Solar power discussions typically center on the solar cells, but the inverters are an equally important aspect of energy conversion. Fronius USA’s IS 30 stand-alone inverter accepts a nominal battery voltage of 24 or 48V and supplies a nominal output of 2,200 VA at a maximum efficiency of 93 percent. The inverter weighs only 18 lb, so it’s practical to connect them together in parallel or in multi-phase operation even in constrained home applications. One factor in its high efficiency is the control architecture managed by Microchip Technology Inc.’s dsPIC digital signal controllers. Fronius exploits the 30-MIPS chips, which include counter-based PWM modules and analog circuitry.
Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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