New material boosts magnets for free-electron lasers

Three US national laboratories have joined to create a half-meter-long prototype ‘undulator’ magnet using Niobium-3-tin. Undulators are used in free-electron lasers – lasers that create electromagnetic beams for research. Niobium-tin alloy is seen as an alternative to the incumbent niobium-titanium alloy. Niobium-titanium superconductors are good for lower magnetic fields, but stop superconducting at around 10 teslas, according ...

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Extra high-field current sensor extends performance of Melexis IMC-Hall technology

Melexis, the Belgian auto IC specialist,  has introduced an extra high-field current sensor which extends the ease and accuracy of its unique IMC-Hall technology into high-current measurement for emerging automotive applications. Capable of measuring current to beyond 2000 A, the MLX91216 XHF is suited to redundant monitoring of battery-management systems (BMS), over-current detection in smart ...

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Schurter announces power entry module with extended mounting options

Schurter’s power entry module, the DD11 – consisting of an IEC appliance plug (C14) with fuse holder and mains switch – is newly available in a version with flange and also with extended mounting options. Mounting is done with screws to the enclosure wall, says the company. The latest version has a wide metal flange, ...

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TT Electronics launches PAA and PAAM AC-DC power modules

TT Electronics has launched its PAA and PAAM series of AC-DC encapsulated power modules claiming they have industry leading power density and are suitable for space constrained industrial and medical electronic equipment applications. Available in power ratings ranging from 5 to 150 watts, the PAA encapsulated modules are PCB mountable in a compact footprint starting at ...

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Eddy current automotive position sensor commutates motors without needing magnets

Renesas is claiming “total stray field immunity” for a automotive-grade magnet-free inductive rotation position sensor that works up to what the company describes as “600,000rpm (electrical)”. “We are excited with the response to the inductive position sensing technology we introduced last June for industrial motors, and we look forward to bringing its advantages to automotive ...

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ST cracks $10bn

ST had Q4 net revenues of  $3.24 billion; a gross margin of 38.8%; an operating margin of  20.3% and net income of $582 million. Full year  net revenues were  $10.22 billion; gross margin was  37.1%; operating margin was 12.9%; net income was  $1.11 billion. The forecast for Q1 is for net revenues of $2.93 billion ...

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Apple astounds the market

Apple shipped 90 million phones in Q4 taking 23.4% market share and the No.1 slot in unit shipments while taking in revenues of $111.4 billion for a profit of $28.7 billion which was 29% higher than Q4 2019. 23.4%  represents the highest shipment volume from a vendor in a single quarter and represents 22.2% year-over-year ...

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Buck-boost battery charging controller has MPPT

ADI has introduced a buck-boost battery charging controller that features Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), temperature compensation and I2C interface for telemetry and control. The device operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated battery float voltage. The LT8491 offers three selectable Constant Current Constant Voltage (CC-CV) charging profiles, making it ideal ...

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Danisense RCM monitors residual currents without fast shutdown

Danisense has launched its  RCMH070IB+ Residual Current Monitor (RCM) which issuitable for monitoring the residual currents in electrical power systems without the need for fast system shutdown. The RCM can measure DC and AC residual currents from 30mA to 2Arms at frequencies of up to 100kHz, suiting it to a wide range of industrial applications, loads ...

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