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The New Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Advanced Connectivity Roadmap and SCSITA

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Mike Novello

SAN FRANCISCO – On October 12th SCSI Trade Association (STA) introduced the new Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Advanced Connectivity Roadmap which previewed the connectivity advances to support future SAS growth in the enterprise. The new SAS connectivity benefits will apply … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged Amphenol, Connectivity Roadmap, Intel Corporation, LSI Corporation, Marvell Semiconductor, Molex, SAS HD connector, SCSITA, Seagate Technology, Serial Attached SCSI, Toshiba, Tyco Electronics | 1 Comment

Smart-Grid and Flywheel Energy Technology

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Mike Novello

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $24 Million Smart Grid Stimulus Grant Award to Beacon Power Funding will provide 50% of construction costs for 20 MW flywheel energy storage plant in Chicago TYNGSBORO, Mass., Beacon Power Corporation, a company that designs … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged Flywheel Energy, Frequency regulation, Smart Grid | Leave a comment

Take a BITE into Battery Health

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mike Novello

Research indicates that internal battery cell impedance increases with the age and discharge history of a cell. Since interruption in electrical service can spell disaster, a reliable backup power system is critical so that when conventional power fails, costly service … Read More →

Posted in Product News, Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged ac ripple, backup power system, battery cell impedance, Battery Health, dc terminal voltage, Megger, on-line ac impedance, test current | Leave a comment

Darpa HiFIVE

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Mike Novello

High Frequency Integrated Vacuum Electronics (HiFIVE) The objective of the HiFIVE program is to develop an integrated, microfabricated vacuum electronic (VE) high-power amplifier (HPA) circuit for use in high-bandwidth, high-power transmitters. Additionally, the program will demonstrate operation of such a … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged 220GHz, advanced cathode, circuit elements, electron beam transport, HiFIVE, high-power amplifier, HPA, HPA design, microfabricated, vacuum electronic, VE HPA | Leave a comment

Who has the 2nd Largest Communications Network in the World ?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Mike Novello

India has the 2nd largest communication network in the world, having a tele-density of 28.33% and is one of the fastest growing wireless markets, with a total subscriber base of 325.78 million at the end of June 2008, adding 9 … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged 3G, Bluetooth, CDPD, Communications Network, GPRS, GPS, GSM, India, NFC, NGNs, RFID, TETRA, UMTS, WiFi, WiMAX, WLAN, WVoIP | Leave a comment

World First in High Voltage Testing

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Mike Novello

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) today launches the world’s first commercial generic high voltage test facility. The new service can accommodate Radio Frequency (RF) power and voltage on a massive scale. It combines high voltage isolation with screening to 18 … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged 18 GHz, electrostatic systems, energy, high voltage facility, High Voltage Testing, Military, power and voltage, R&D, Radio Frequency, RF, Siemens, transmission lines, ultra high power RF amplifier | Leave a comment

Wireless Base Stations

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Mike Novello

In radio communications, a base station is a wireless communications station installed at a fixed location and used to communicate as part of a push-to-talk two-way radio system, or a wireless telephone system such as cellular CDMA or GSM cell … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged 3G Americas, Anritsu, CTIA, GSM Association, GSMA, sitemaster, Third Generation Partnership Project, Wireless Base Stations | Leave a comment

World Standards Day 2009

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Mike Novello

What is World Standards Day? World Standards Day began as a celebration of the birth of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO www.iso.org), which held its first meeting in London on October 14, 1946. From an initial roster of 25 … Read More →

Posted in Technology | Tagged 2009, American National Standards Institute, ANSI, IEC, International Electrotechnical Commission, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunications Union, ISO, ITU, World Standards Day | Leave a comment

Electronic DC Loads Simulate Non-Linear Behavior

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Mike Novello

Chroma’s 63600 Series DC Electronic Loads are designed for testing multi-output AC/DC power supplies, DC/DC converters, chargers, batteries, adapters, and power electronic components. Excellent for research, development, production, and incoming inspection applications. The 63600′s state of the art design uses … Read More →

Posted in Product News, Technology | Tagged AC/DC power supplies, Chroma, DC Electronic Loads, DC Loads, DC/DC converters, fuel cells, non-linear loads, Point-of-Load device | Leave a comment

Zero-Ohm Load

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Mike Novello

In Search of the Zero-Ohm Load High-wattage resistors often are used as test loads for power transformers. Resistors don’t introduce phase shifts, and it’s easy to check that a transformer’s voltage regulation remains within spec at different rms currents. The … Read More →

Posted in Applications, Product News, Technology | Tagged AC and DC electronic loads, AC Loads, Chroma, Chroma Systems Solutions, DC power supply, High Power DC Loads, low-voltage devices, MOSFET, switched-mode power supply, Zero-Ohm Load, Zero-Volt Operation | Leave a comment