Automotive
DC/DC converters are railway & rolling stock certified
Designed for railway, rolling stock and industrial applications, XP Power extends the company's line up of EN50121-3-2 certified DC/DC converters. The RDC20 and RDC40 series of 20 and 40W metal encapsulated converters are available with input ranges of 36-140 or 55-176VDC and offer high efficiency of 90% (typical).
Artesyn Embedded Technologies Launches New COTS Fail-Safe System Designed to be Certified to SIL4 for Train Control and Rail Signaling
At the Innotrans exhibition today, Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced the ControlSafe Platform, one of the first embedded computing systems to use commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components to create a fail-safe computing platform designed to be SIL4 certified for a wide range of train control and rail signaling applications. The ControlSafe Platform enables rail application developers and system integrators to substantially accelerate time-...
ESD & surge protector removes the need for X-ray inspection
Offering sharper triggering than Zener diodes or varistors to provide a superior protection solution, Diodes Incorporated introduces an AEC-Q101 qualified ESD and surge protector. According to the manufacturer, the D24V0L1B2LPSQ offers improved protection, greater reliability and easier inspection during manufacturing, when compared to Zener-based and varistor devices.
Bayonet connectors meet European Rail Agency requirements
ITT has highlighted its High Temperature Bayonet (HTB series) connectors at InnoTrans 2014. Claimed to deliver unparallelled durability and reliability in the most extreme conditions, the HTB devices meet the high standards of the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) set out by the European Rail Agency (ERA).
Rail antenna upgrades trains to 4G/LTE
Allowing double-decker trains and trains which travel in tunnels to be upgraded to the 4G/LTE standard, the SENCITY Rail MIMO antenna has been introduced by HUBER+SUHNER. The antenna, which is 40mm in height, is suitable for the European market as it supports a frequency range of 790-2700MHz.
DC/DC converters have an efficiency of more than 90%
Designed for automotive and railway applications, the PMGS/PCMGS14 series of DC/DC converters has been released by MTM Power. The converters, which are available with a nominal input voltage of 72 or 110VDC, provide an output voltage of 24VDC (12 and 48VDC on request).
Achieve reliable data transmission in railway applications
A high-performance coaxial connector, the Han Coax ETCS, has been introduced by HARTING. Designed for railway and harsh industrial applications, the connector's crimp flange incorporates an additional crimp barrel. This secures the screening braid permanently with high mechanical and electrical integrity, while also providing strain relief for the cable.
ITT upgrades DSB connectors to keep railcars running
At 2014 InnoTrans, ITT will announce the completion of a connector upgrade project with DSB (Danish Railways). The ITT Veam and ITT Cannon blue-generation FRCIR series and CA Bayonet connectors were used to ensure the safety and reliability of DSB railcars.
Switch provides stable data comms for moving vehicles
An industrial Ethernet switch, designated the TGS-1080-M12, has been launched by ORing. The full-Gigabit switch has a number of features which enable the device to provide stable data communications for moving vehicles. These features include integrated M12 connectors, an IP-40 casing and a temperature range from -40 to 70°C. The switch's 8 ports also make the device suited to rolling stock applications.
Automotive resistors offer resistances of 1Ω to 1MΩ
Vishay Intertechnology has announced that the MC AT professional series automotive thin film chip resistors are AEC-Q200 qualified over resistances from 1Ω to 1MΩ. Operating over a temperature range from -55 to +175°C, the resistors are designed to deliver stability under harsh environmental conditions in automotive and industrial applications, rated for 1,000 hours at 175°C.