Posts Tagged ‘Design’

Design

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

MathCAD / Analysis

Spice Simulation

CAD Tools

Allegro /Cadence

ACCEL / PCAD

Pwrlogic / PowrPCB

AutoCAD

ProE experience

Integrated CAD & Automated Test Lab Benches

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Lab Bench Integrated CAD and benchwork areas serve hand-in-hand giving engineers access to information they need when and where they need it.

Stability Analysis

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Spectrum Analizer

Integrated computer-controlled test equipment gives us the ability to evaluate circuits at varied conditions to ensure operational stability.

T-Tech PWB Fabrication

Monday, June 1st, 2009
T-Tec

The ability to fabricate our own proto-type boards greatly enhances both the speed and cost of the development cycle.

Test and Control Software

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

PwrCon_Labview_snapshot

PwrCon custom writes our own control software in-house.

The philosophy of integrating test software through-out our development cycle and at each-and-every bench is one of the reasons PwrCon can deliver quality designs and evaluations to our clients .

…and our technicians love it!

Patents

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

PwrCon Innovation

A hallmark of PwrCon engineering is the innovation contained in the products developed.

Listed below are some of the patents issued to PwrCon engineers:

  • “Heatsink Having Standoff Buttons and a Method of Manufacture Therefore”
  • “Method of Manufacture Multilayer Circuit Package”
  • “Electric Circuit Card Having a Doughnut Shaped Land”
  • “Planar Transformer and Method of Manufacture”
  • “Electrical and/or Thermal Interconnections and Methods for Obtaining Such”
  • “Magnetoresistive Current Sensor Having High Sensitivity”
  • “Method and Network for Enhancing Power Factor of Off-Line Switching Circuit”
  • “Single Conversion Power Factor Using SEPIC Converter”
  • “Electronic Ringing Signal Generator”
  • “Low Profile Surface Mounted Magnetic Devices and Components Therefore”
  • “Over-Current Protection Circuit Utilizing Peak Detection Circuit with Variable Dynamic Response”
  • “Sampling Circuit”
  • “Board Mountable Power Supply Module with Multi-Function Control Pin”
  • “Modular Power Supply Having an Input and Output Module and Method of Operation Thereof”
  • “Circuit for Controlling the Switching Times of Inverting Switching Devices”
  • “Regulator to Control Tracking of Dual Output Converter”

Thermal Camera Imaging

Friday, May 29th, 2009
Thermal Camera  

Accurate thermal measurements are critical and often difficult to obtain.  PwrCon utilizes FLIR technology to evaluate circuits with the least amount of environmental disruption.

Wind Tunnel Thermal Analysis

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
 

A custom-built wind tunnel allows PwrCon to test devices in a laminar air flow environment from 100 to 500 lfm and from room temp. to 85 degrees C.  Thermal de-rating analysis is a PwrCon test specialty.

Wind tunnel

Thermal Chamber Characterization

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Thermal Chamber Thermal environments of -75 to +200 degrees C can be used in conjunction with our automated testing to get quick and efficient thermal evaluations.

Other Services

Monday, May 25th, 2009

High Density DC/DC Converter Design

48V Isolated

Forward Half-Bridge, Full Bridge

Magnetic Design – Planar, Piece-part, Integrated

Mechanical/Thermal Design