These light pipes are water resistant

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: A designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics now offers waterproof light pipes. The LED light pipes, which meet IP68 specifications, come in a wide range of options and can be built into a wide range of ruggedized, outdoor, shipboard, and other applications. They are said to work well where th …

Storm-safe disconnects minimizes hazard

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: The Blackburn Storm-Safe Service Entrance Disconnect System from Thomas & Betts de-energizes and releases utility service entrance cables when they are struck by debris, eliminating a safety hazard to the public, emergency responders and utility repair personnel. The Storm-Safe system lets utili …

Mechanical relay modules switch up to 12x power in same of space

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Recent Snap-OMR6-A and Snap-OMR6-C mechanical relay modules fill an important need for engineers, plant managers, technicians, and others seeking a cost-effective way to switch higher voltages and currents without need for breakout boards, header cables, or other interposing hardware. The Sna …

Another reason we build wind turbines

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: A recent report covers the full picture of how electric vehicles by land, water and air will be externally charged because they are increasing in number. Most electric vehicles will have a plug in feature. The charger-market value will increase more than fivefold over the decade, but car charging wi …

Clever bolt tells when it’s tensioned

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: The wind industry recognizes the importance of proper bolt tension. The acknowledgement will challenge some of the industry’s torque-tightening practices as it matures and adopts more sophisticated technology to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. To start, let’s review curr …

Modules for thermocouple temperature monitoring and millivolt measurements

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt:   The SNAP-AITM-4i thermocouple and millivolt input module are for industrial temperature monitoring and data acquisition. These let technicians acquire more accurate temperature readings, speed installation, and eliminate need to purchase thermocouples with expensive, built-in isolation …

Magnetic-tape encoder mounts to large shafts for speed and position monitoring

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: For speed and position monitoring on large diameter shafts, manufacturer Baumer introduces the HDMag line of high-precision, bearing-less, and contact-free magnetic tape encoders. Replacing expensive and complicated specialized solutions that require belts, gears, couplings, and linkages, the HDMag …

Distributor acquires calibration service

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Transcat Inc, a distributor of professional grade handheld test and measurement instruments says it has acquired the Newark calibration services business. Newark will market Transcat’s calibration services to electronic design engineers, maintenance, repair and operations engineers, and industrial …

How to network a wind farm

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt:   Chinese manufacturer Dongfang Steam Turbine Works (DSTW) was working on a wind farm project of 66, 1.5-MW turbines and had to establish a SCADA system to remotely monitor on-site equipment and operations while recording operation data for real-time analysis. To make matters worse, Nort …

Bearing Manufacturer Unveils Plans for U.S. Wind Energy R&D Center

Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Massive, precision-engineered bearings and seals like those made by The Timken Company are central to wind power production. The largest of these rolling element bearings weighs more than five tons, with an ID of nearly 2 m. Such large bearings require sophisticated measuring and testing capa …