Three Application Notes added to the Extensive Technical Library by Bourns

Bourns' new application note, Overcoming Reliability Challenges in LED Streetlight Applications, shows how to address the many reliability challenges, provides a viable solution to open LED failure and presents effective circuit protection options that help increase the application lifespan for LED streetlights in electrically-exposed environments.

A new application note, Enhancing the Operational Reliability of Material Handling Equipment, provides valuable design information that allows developers to upgrade and extend the life of material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, scissor lifts and other types of robotic machinery. The note highlights the use of non-contacting rotary sensors as a viable technology solution to overcome many of the design limitations of contacting technology components and optical encoders.

Presenting a robust lightning protection circuit solution for PoE-based applications, Bourns' third new application note is entitled, Lightning Surge and AC Power Cross Protection for PoE Applications. This valuable design resource highlights a new solution where the protection circuit is capable of withstanding severe lightning surges such as 4 kV 10/700 μs voltage surges per ITU-T K.44. It also explains how to implement effective AC power cross protection and demonstrates how this solution has minimal impact on signal integrity in low voltage, high-speed communication circuits.