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What it takes to build a high performance fast Electric Vehicle Charger: Power, Display and Embedded System

Published: 21 May 2021

We are truly at the beginning of the electric car age. With countries around the world introducing mandates to cut the number of diesel and petrol cars – including the UK with the Government’s scheduled ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030 – drivers are looking towards the future dominant car technology: electric vehicles (EVs).

The rush to power these revolutionary agricultural drones

Published: 13 May 2021

Industry commentators point to the 2020s as being the decade for Industry 4.0 to really take hold. In multiple sectors of the economy, large strides in technology are changing the way businesses operate and how we live: moving towards an Internet of Things approach where Machine-to-Machine communication facilitates complex and reactive pipelines.

This “fourth Industrial revolution” is taking its hold in the agricultural sector too: with one tool driving this change and providing a generational leap in farming efficiency for those with the foresight to buy in: the industrial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)… or more commonly known as the drone.

Medical Power Supplies, MOPP, MOOP explained

Published: 13 May 2021

Medical devices (patient contact devices) need to have means of patient protection (MOPP). For a 1xMOOP, power components must have an isolation of 3000Vac, a creepage of 4mm and basic insulation. If the system requires a 2xMOPP, this is the most stringent standard so far: with an isolation of 4000Vac, a creepage of 8mm and double insulation. It is a 2xMOPP compliance that provides the highest level of safety in a medical device.

If you’re opting for an AC/DC power supply that adheres to only 1xMOPP, introducing a DC/DC converter meeting 1xMOPP can help you gain two means of patient protection. However, most system designers in the medical industry prefer to ensure that all power components reach the necessary standards instead of ‘doubling up’ to increase safety.

New partnership agreement with MORNSUN for Components Bureau

Published: 6 May 2021

Components Bureau, part of the Fortec group, are pleased to announce MORNSUN has recently become a new sales partner for the Fortec power supply group.

The formal agreement took place by video conference between Jörg Traum, Managing Director Emtron (Fortec) and Tiger Li, Managing Director MORNSUN Power.

Popular digital series has now added 1500W to its range

Published: 4 May 2021

New addition of 1500W power to the Cosel PCA series extending the range from 300W up to 1500W.

Available in six different output voltages, the PCA series covers the whole range of applications from 5V to 48V and embraces 5, 12, 15, 24, 32 and 48V. All output voltages can be adjusted to near zero volts and operated in constant voltage or constant current mode. Worthy of highlighting, the 5V model trims down to 3V and so covers 3.3V for computing applications, whilst the 48V model trims up to 57.6V covering some of the growing Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications.