Different Types of Motor Starters

Posted on October 19, 2021 Harry Walker

Motor starters are electrical devices used to safely start, stop, and reverse the direction of a motor as well as protect the motor from low voltage and overcurrent. Overcurrent, or electrical overloading as it is often called, can result in the excessive accumulation of heat, posing the risk of fire or damage to assets or equipment. For this reason, if the output current surpasses the safe limit of your starter, the motor starter will deactivate the equipment in question.

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Electrical Resistors and Their Types

Posted on July 8, 2020 Harry Walker

While electricity is paramount to many of our operations and critical systems, it can also be a volatile force that can easily damage sensitive components if left unregulated. Electrical resistors are passive electrical components that provide resistance to the flow of electrons, and they may be found in a plethora of systems to provide protection from current. Within electronic circuits, resistors may be implemented to reduce the flow of current, divide voltages, adjust signal levels, terminate transmission lines, and more. Depending on the system and its needs, a variety of resistor types may be installed to cater towards specific voltage ranges, heat, and more.

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What Are Electrical Microcircuits?

Posted on May 8, 2020 Harry Walker

Electrical microcircuits, more commonly known as integrated circuits, are a building block of modern electronic components that helped make computers, mobile phones, and other everyday electronics much more accessible and possible. An electrical integrated circuit consists of circuits that are placed on a semiconductor chip and operate with smaller sizes, greater speeds, and lower costs as compared to discrete circuits. In this blog, we will discuss the electrical integrated circuit, some common types, and how they are used in different applications.

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What Are the Types of Electrical Temperature Sensors?

Posted on February 6, 2020 Harry Walker

Temperature detection is indispensable for any type of temperature control application. Within an advanced system, temperature detection circuits read and record ambient temperatures, which are the baseline temperatures of objects or environments. Depending on the complexity of the detection circuit, they can even gauge and notify when temperature control occurs. With temperature sensors, there are four common types to be familiar with that we will discuss below.

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Relays: Different Types and Applications

Posted on December 18, 2019 Harry Walker

Historically, the relay has been used as a means to transmit and receive information. Its earliest application was for contact through Morse code, an encoded system of telecommunication wherein letters and numbers are communicated through a standardized set of signals. Relays have many different classifications, but a standard relay is typically made of electromagnets and operates as a switch. The principal function of a relay is to open or close circuits electromechanically. They are more commonly used to control smaller currents and are not usually found in power consuming devices aside from small motors.

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An Introduction to Microcontrollers

Posted on September 24, 2019 Harry Walker

Microcontrollers are electronic devices that are part of the microcomputer family. Fabricated with VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) technology, microcontrollers are available in 4 bit, 8 bit, and all the way up to 64 and 128 bit options. Microcontrollers can be found in almost every electronic application imaginable, ranging from home applications to traffic lights, from office tools to children’s toys.

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The Abilities of Hydraulic System Actuators

Posted on May 31, 2019 Harry Walker

The complexity of aircraft hydraulic systems depends heavily on the functions it needs to perform. In smaller planes, hydraulics are used to operate constant-speed propellers, landing gear, and wheel brakes. On larger planes, the systems tend to be more complex as they are used to operate flight control surfaces, spoilers, wing flaps, brakes, and other flight critical functionality. The principles of hydraulics are based on Pascal’s law—pressure exerted anywhere in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally, in all directions throughout the fluid, such that the pressure ratio remains constant.

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The Great Race: Reducing Broadband Installation Time

Posted on November 1, 2018 Harry Walker
With more people flying longer distances, airliners are competing by offering more amenities such as in-flight internet service. For a lot of airliners, that means finding the right service provider who will outfit and retrofit their fleet with the fastest broadband service, in the fastest installation time. It’s become a bit of a race between service providers. Airliners have massive fleets, generally a mix of older and new model planes, that all have to be fitted with broadband service. However, taking a plane out of service to get fitted incurs a loss; the longer it takes, the higher the lost. Knowing that the installation time can be crucial to an airliner’s decision, broadband providers are racing to reduce their installation times and even develop new and easier to install equipment.

At Gogo, their 2Ku installation time is consistently around 36 hours. Initially clocking in at 5 days, they were able to reduce down to 3 days, the current 36 hours, and occasionally down to 30 hours. With technicians becoming more efficient with each installation, Gogo has seen a lot of commercial success. At Inmarsat, the Ka-band satellite-based broadband service called the GX Aviation has an installation time averaging 4 days. They’ve recently launched a hybrid commercial digital satellite and air-to-ground based EAN that cuts the installation in half at 2 days due to the newer and simpler technology.

Other companies like Phasor, ThinKom, and Panasonic are racing not to shave off their installation time, but to create and market a new connectivity system or antenna that is smaller, simpler, easier to install and maintain, and offers better broadband service. However, as Gregory Montevideo, senior director at Panasonic Avionics’ Global Communications Group, points out, current estimates on these new antennas are already 3-4 times the current cost of traditional antennas on the market, making it very difficult to market to airliners who already want to keep costs low.

Regardless of what kind of broadband service your airline of choice uses, you can trust that your connection is stable and strong for hours of inflight entertainment. Because, airliners and MROs know that if they need a replacement or spare part, they can come to us at Complete Sourcing Solutions, one of the premier suppliers of aviation components and electronic parts. Owned and operated by ASAP Semiconductor, we have everything from antenna parts to satellites.

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