Get grounded: Part 2 - protecting electrical devices from lightning transients

www.automotivedesignline.com | Sep 20, 2007

Designing an effective defense against lighting's enormous transient currents and their flows requires understanding of basic issues of wire, bonding, gauge, lugs, and more

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Power Packaging Technology Offers High Thermal Performance

www.semiconductor.net | Dec 1, 2002

High-performance power electronics devices continue to make great strides in voltage, current and power levels. But the higher performance comes with higher power dissipation levels that place a strain on electrical interconnections, on cooling and on mechanical integrity.

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Packaging solves the last centimeter

www.edn.com | May 24, 2001

Sometimes we need to look past our schematics and spice decks to consider other disciplines' impact on our designs.

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Coil gun drives high-speed-rail technology

www.designnews.com | Sep 25, 1995

At first glance, Sandia National Laboratories' linear induction motor appears an unlikely candidate to solve the country's transportation woes.

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The reverse recovery characteristics of the boost-diode strongly influence this process. In...

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The reverse recovery characteristics of the boost-diode strongly influence this process. In addition, the power circuit must be carefully laid-out for minimum stray inductance to inhibit the generation of dangerous over-voltages.

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Ground Straps by AGS

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Diamond® Antenna ~ HF Mobile Installation Tips

With all the different types of installations possible, there are many unique problems that can occur. We have compiled some additional notes on specified areas. (1) GROUNDING ANTENNA: Obtaining a good ground is very important to any HF mobile installation.

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5 Golden Rules for HF Installation

These rules apply to all types of stations, including base, mobile, aviation and marine. They are very important for planning and installing your HF system if you want to achieve good communications. 1.

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