Electronics Weekly

AEC-Q200 transformer isolates battery management signals

Bourns has created an AEC-Q200 compliant 1:1 signal isolation transformer for automotive battery management systems. SM91872AL is surface-mount and will fit into a 17.4 x 10.6 x 8.1 envelope – ...
EDN

Integrated signal and power isolation provides robust and compact measurement and control

Robust and accurate measurements and controls are important for industrial instrumentation and process control. Various industrial sensors such as RTD or thermocouples usually require input isolation, ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Using Signal Isolators to Reduce Ground Loop Problems

Having problems with your process controls and electrical instrumentation? The source may be a grounding disturbance known as a ground loop. According to the ANSI/ IEEE Standard Dictionary of ...
Railway Technology

Signal Transformer ST and DST Series Low Power Transformers UL Recognised as Class 2 Models

Various models of Signal Transformer’s ST series and DST Series of high isolation split bobbin low power transformers are recognised by UL as Inherently Limited Class 2 transformers per (UL 5085-3) ...
EDN

Designer’s Notebook: Signal Isolation

Signal isolators have existed in various forms for over a century, but never has their variety been so great. Here's a look at what's out there for us designers. Signal isolation is required in ...
Electronic Design

Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too: Overcoming Conflicting Isolation and EMC Standards | Electronic Design

Designers of power systems often must satisfy sets of seemingly incompatible goals. Small size. High power. High efficiency. Low emissions. And, of course, low cost. Add a requirement that your small, ...
Electronic Design

Microtransformer Isolation Benefits Digital Control

Designing a closed-loop, controlled power supply or motor-control system presents two main challenges. First, the design requires sending feedback voltage or current information across an isolation ...