Pulse Electronics’ Sidewinder Current Sensor Provides 99.7% Reliability after 20 Years of 24/7 Service
March 20 2014 - 8:03AM
Business Wire
Reliability Report estimates MTTF of
Sidewinder to be 6,090 years with 90% confidence
Pulse Electronics Corporation (NYSE: PULS), a leading provider
of electronic components, announces the publication of a new test
report demonstrating the reliability and longevity of its
Sidewinder® AC current sensing technology. The report demonstrates
that Sidewinder-based products achieve at least 99.7% reliability
after 20 years of 24/7 service and have an estimated mean time to
failure (MTTF) of 6,090 years with 90% confidence. The report also
outlines the scope of the testing, reference standards, set-up,
procedure, and results of the tests. Data analysis and findings of
these tests, which were based on actual average environmental
conditions in the U.S., support previous claims that Pulse’s
Sidewinder current sensors can provide the reliability needed in
commercial and high reliability applications, such as outdoor
electric metering equipment.
“Through the use of recognized industry testing standards, Pulse
has verified Sidewinder designs to be suitable for use in mission
critical end products that require maximum uptime and reliability,”
said Glenn Roemer, field application engineer, Pulse Electronics.
“The excessive and constant stresses applied in a controlled test
accelerate the aging and failure mechanism of the component under
test. We are very pleased that the test results support previous
life-stress modeling data.”
Pulse’s Sidewinder AC current sensors are used in applications
such as distributed power generation, renewable energy and storage,
load balancing, power monitoring, advanced metering infrastructure
(AMI), circuit breaker panels, and smart meters. They provide a
highly linear output voltage over a very wide dynamic range from
0.1 to 1000 amperes. The Sidewinder products differ from
traditional current sense transformers because they do not contain
a magnetic core. This makes them more accurate and linear, lighter,
easier to assemble, less expensive, and offers flexibility of
design to suit wide ranging applications.
The test report is available at:
http://www.pulseelectronics.com/download/3909/g047b/pdf.
More information can be found on the Pulse Electronics website
at http://www.pulseelectronics.com/sidewinder-p3 or contact us at
prodinfo_power@pulseeng.com.
About Pulse Electronics:
Pulse Electronics is the electronic components partner that
helps customers build the next great product by providing the
needed technical solutions. Pulse Electronics has a long operating
history of innovation in magnetics, antennas, and connectors, as
well as the ability to ramp quickly into high-quality, high-volume
production. The Company serves the wireless and wireline
communications, power management, military/aerospace, and
automotive industries. Pulse Electronics is a participating member
of the IEEE, SFF, OIF, HDBaseT Alliance, CommNexus, NFC Forum,
MoCA, and IWPC. Visit the Pulse Electronics website at
www.pulseelectronics.com.
Cautionary Note: To the extent that statements in this
press release are not strictly historical, such statements are
"forward-looking" and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current
information and expectations. These forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the statements made. Examples of
such risks include those related to the risk factors disclosed from
time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including, but not
limited to, those discussed in the Company's most recent reports on
Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and any amendments thereto. All such risk
factors are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in
full. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward
looking statement.
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properties of their respective holders.
Pulse ElectronicsGlenn Roemer, 858-674-8203Field Application
Engineergroemer@pulseelectronics.comorAR Marketing, Inc.
(agency)Andrea Roberts, 858-451-8666andrea@armarketinginc.com