Category: Electronics

Although very small in size, this board is capable of controlling peak currents of up to 100 A, with very little heat dissipation in relation to the energy transferred. It is an economy and “energy-saver” board.

The board “manages” the charging of the battery, so the “power interface” with the mains (usually just transformer + rectifier bridge) is separate.
The card current sensor is based on the use of a “brass plate” in series with the negative battery conductor, making wiring in the system simple and economical.

The card monitors the battery status during charging. In the event of anomalies, it stops recharging and warns the operator by means of LEDs.

Again with a view to energy-saving, at the end of the recharge cycle, if correctly wired, the card is able to disconnect the “power interface” from the mains. This eliminates unnecessary energy consumption from the mains, as in the case of long pauses between charging cycles.

Particular care has been taken in the management of recharging so as to achieve “clean” switching, thus maximum reduction of electromagnetic interference [EMI] and a strong reduction in noise from the power interface.
The board, which is produced in various models, allows the requirements of mains voltage as well as various battery packs to be met.
The power supply is taken directly from the battery pack to be recharged.

The simplicity of the necessary parts, reduced to a minimum, and careful attention to the technological choices made, make this board a truly economical and easy-to-use solution for battery recharging.

he board generates the power signal for driving 1MHz and 3MHz PIEZOCERAMIC handpieces [alternatively] with continuous modulation of the power supplied by amplitude modulation.
It implements sensors for

• disconnected
• short-circuited
• generic overload

It has a connector for connecting 2 external LEDs indicating the active handpiece.
A sophisticated JOB sensor [optional] allows effective ultrasound delivery only when the handpiece touches the skin to be treated and as long as it remains in contact.
The delivery mode can be continuous or modulated ON/FF with all possible parameters programmable by the user.
The communication port used is the typical RS232 serial port [therefore connectable to a PC].
A sophisticated hardware + firmware system allows the handpiece drive signals to be generated digitally, i.e. expressed in numbers.

A special function [SEARCH], allows to find the specific resonance frequency of the mounted handpiece by a simple use of the PC. It is possible to save on the local PC all the specific operating parameters of the handpiece, then back up the data, or to attach the file to the handpiece to a remote customer, who by connecting the handpiece and uploading the file on the board, gets back the same operation as before; this feature can be used to supply “already calibrated” handpiece-replacements.
A large number of programmable parameters make it possible to customise/customise operation according to the most diverse requirements. In addition, the numerous operating ‘sensors’ allow you to work safely and have real time diagnostics on everything significant.
It handles a large number of control/alarm functions in current use and the diagnostics are therefore very accurate.

Power generator module controlled remotely via a communication port.
It implements all user and diagnostic-user functions, such as actuator, controlled by a superior system such as PLC or other control system.

It supports PIEZOCERAMIC handpieces at 30KHz or similar frequencies, as it is possible to ‘calibrate’ the specific handpiece directly on the board.

These are large and expensive machines – so expensive that mining operations cannot afford to have standby excavators. They need to operate at maximum efficiency with minimal downtime. While machine performance data can predict when an excavator is likely to fail, there is no accurate way to measure poor operator performance during a given shift and neutralize it so that production is not affected.

It is entirely possible that an operator is in a portion of the mine where the geology is highly variable and the excavator is loading the incorrect material onto a truck. This is not necessarily a fault of the operator. It is a professional hazard. Is there a way to alert the operator inside the cab and direct the operator’s attention to the correct material? In other words, can we augment the operator’s skill, experience, knowledge and judgment and dial up the levels of performance to absolute maximum?