Category: Test and Measurement

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New measures for renewables

The increased emphasis on energy efficiency, coupled with the expansion of new technologies in both power generation (wind, solar etc.) and conversion (high-frequency inverters, switch-mode power supplies etc.) has created a demand for new measuring instruments combining high accuracy with the versatility to handle multiple and widely varying inputs. This article in Electronics Magazine describes…
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Test and measurement in the power sector

The need for accurate and reliable power measurement is greater than ever before. As the demands of society and its reliance on advanced technology continue to grow, so energy consumption is increasing at a rate that is unsustainable without a significant shift to alternative energy sources – which themselves require the use of new power…
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Test instruments evolve to meet automotive challenges

The increased use of advanced electronic technologies in modern cars poses considerable challenges to the test and measurement engineer, both at the design debugging stage and for general-purpose performance and maintenance purposes. The modern motor vehicle may contain sophisticated embedded systems linked with the engine control unit as well as serial buses for communications information…
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Extra Channels Expand the Scope of MSO Applications

More and more oscilloscope users are realising that four channels are no longer enough. In my article published in Electronics World you will find out how eight channels provide the answer.

8 channel Yokogawa DLM4000 meets measurement challenges

Read my article in Irish Manufacturing how the new Yokogawa 8-channel mixed-signal oscilloscopes enables ­engineers to address many measurement challenges presented by the ­complex ­electrical and electronics signals found in today’s industrial ­control and power systems.

Testing for energy efficiency

I describe in this article in Electronics Weekly how measuring technologies play their part in the drive to design more energy efficient systems and products, both from the point of view of ensuring optimum energy efficiency and meeting the compliance targets of international standards and the related legislation. Read the article in Electronics Weekly

The Yokogawa 8 channel oscilloscope at Electronica 2012

See my interview at Electronica 2012 on Embedded-news.tv about the Yokogawa 8 channel mixed signal oscilloscope. When 4 channels are not enough