When designing equipment with switching functions, most engineers find that switching high currents and high voltages is a major problem. A solid-state solution may be possible, but it’s complex and ...

Contactors are nothing more than a coil and a set of contacts. The coil of the contactor can be 24, 115, or 230 V, and even higher depending on the application. The contactor arrangement can be single ...

• Electrical power sources supply two types of power to inductive loads: real power in kW and reactive power in VAR. • Power-factor correction circuits can be either an individual style or of the bank ...

Johnstech at Semicon West (www.semi.org) demonstrated new gold-plated contacts for the Pad ROL200 contactor. The company developed the new contacts to help customers comply with the RoHS initiative.