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How the Piezoelectric Effect is Used in Sensors

How the Piezoelectric Effect is Used in Sensors

This series provides a look at how different physical phenomena can be converted into an electrical signal. In this article, the third in our…


High Voltage Detectors in Power Electronics

High Voltage Detectors in Power Electronics

While prominent for AC lines, DC voltage detectors are hard to find and seldom used in power electronics especially for voltages higher than 1000V,…


Substation Shielding Methods for Lightning Strikes

Substation Shielding Methods for Lightning Strikes

This article explains different substation shielding techniques used to reduce the chance of and damage from direct lightning strikes.


Accomplishing Closed-Loop Accuracy in Advanced Open-Loop Current Sensors

Accomplishing Closed-Loop Accuracy in Advanced Open-Loop Current Sensors

This article highlights J&D the development of open loop current sensors to measure higher current with low power consumption.


Keeping Harmonics in Check with Electronic Voltage Sensors

Keeping Harmonics in Check with Electronic Voltage Sensors

This article highlights LEM DVC 1000 family of electronic based voltage sensors that offers this high level of insulation, up to 4.2kV.


Measuring Soil Resistivity With the Wenner Method

Measuring Soil Resistivity With the Wenner Method

Learn how to measure soil resistivity with the Wenner Method. 


Low Pressure and No Pressure Sintering Approaches for Large Surface Areas

Low Pressure and No Pressure Sintering Approaches for Large Surface Areas

This article highlights the latest results in the area of low pressure/ no pressure silver sintering on using solvent free silver sintering pastes.


Investigating Effects of Non-Idealities of Current Sensors and Powertrain on the Performance of an EV System using PLECS Simulation Software

Investigating Effects of Non-Idealities of Current Sensors and Powertrain on the Performance of an EV System using PLECS Simulation Software

This article highlights Plexim Incorporated PLECS is a simulation tool developed for drives engineers for very efficient and robust modeling of…


Piezo Haptic Actuators for Touch Applications

Piezo Haptic Actuators for Touch Applications

This article highlights TDK Electronics AG Piezo Haptic Solutions PiezoHapt™ L that are  L8060 and L3015, as world’s thinnest actuators for…


Choosing the Right Current Sensor to Observe the Current Waveform of Switching Devices

Choosing the Right Current Sensor to Observe the Current Waveform of Switching Devices

This article highlights Hioki E.E. Corporation evaluation system using development environment devices and measurements using current sensors.


Innovative Current Sensor without Toroidal Magnetic Core Offers New Design Advantages

Innovative Current Sensor without Toroidal Magnetic Core Offers New Design Advantages

This article highlights Raztec Sensors company its new current probe for measuring even very high current intensities, with a small size and at low…


New Current Sensors Measure Higher Currents While Staying the Same Size

New Current Sensors Measure Higher Currents While Staying the Same Size

This article highlights LEM three new families of compact open-loop current sensors that measure higher currents than earlier sensors of the same…


Optical Electric Field Sensor for High Voltage Equipment Diagnostics

Optical Electric Field Sensor for High Voltage Equipment Diagnostics

This article highlights Kapteos SAS New Products such as Optical Electric Field Sensor used for Electrical Diagnostics of High Voltage Equipments.


Overvoltage Protection for RTD-Based Measurement Systems

Overvoltage Protection for RTD-Based Measurement Systems

This article focuses on how to provide a total solution for multiwire RTD modules with overvoltage protection function and overvoltage protection…


Development of a Wideband High-Precision Current Sensor

Development of a Wideband High-Precision Current Sensor

In the field of power electronics, especially within the automotive and railway segments, the miniaturization and heightened efficiency of…


Handling Late Changes in Power System Designs

Handling Late Changes in Power System Designs

This article discusses Power System Design and how to improve flexibility in adapting to the changing requirements.


Making Single-Phase Solar Inverters Smaller, Cheaper & Safer

Making Single-Phase Solar Inverters Smaller, Cheaper & Safer

This article has used the example of photovoltaic installations to show the advances in recent LEM current transducers


eGaN® Technology is Coming to Cars

eGaN® Technology is Coming to Cars

This article discusses Gallium Nitride Power Devices for Automotive Applications.


Closed Loop Current Transducers with Excellent Performance are also CostEffective

Closed Loop Current Transducers with Excellent Performance are also CostEffective

This article has introduced new closed-loop Hall cell transducers which give the extra performance of fluxgate transducers without the extra cost.


High Humidity Robustness of ABB’s IGBTs and Diodes

High Humidity Robustness of ABB’s IGBTs and Diodes

This article provides insight into the latest generation of 6.5kV HiPak modules with reliable performance demonstrated in the new THB-HVDC test.