Over the last two decades, there has been a marked increase in the likelihood that LED lighting will be in use at work, at the store, at home or outside. Further, businesses and electronics manufacturers are finding clever new use cases for LEDs each day for things like signage or indicator lights o... Read More

Do you know the first question you should ask before opening an electrical enclosure? Plant managers, building maintenance staff and electrical repair personnel repeat the question “Is it safe?” so often that it’s practically a mantra. And rightfully so. The people in these professions are constantl... Read More

A power supply unit is an electric device that provides power to one or more electric loads. Its main function is adapting electrical energy to the load by converting the energy from the electrical source to the corresponding current, voltage and frequency required by the load. Power supplies also p... Read More

The electronics in our devices, machinery and infrastructures have become smaller, more complicated and more delicate. While this trend toward miniaturization has allowed us to fit stronger, smarter and faster devices into nearly everything, it has also made our devices more sensitive to unpredictab... Read More

There are two types of electric motors, alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). AC motors can be synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous motors are found in applications where speed and accuracy are essential, including synchronous clocks, timers in electronic appliances, and audio record... Read More

Hydraulic-magnetic circuit protectors have hydraulic-magnetic current sensing mechanisms that operate only to current changes in the protected circuit. These protectors are combined with a hydraulic delay to make them tolerant of inrush current. They combine power switching and accurate, reliable ci... Read More

The inventors of “the first truly global, satellite-based positioning system” received the 2019 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, ElectronicsWeekly reported. Dr Bradford Parkinson, Richard Schwartz, Hugo Fruehauf, and Professor James Spilker, Jr., (Anna Marie Spilker accepted the award on behal... Read More