If you've ever wondered how electronic devices manage to control circuits with precision and safety, you're thinking about the magic of relays. Relays act as the unsung heroes in many of our devices, ...

Switching has almost always meant “hard" switching, which is simple but comes with all kinds of electrical and thermal ...

Manufacturers of switches and relays have faced several big challenges over the past few years. OEMs, particularly in higher-reliability markets, continue to look for greater flexibility and ...

Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) continue to replace linear-regulator types in a host of applications. As the need for more efficient electronics accelerates and as a result of their size, weight, ...

Electronic Products launches its back to basics electronic component series, in partnership with EDN, with an introduction to electromechanical switches. Don’t miss our discussion with Roger Bohannan, ...

ABB has released the Switching Control Sentinel (SCS) device designed for high-voltage circuit breakers. Voltage and current transients generated during switching of high-voltage circuit breakers are ...

Integrated circuit technologies are enabling intelligent, chip-based, optical packet switch matrices. Rapid real-time re-configurability at the photonic layer using integrated circuit technologies is ...

At 18:36 pm on Nov 13, following the issuance of instructions from the dispatching center, the circuit breaker 31322 of the No 5 capacitor in the Taole 220 kilovolt substation in the Shizuishan area ...