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Power conditioning delivers proven ROI

04/01/2013

Problems associated with power quality can take a huge toll on companies, with interruptions to the power supply such as impulses, noise, sags, surges, brownouts and outages causing sensitive electronic and computing equipment to fail. Rob Morris describes his company’s two-year study of power quality systems installation to identify their real return on investment (ROI) performance.

Maths helps mobiles and tablets match our eyes’ dynamic range

03/12/2012

Researchers have pushed the boundaries of High Dynamic Range (HDR) video to match our own eyes’ ability to cope with the real world's ever rapidly changing light intensity.

Goodbye, fluorescent light bulbs! See your office in a new light

03/12/2012

Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs. Scientists have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale lighting.

Li-ion cell protection from TE Circuit Protection

01/08/2012

Rechargeable Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) batteries are everywhere and, if not properly protected, every one of them can cause serious damage if an overcurrent fault condition occurs. TE Circuit Protection’s Barry Brents explains how a PolySwitch PPTC resettable device is placed inside a battery cell or in parallel in a battery pack to protect lower current applications from external short circuits or heating events.

Do you know how much you are at risk?

27/06/2012

Stuart Jaycocks takes a look at BS EN 62305, a new standard that provides very broad and comprehensive coverage of surge protection relating to modern electronic systems and much more besides.

Electronic Components Features

Power conditioning delivers proven ROI

Maths helps mobiles and tablets match our eyes’ dynamic range

Goodbye, fluorescent light bulbs! See your office in a new light

Li-ion cell protection from TE Circuit Protection

Do you know how much you are at risk?