Winkle introduces maintenance-free controllers.Winkle Industries has announced a new line of magnet controllers that, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company, achieves significant improvements in the productivity and life-cycle cost of lifting magnets by replacing traditional contactors and discharge resistors with solid state controls. Winkle Industries President Joe Schatz says the "OptiCon" line of solid state magnet controllers is designed for use with any magnet or magnet system. "Customers have been asking us for a new approach to magnet controllers," he says. 'Tm very proud that our engineering team has come through again to develop technology that will enable our customers to operate their businesses more profitably." OptiCon magnet controllers use solid state IGBTs (integrated gated bipolar transistors (electronics) bipolar transistor - A transistor made from a sandwich of n- and p-type semiconductor material: either npn or pnp. The middle section is known as the "base" and the other two as the "collector" and "emitter". ) that provide true control of electrical current to magnets, according to a press release from the company, as opposed to traditional contactor-type controllers, which simply switch DC voltage on and off. OptiCon controllers can optimize the power delivered to the magnet for maximum lifting capacity while minimizing excess heat, according to Winkle. The solid state design also means the controller has no moving components, so there are no wear parts to service, align or replace. OptiCon controllers also eliminate the occurrence of damaging voltage spikes In electrical engineering, spikes are fast, short duration electrical transients in voltage (voltage spikes), current (current spike), or transferred energy (energy spikes) in an electrical circuit. , so the lifting equipment's complete electrical system receives an extra level of protection against unscheduled unscheduled Adjective not planned or intended Adj. 1. unscheduled - not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" service and downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. . Rich Edling, lead engineer, says, "Heat is a detriment Any loss or harm to a person or property; relinquishment of a legal right, benefit, or something of value. Detriment is most frequently applied to contract formation, since it is an essential element of consideration, which is a prerequisite of a legally enforceable contract. to efficient magnet operation. Every degree of excess heat reduces the lifting capacity and life cycle of a magnet or magnet system. An added benefit to our controller is electrical current savings. This controller will cut energy costs as well." More information is available at www.winkleindustries.com. |
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