Power

Power is the rate of work (work over time) or the rate of energy transfer and common units include watt, one joule per second, (and multiples, such as kilowatts, kW, and megawatts, MW) and horsepower (hp).

Events and Awards

Voting is open for the 2025 Control Engineering Product of the Year Program

New base-level OEM power supplies are tool-free with front wiring

Automation reliability requires reliable power: ChatGPT tips

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Power Continued

Courtesy: Phoenix Contact

5 things to consider before implementing a UPS

Courtesy: Long Zhang, Deng Lab, University of Michigan

Quantum dot array could lead to efficient power devices

Researchers at Purdue University have created a technology to address the thickness issue for wearable power generation. Courtesy: Purdue University

Wearable power generator for IoT devices developed

Courtesy of: Phoenix Contact

M12 Power by Phoenix Contact

Figure 1: Long-life lithium batteries serve to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) by enabling some low-power devices to operate maintenance-free for up to 40 years. Courtesy: Tadiran Batteries

Achieving long battery life with remote wireless devices

Courtesy of: Renesas Electronics

RV1S9x60A 15Mbps Photocouplers by Renesas Electronics Corporation

Industrial power supplies and UPSs can now connect to common industrial protocols like EtherNet/IP, Profinet, and EtherCAT, so users easily can access data about the state of the battery backup. Courtesy: Phoenix Contact

Improving power supply intelligence

Courtesy of: Phoenix Contact

Quint 20+ by Phoenix Contact

Courtesy of: Power Partners, Inc.

PDAM120 Series of 120W ac/dc power supplies by Power Partners, Inc.

Courtesy of: Traco Power

THN 15N series by Traco Power