Electrical Industry News for May 2022

Legrand UK & Ireland has bolstered its Intersoc range with the launch of Intermod, providing offices a completely flexible under-desk power solution. Intermod is an extension to the Electrak offering and provides a truly international range of power sockets, USB chargers, and a wide range of other outlets including data. Limitless combinations Intermod is a completely modular system that can be built to customers’ requirements and used with other products within the Intersoc range t...

For the second time in a row, the Young Talents of Würth Elektronik at the headquarters in Waldenburg have participated in the "Gifts under the Christmas Tree" campaign of the Schwäbisch Hall Diaconal Association. In this way, they are fulfilling the Christmas wishes of children from low-income families in the region. The trainees of the manufacturer of electronic components went on a shopping trip, wrapped the presents, and handed them over to the Diaconia. On Christmas Eve, 50 child...

Under the title "Always in balance - Balancing supercapacitors", Würth Elektronik provided a new help guide for developers on its homepage. The latest publication includes experience gained from support and addresses the relative unfamiliarity of using supercapacitors. This extends the support Würth Elektronik has previously provided in the form of application notes, explanatory videos, and webinars. WCAP-STSC series Although supercapacitors, such as the Würth Elektronik&n...

Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough printed circuit board (PCB) motor announced the appointment of two senior electrical engineering professionals to support the company’s rapid growth. Bahar Anvari, Ph.D. joins the company as Senior Research and Development Engineer, and Richard Lee joins as Principal Technical Architect. Bahar’s responsibilities and work experience As Senior R&D Engineer, Bahar will oversee finite element analysis of all new motor designs and wil...

Infinitum Electric, creator of the breakthrough Printed Circuit Board (PCB) motor announced an agreement with a leading US automotive supplier to support the development of a hybrid vehicle.  Under the agreement, Infinitum Electric will validate the performance of its IEm Series motor using oil cooling techniques before building a purposefully designed motor for hybrid assist powertrains used for more efficient hybrid vehicles. Electrical transition Twenty-five trillion kilowatt-hours of...

  Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation launched the company’s latest facility in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. RaleighHub, the brand new 65,000-square-foot hybrid facility, will be home to the company’s more than 400 area employees. Donation of electrical products, software During the RaleighHub launch event, Schneider Electric announced the donation of $300,000 in electrical products, software, and material...

Power management company Eaton announces its eMobility business has introduced a battery disconnect unit (BDU) that can be combined with upgraded Breaktor® circuit protection technology to provide circuit protection in electrified vehicles (EVs) while reducing overall complexity and cost. When paired with the Breaktor circuit protection technology, which combines current switching and resettable bidirectional short-circuit protection with fast actuation, Eaton’s BDU eliminates the nee...

ABB has announced that its E-mobility division has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Numocity, a globally renowned digital platform for electric vehicle charging in India. ABB will increase its shareholding to a controlling majority of 72 percent and has the right to become sole owner by 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is part of ABB E-mobility’s overall growth strategy and will significantly improve its position across India, as well as...

Belden, a global supplier of specialty networking solutions, has announced six Q2 2022 product launches that give customers new integration capabilities and new ways to safely carry power over long distances and products with fast lead times. Networking and Software: Hirschmann BXS Gigabit Switches provide a reliable, cost-effective solution for industrial engineers and train builders, who need to ensure fast, powerful connectivity to end devices and passenger infotainment systems, without u...

Seehafen Kiel GmbH & Co. KG (Port oF Kiel, Germany) has commissioned Siemens AG with the construction of two additional SIHARBOR shore power plants at Kiel’s Ostuferhafen. The construction project with a total investment value of approximately €17 million comprises a 50/60 Hz shore power plant for cruise ships and ferries and a 50 Hz shore power plant for ferries. New shore power connection It makes it possible to generate the electricity ships need while they are in port using...

Hitachi, Ltd (Hitachi) and Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. (Hitachi Astemo) have developed basic technology for a thin-type inverter that achieves both energy conservation and miniaturization as a power converter (hereinafter referred to as ‘inverter’) for electric vehicles (hereinafter referred to as ‘EVs’). This technology simplifies power wiring, by integrating power semiconductors that control power supply with printed circuit boards. Compared to conventional products, the thin...

Vafos Pulp, a Norwegian producer of unbleached pulp for cardboard manufacturing, will switch its energy-intensive drying process from oil to electricity, greatly reducing the plant’s carbon emissions. The company will replace a nine megawatt (MW) oil-fired boiler with electric heaters, controlled by ABB technology. The Kragerø pulp plant, which produces 80,000 tons of pulp each year, will eliminate 14,000 tons of CO2 annually from Summer 2022. That is the equivalent of the annual e...

Schneider Electric, a pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, together with joint ventures AlphaStruxure and GreenStruxure has been recognized as an industry pioneer in the Energy as a Service (EaaS) market with a No. 2 ranking by Guidehouse Insights EaaS Leaderboard. EaaS solution offerings Schneider Electric’s top-ranking results from its integrated, end-to-end, EaaS solution offerings and its opportunistic position for market growth. The Guidehous...

All About Circuits is one of the world’s largest and most active independent online communities for electrical engineers. Ingrid Fadelli, All About Circuits contributor, recently interviewed Simon Floyd, industry Director of manufacturing and transportation at Google Cloud, and Jason Ruppert, COO at Phononic, who explained how machine learning is revolutionizing semiconductor factory floors. Two months ago, Phononic implemented Google Cloud’s new cloud-based tool for machine learnin...

Hitachi, Ltd and Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. have developed the basic technology for a thin-type inverter that achieves both energy conservation and miniaturization as a power converter (hereinafter referred to as "inverter") for electric vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "EVs"). This technology simplifies power wiring by integrating power semiconductors that control the power supply with printed circuit boards. Reduced energy loss Compared to conventional products, the thin-type inverter reduces...

Schneider Electric, a pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces Grid Operations Platform as a Service as part of its EcoStruxure Grid portfolio. Backed by Microsoft Azure’s open cloud computing platform, Schneider Electric is offering a deployment environment that enables grid planning and operations solutions to be hosted and managed on the cloud. Critical energy infrastructure As the industry experiences significant disruption and technology...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced Grid to Prosumer, an end-to-end approach to Distributed Energy Resources (DER) management, to maximize the connection and value of renewable energy, energy storage and electric vehicles. Grid modernization is increasingly about managing supply and demand at the grid edge, spanning both sides of the customer meter. It requires new ways to engage, plan and design, opt...

AudioLINK+ is now faster, quieter, and more reliable than ever before. The second iteration of Aico’s award-winning AudioLINK technology makes it easy to access real-time data from alarms via the free AudioLINK+ app. AudioLINK+ AudioLINK+ extracts the same data as AudioLINK, but does this quicker and quieter than before to reduce disturbance and does not affect any other functionality of alarms. With the average time to take a report taking between 4-7 seconds, AudioLINK+ technology make...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the launch of its new SureSeT MV switchgear offering for the North American market. This new and improved solution, backed by the innovative and award-winning EvoPacT circuit breaker, replaces the Schneider Electric Masterclad solution for primary switchgear applications, with a smaller, stronger and smarter solution for managing digital day-to-day operations. Sure...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is calling for an urgent rethink of investment priorities and greater collective action to spur global climate change efforts at the upcoming WEF in Davos. Scenarios by Schneider’s Sustainability Research Institute shows that stimulating a demand-led transition is the only scenario in which emissions will fall fast enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Maximize value creation The...

Aico recently welcomed Year 4’s from Woodside Primary School across three days for fun filled educational workshops aimed at raising awareness about fire safety and hazards in the home; the students’ first school trip since 2019. The children received a tour of Aico’s headquarters, enabling them to interact with colleagues from various departments and explore the facilities. They enjoyed a game of pool in Aico’s canteen and experienced the relaxation room onsite, before...

Organizations today are faced with growing challenges, when it comes to defending against increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks. Ransomware, software supply chain attacks, denial of service, malware, botnets, social engineering – a seemingly infinite list of attack techniques are upping the ante and driving security teams to burnout. Attackers have at their disposal a plethora of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), as well as unknown zero-day techniques. complexity of e...

Current is offering open access to the findings of its most recent research collaboration. The study, conducted by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), is the first major scientific investigation into the impact of Intra-Canopy Lighting (ICL) on the quality and volume of vine tomato yields. The findings of this research, which also saw the first use of Current’s new Arize® Integral ICL fixture, offer growers of high-wire crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, or bell peppers new op...

Six MIDI fuses in one robust, IP66-compliant housing: The REDline Power Box 6F is the latest development in the family of REDline Power Boxes, the successful power distribution platform from Würth Elektronik ICS, used for installation in battery, engine and chassis areas. Measuring only 170 x 112 x 48 mm, the compact sealed housing provides space for up to six MIDI fuses in 32 V and 70 V versions. The high IP rating allows OEMs to install the box in chassis, battery and engine areas. The b...

Scolmore has launched its biggest and most comprehensive wiring accessories catalog to date. wiring accessories catalog Containing nearly 25% more content than the previous version, Issue 13 brings together all products in the extensive Click range, including the latest major new product addition, the Elucian by Click Consumer Units range into one, easy-to-access reference guide.    Available to download from the Scolmore website, the new 704-page catalog provides wholesalers, con...

“To reach the goals in the Paris agreement, we need to accelerate the use of green technologies," explains Søren Kvorning, Senior Vice President – Head of Global Sales, Marketing & Services at Danfoss Drives. "Therefore, we are delighted to share the news that Hitachi Energy has invited Danfoss Drives to collaborate on delivering the complete power supply systems from the grid to the electrolyzer for Power-to-X projects.” Acting as one supplier for big PtX pro...

Sensata Technologies announced that it has launched a new asset monitoring solution that enables predictive maintenance for rotary assets and delivers actionable insights to plant managers. Unplanned downtime related to motors, pumps, and other rotating assets costs plants millions of dollars in production every year. But existing solutions do not provide the real-time insights plant managers need to truly monitor their assets. wireless 6VW series IoT sensor The new wireless 6VW series IoT se...

ABB’s Process Automation business area is hosting its Capital Markets Day in Helsinki, Finland. The business area is highlighting how it is raising long-term profitability by enabling industrial customers to manage the energy transition to a more sustainable future. This will be done through integrating its leading automation systems, industry-specific anchor products, sensing equipment, and sophisticated digital solutions. One of the biggest challenges facing the industry is the shift of...

Infinitum Electric, creator of the sustainable, breakthrough air-core motor announced $80 million in Series D funding to scale motor production to meet increasing demand. Infinitum Electric will use the investment to vertically integrate and automate the production of its motors for the commercial and industrial market segments, and complete the development and commercialization of a traction motor for the rapidly growing electric vehicle market, where its exceptional breakthrough power de...

As part of its ongoing commitment to social and environmental causes, Legrand has unveiled its latest Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) roadmap covering 2022 to 2024. reduce carbon emissions The roadmap is built around four pillars. Together, they will help the organization reduce its carbon footprint, make advancements in diversity and inclusion, develop a circular economy and take the next steps as a responsible business regarding employee wellbeing and customer satisfaction. Integral t...