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The Benefits of Autoranging vs Conventional DC Power Supplies Monday, May 1, 2023 par : Craig Frahm

How Autoranging Saves Capital Costs and Rack Space (and How True Autoranging Saves Even More!) You need a high-capacity power supply. Should it be a conventional power supply with a rectangular output characteristic or a power supply with an autoranging, constant power output characteristic? That depends on the load the power supply must support. If the load is a constant power output device such …

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Solutions to the Challenges of High Power ATE System Design Tuesday, March 7, 2023 par : Craig Frahm

So, your assignment is to design a new high-power automated test equipment (ATE) system for a new product. Your challenge is to design a test system with maximum test performance to fully test the product within a pre-defined budget. Oh yes, the system must be reliable to avoid lost production time. The system must be online at all times except for maintenance shutdowns. Also, both the capital and …

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Repurposing and Recycling EV Batteries Tuesday, July 6, 2021 par : Craig Frahm

It’s no secret that there are more electric vehicles (EVs) on the road today than ever. Since 2015, the number of electric vehicles worldwide has grown from 1.4 million to more than 8 million today. Because EVs emit far fewer hydrocarbons than vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, they are an important part of the plan to combat climate change. EVs do, however, present other challenges …

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