Circuit & System Protection


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Metal oxide varistors
25 April 2001, Electrocomp
Varistors are voltage-dependent ceramic resistors (VDRs) that reliably protect electronic systems against overvoltages by limiting surge voltages or currents and by absorbing the energy. The Epcos SIOV ...

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Locally manufactured surge arresters
25 April 2001, Surge Technology
The locally manufactured DEHNguard-T lightning surge arresters from Surge Technology are DIN-rail mounted and can withstand surge currents of up to 40 kA. The pluggable units consist of a base section ...

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'Safe 'n sure' fuses
25 April 2001, Actum
In its modern factory, using sophisticated and especially developed precision equipment, ELU produces fuses and fuseholders which conform to various DIN-Semko-VDE-UL and CSA specifications. ELU components ...

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Multifuse product line continues to grow
11 April 2001, Electrocomp
Bourns, a leading manufacturer of passive components, recently expanded its Multifuse product line. The new products were launched at electronica 2000:       Miniature fast-reacting SMT PPTCs The MF-USMD ...

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Silver-filled EMI shielding gaskets
11 April 2001
Instrument Specialties-APM's ElectroCoat represents a new class of EMI shielding material that combines the low compression characteristics of fabric over foam with the environmental sealing characteristics ...

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EMC filter fans for control cabinets
11 April 2001, Retron
The special features of Seifert's new EMC filter fan system are the result of original design - a fan generation to meet the toughest EMC requirements. As the EMC screen of the model range has a common ...

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5 x 20 fuse for SMT
28 February 2001, Retron
Why should one not use a 5 x 20 fuse as a SMD-component, if there is enough space for such a solution? Is it because of the missing heat resistance of the fuse during the soldering process? According ...

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Protecting modems against lightning discharges
14 February 2001, Electrocomp
Suitable protection modules matched to all regional conditions can be developed from surge arresters, varistors, inductors and capacitors

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Interference suppression capacitors with insulated leads
14 February 2001, Electrocomp
BCcomponents has extended its metallised polypropylene interference suppression film capacitor range with the new MKP 435 X2 series with insulated leads. This series is primarily intended for use in ...

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Suppression caps rated up to 440 V a.c.
14 February 2001, Electrocomp
The small dimensions of Bourns'MKP 338 1 X1 440 V a.c. series can offer a major boost to manufacturers committed to miniaturisation, especially in applications such as UPS-supplies and mains filters for ...

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GBIC fibre-optic shield
14 February 2001
Instrument Specialities has introduced the GBIC shield for reducing emissions from GBIC (GigaBit Interface Converter) fibre-optic transceivers. Fibre-optic transceivers can be a troublesome source of ...

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Contact strips for shielding enclosures from EMI/RFI
14 February 2001
Bavaria Elektronik has available contact strips used to close and thereby shield gaps between two surfaces. For optimum shielding performance, the contact strip must be in a position to span the min and ...

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Li+ battery-pack protector
22 November 2000, Altron Arrow
Linear Technology's LT 1405 12 bit, 5 MSa/s analog-to-digital converter (ADC) operates single 5 or ±5 V supplies with only 115 mW of power dissipation and features AC specs of 71,3 dB SINAD and 85 dB ...

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High frequency transformers and suppression chokes
22 November 2000
Prodigy Manufacturing offers a number of standard common mode and rod chokes for use in suppression of electromagnetic interference, for example, that caused by switch mode power supplies. If a standard ...

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Subminiature fuse-links save 65% space
22 November 2000, Retron
Schurter's FWF/FWT expands its existing range of subminiature fuse-links. In 125 V applications, these through-hole technology fuse-links offer efficient protection of electrical equipment and components ...

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One to four-pair surge protection boxes
22 November 2000
Citel's BPI unit is designed to protect terminals linked by one pair to telephone or data networks. The unit has a removable protection circuit (PIN S180...) which simplifies maintenance. The B280, ...

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Tiny thermal monitor for battery packs
22 November 2000, CST Electronics
With a digital temperature sensor, 64 bit ROM ID, 3,0 V to 5,5 V supply range, and 12 bit resolution, Dallas Semiconductor's DS18B20 one-wire digital thermometer is well-suited for battery pack applications. ...

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Application cameo - 4,5 µA protection circuit lengthens Li-ion battery life
22 November 2000
If a Li-ion battery discharges below the recommended end-of-discharge voltage, the cycle life shortens and the battery dies prematurely. Linear Technology describes the circuit in Figure 1 that monitors ...

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Dual SLIC protectors meet creepage requirements
22 November 2000, Altron Arrow
To help designers meet ground lead creepage, requirements being introduced by international safety standards such as IEC 60950 and UL1950, Power Innovations has introduced three enhanced versions of its ...

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Compact thermal supervisor with fan control
22 November 2000, MB Silicon Systems
Micrel Semiconductor has developed a two-zone thermal supervisor IC for thermal management using embedded thermal diodes such as those found in Intel's Pentium III CPU. The MIC284 is part of a growing ...

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