Applications such as chemical tank level monitoring, oil and gas processing equipment and others that involve liquids and gases that come in contact with sensor materials may cause sulfide stress cracking (SSC) or stress cracking corrosion (SCC). For these situations, American Sensor Technologies (AST) pressure sensors constructed from Hastelloy C276 (N10276) provide a solution. The nickel […]
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Monitor Power Precisely with Digital Current Sensor and Voltage Monitor
Telecom, servers and central office equipment in the communications infrastructure are among the electronic products that needs precise power monitoring. To meet their needs, Texas Instruments (TI) developed a digital current sensor and voltage monitor with simultaneous sampling and SPI interface. Claimed to be a first to provide these capabilities, the LMP92064 integrates a precision […]
Plastic Submersible Pressure Transducer Gets Hazardous Duty Approvals
American Sensor Technologies plastic submersible pressure transducer has been certified by CSA International to Class I Div 1, Groups C and D for use in intrinsically safe areas with an approved barrier. The approval includes the latest intrinsically safe hazardous location standards for North America. The AST4530 uses complete PVDF and PTFE construction. Intended for use in hazardous […]
Improved Linear Hall Effect Sensor Delivers 3µs Response Time
Control in applications such as electric and hybrid vehicles, solar power and other high power electronic systems relies on current sensing and Hall effect devices are a popular technology for this purpose. With these kind of applications in mind, Melexis engineers designed an improved MLX91209CA high-speed linear Hall IC that achieves a response time of […]
Pressure Switch with Redundant Circuitry Addresses High Shock Environments
Transducers Direct’s TDEPS Electronic Pressure Switch with Relay Output incorporates patented redundant half-bridge circuitry. With its redundant sensing elements, if one sensing element fails, the TDEPS switch continues to operate on the remaining sensing element. Targeting high shock / high vibration environments such as off-road / mobile hydraulic applications where downtime is not an option, […]
Your Mileage May Vary: App Uses Onboard Vehicle Data for MPG Feedback and More
With quite a bit of criticism for significant discrepancies between real data and EPA data, Ford Motor Company restated the fuel consumption of its C-Max hybrid earlier this year. Ford also issued a challenge to apps developers to develop new ways drivers can use smartphones to better evaluate and use fuel economy data. One of […]
Improvements in Hall Effect Sensors
In addition to its high current sensing products (100A – 3000A) that offer ease of integration, high accuracy and compact size, Raztec has introduced new Hall effect sensors that provide lower current measurements (measuring down in the mA range), different levels of pre-calibration and high-voltage isolation. Designed for operating temperatures from -40 to 125°C, RAZV-2 […]
Get Torque Data Through Bluetooth Connection
With SensorData Technologies’ BT400 Series torque sensor installed into a dynamometer driveline, all it takes is a 2.4 GHz Bluetooth connected device to receive the data. The torque sensor transmits measured data, requires relatively little space for installation, and is capable of measuring torque up to 8000 lb-ft, at speeds up to 15,000 rpm. The […]
Robotics Webinar: The Challenges of Robotic Design
Certainly one of the challenges of robotic design is the choice and number of sensors. For example, ClearPath Robotics’ TurtleBot 2, a lab robot platform, has a 3D vision sensor, bumper sensors, a factory-calibrated gyro, encoders for position and velocity feedback and the Microsoft Kinect sensor as well as user connectors to power more sensors. […]
Stand-alone Smart Sensor Label Uses Printed Electronics Technology
Designed for monitoring of perishable goods, Thin Film Electronics ASA temperature-tracking label is a complete closed system built from printed and organic electronics. Two applications that can benefit from this design methodology are pharmaceutical companies and retailers. The Smart Label will allow pharmaceutical companies to validate that temperature-sensitive products are safe and effective and prevent […]