Resource | 01/18/2024

Application Note: Pressure Sensing in Residential Water Meters

Water utilities are growing to expand monitoring of the pressure within their systems and minimize the impact of non-revenue water.

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Resource | 12/08/2023

Application Note: Sensata Joysticks For Mobile Industrial Equipment

Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP) are commonly used to move people safely to working positions difficult to reach.

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Resource | 11/29/2023

Application Note: Using SSRs to Control Heating in Commercial Brewing Equipment

The commercial brewing process is a constant wave of changes in temperature before they reach the finished product, putting a tremendous amount of focus on the switching and control of the various

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Resource | 10/25/2023

Application Note: Detecting A2L Refrigerant Leaks in HVAC/R Systems

In many HVAC system designs, HFC refrigerants are being replaced by hydrofluorolefins (HFOs), a class of A2L gases which have a far lower global warming impact.

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Resource | 08/01/2023

Application Note: Electrical Protection and Switching in Residential Solar Applications

Circuit breakers selected for solar installations must be well suited for extreme reliability – with components exposed to the elements for decades and a wide variety of temperature extremes, and notable performance of trip accuracy under overload condition, making hydraulic magnetic circuit breaker designs more beneficial than a magnetic circuit breaker alone. This also allows for a smaller size in what is often limited assembly space.

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Resource | 07/26/2023

Application Note: Compact Voice Coil Actuators in Handheld Medical Devices

Sensata’s LAS04 linear actuator (voice coil actuator) delivers precise motion control in Sensata’s smallest linear actuator with an integrated sensor, providing the ideal solution for handheld medi

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Resource | 10/05/2022

Application Note: Sensata | Gigavac Patended EPIC® Technology

The GIGAVAC Extended Performance Impervious Ceramic (EPIC®) sealing technology is a major breakthrough in low-cost, high quality sealing of contactors and relays.

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Resource | 10/03/2022

Application Note: Direction of Current Flow for Contactors

All Sensata | Gigavac contactors can carry current in both directions on closed contacts.  The term “bidirectional” refers to the ability to switch/open while current is flowing.  Most Sensata | Gi

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Resource | 10/03/2022

Application Note: Pre-charge Circuits and Capacitors

Inrush currents from capacitors are the most common cause of contactor failure. Capacitors that are not fully charged can result in excessive loads being switched.

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Resource | 09/30/2022

Application Note: Commercial Wind Turbines

Encoders in a Commercial Wind Turbine Application

Wind turbines have gotten larger and more powerful, making them competitive with convention fuel-fired power plants.

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Resource | 09/29/2022

Application Note: Contact Welding

Sensata | Gigavac has performed extensive testing to determine the make current capability of their contactors.

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Resource | 09/29/2022

Application Note: Driving Contactors with external PWM

Sensata | Gigavac offers the GX14, GX23, and GV200 with built-in PWM economizer (coil option M or N).

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