Tech Briefs Magazine - November 2023 - 52

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Power & Energy
Powering the Future:
Grid Modernization and
Microgrid Trends
Motaz Khader
Director, Industrial Business Development
Allegro MicroSystems
Wade M. Bussing
Sr. Segment Marketing Manager
Allegro MicroSystems
New on the Market
POWERING THE
FUTURE: GRID
MODERNIZATION
AND EXPLORING
MICROGRID TRENDS
allegromicro.com/cleanenergy
Propulsion
Innovation with Purpose
Microgrid technology is emerging
as a viable solution to grid modernization,
electrification of everything, reliability improvements,
and overall energy efficiency. Uncover the
latest trends in microgrid technology and its potential
to reshape the energy landscape with our recent whitepaper.
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Allegro MicroSystems
Robotics & Automation
MULTIPHYSICS
MODELING AND
SIMULATION
APPLICATIONS
COMSOL Multiphysics® is a
software environment for creating
physics-based models and simulation apps and
managing simulation projects. Add-on products provide
tools for electromagnetics, structural, acoustics,
fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical simulations.
Interfacing products offer a unified workflow with
all major technical computing and CAD tools. COMSOL
Compiler™ and COMSOL Server™ are used for
deploying simulation applications to colleagues and
customers. https://www.comsol.com/products
Sensors
Software
COMSOL, Inc.
UL1203
CERTIFIED
EPOXY SYSTEM
Master Bond EP41S-6 is
Test & Measurement
a two-part epoxy system
that meets UL 1203 for
Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical
Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
The rationale for this test is to prevent explosions
and dust ignitions in industrial settings.
EP41S-6 is a moderate viscosity liquid with good flow
properties and has low shrinkage upon curing.
https://www.masterbond.com/tds/ep41s-6
Master Bond
RUGGED
10-PORT GBIT
SWITCH WITH
2× 10GBIT
The fanless μMAXBES
comes with 8× 1Gbit and
2×10Gbit ports. The open frame version offers for the
1Gbit ports lockable header. The 10Gbit ports are
equipped with RJ45 or SFP connectors. The solution is
extremely compact (115×95×30 mm) and can be operated
at -20 °C to +60 °C, optionally in extended temperature
-40 °C to +85 °C. https://www.mpl.ch/t2878.html
MPL AG Switzerland
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Touch Technology Chip
The AX54A chip from TouchNetix, Trondheim, Norway, has
been selected for the newly released KIA EV9 electric SUV.
The chip enables a row of surface touch buttons, with a hidden
back-lighted smart surface on the dashboard, actuated by
touching. Its patented force sensing technology provides an additional
layer of functional safety during user interaction. The single chip technology
enables touch, force sensing, and haptic triggering, all integrated in a single chip.
www.touchnetix.com
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Programmable Temperature Transmitter
AutomationDirect, Cumming, GA, has added the ProSense
XTD2 series DIN rail-mounted and XTH2 head-mounted
universal programmable temperature transmitters to
their lineup of temperature transmitters/signal conditioners.
They can be used with a variety of sensor and process inputs
and provide a linearized two-wire current loop output that can be configured for
4 to 20 mA or 20 to 4 mA using the free ProSense field device configuration software.
www.automationdirect.com
Application Briefs
Facility Focus
Non-Isolated Flyback Switcher ICs
Power Integrations, San Jose, CA, has introduced the LinkSwitch™-XT2SR
family of off-line, constant-voltage (CV),
non-isolated flyback switcher ICs. They feature exceptionally
high efficiency of up to 90 percent for small open-frame power
supplies. With no-load consumption below 5 mW, they surpass the requirements of
the European Union's Energy-Related Products (ErP) Directive for standby power consumption.
They deliver 250 mW to the load within the 300 mW ErP allowance.
www.power.com
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Sintering Paste
MacDermid Alpha, Waterbury, CT, is adding Argomax® 2141,
to their portfolio. It is ideal for sintering large packages or components
on gold or silver substrates. A key advantage is its firm attachment
to the inverter, and ability to cope with marginal component
surfaces. Utilizing a pure silver bond line, the dispensable
silver sintering paste exhibits excellent bond line thickness and adhesion. It delivers excellent
performance and reliability for inverters in extreme temperature swings.
www.macdermidalpha.com
Hardware-Accelerated Oscilloscope
Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA, announces the expansion
of its portfolio of Infiniium oscilloscopes with the new, hardware-accelerated
Infiniium MXR B-Series, offering automated
analysis tools, enabling engineers to find anomalies quickly and
shorten time to market. It has built-in, automated debug tools
such as zone triggering, fault detection, real-time spectrum analysis, and a 50 MHz
waveform generator. In addition, the MXR B-Series offers eight instruments in a single
comprehensive, benchtop solution.
www.keysight.com
Wireless Drive Shaft Torque Measurement
Kistler, Winterthur, Switzerland, has developed a torque
measuring system for automotive drive shafts that features
wireless data transmission. The transmitter is attached to the
shaft via adapter sleeves, which allows users to remove the
unit to change and recharge the batteries or reuse the transmitter on another vehicle.
The receiver unit can process inputs from two transmitters and receive the signal of
the type CWPT wheel pulse transducer to directly measure wheel speed, acceleration,
and calculate power.
www.kistler.com

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