halleffect
switch family, HAL
15xy, for automotive and
industrial applications. TDK states that
modules equipped with HAL 15xy can fulfill
higher safety criteria in automotive applications
such as brake fluid level sensing,
seatbelt detection and brake light switches.
The AEC-Q100-qualified HAL 15xy provides
many diagnostic features, such as
enabling deployment in ASIL A and ASIL B
classified automotive applications. The
HAL 15xy also features a unique power-on
self-test. Customers can enable a full functional
test of the sensors' signal processing
path and output before starting standard
operation to increase diagnostic coverage.
The HAL 15xy provides a wide supply voltage
range from 24 V to 2.7 V.
For more information,
visit http://info.hotims.com/82334-406
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