Abstract:
Printed wiring board assemblies are described that include printed wiring boards having at least one thermally conductive plane. In addition, the printed wiring boards can also include edge plating on at least a portion of an edge of the printed wiring board. The printed wiring boards can also include heat spreaders, heat sinks and/or thermally conductive heat paths to dissipate heat from the printed wiring board assembly. In many instances, the heat spreaders include microfoils. In one embodiment, the invention includes at least one circuit layer, at least one dielectric layer, at least one thermally conductive plane and edge plating that conducts the at least one thermally conductive plane.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates generally to a sampling device, and, more particularly, a sampling device that facilitates spectroscopic measurements with a variable path length and the necessary software controlled algorithms, and methods for using such a device.
Abstract:
A system and method for inferring the feeder and phase of a transmitter on a plurality of electrical distribution lines. The system may include a low-voltage electrical distribution grid having one or more phases and one or more lines, a mechanism for transmitting a measuring data, a mechanism for receiving the measuring data, and a mechanism that analyzes the transmitted data to infer the phase and feed on which the transmission is injected.
Abstract:
A system and method for detecting theft of power in an electrical distribution grid. The system may include at least two communicating meters which form a transformer area network, a mechanism for measuring current and voltage at the meters, a mechanism for transmitting the measured current and voltage data to a data center with access to an electric grid database, and a mechanism that analyzes the transmitted data to inter unauthorized taking of electrical power.