Energy

Smart Grid Design & New Methods of Energy Generation

Smart Grid Design & New Methods of Energy Generation

Smart grids will require new technology for networking and communications. Today’s cutting-edge technologies are being used to connect electrical power infrastructure to today’s most advanced, computerized communications networks. The US national electrical infrastructure has often…

Welcome to the Golden Age of Power Electronics

Welcome to the Golden Age of Power Electronics

It has been widely reported that current energy systems include bulky power electronic switches that are not very efficient. According to Wikipedia, power electronics “is the application of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion…

High Speed, High Sensitivity Thermal Cameras

High Speed, High Sensitivity Thermal Cameras

FLIR Systems has introduced two high-speed, longwave thermal cameras for demanding science and research applications, the FLIR X6900sc SLS and FLIR X8500sc SLS. Shown at the SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing convention in Anaheim, California…