Development

Our key strengths

• Sensors (optimisation from pickup to AD conversion)
  pressure, expansion, thickness, force, distance, acceleration, speed, vibration, rpm and torque, temperature, etc.
• Control technology
  All types of electronic control systems
• DC drives and DC motor control systems
  electronically commutated motor drives up to 1kW, including regenerative braking
  (references available)
• Electronic actuators and alignment systems
  Positioning systems, stepper motor controllers, tracking systems, e.g. solar technology (references available)
• Solar technology, environmental technology
  All types of analogue electronic systems for renewable energy generation
• Power supplies and inverters up to 2kW
  Primary and secondary switching controllers with and without electrical isolation. Overall planning for power supply units, including power failure backup system.
  Development of medical power supply units with up to 10kV electrical isolation in each power range (references available)
• PFC (Power Factor Correction) supplies up to 2kW
  for sinusoidal current drain from the mains supply and higher output power supply units with a wide input voltage range (references available)
• All types of 28V power supply systems up to 10kW
  e.g. for helicopters and aircraft (references available)
• All types of aerospace electronics
  Participation in the following projects : TVSAT, DFS, INTELSAT, OMEGASAT, EUTELSAT, SPACEBUS 3000, EUROSTAR 3000, APSTAR, MARS EXPRESS, HERSCHEL PLANCK, TÜRKSAT, MESSENGER, NASAT, TERRASAR, PANAMSAT, SILEX, TELSTAR.
• Extremely accurate temperature control systems using peltier elements
  Linear to 500W or switched mode to 5kW for test rigs, test facilities and vacuum chambers (references and off-the-shelf concepts are available).
• Final amplifier stages, DC up to 100MHz
  Broadband amplifier, linear or switched mode, final transmitter stage and modulation stages, high power op-amps up to 1kW. Off-the-shelf concepts for two and four-quadrant operations are available.
• Configuration of interface between the analogue circuit block and your computer system
  A/D and D/A conversion, interface timing, transmission rates, evidence of accuracy interface timing.
• Design and programming of "embedded systems"
  Application-specific microcontroller boards with periphery, board support packages, driver software, modifications to operating systems and applications
• Programmable logic
  VHDL modelling, simulation/testbench generation and synthesis, from simple glue logic to complex SystemOnChip solutions with integrated soft/hardcore processor and peripheral IP
• Independent contractor on development projects in the field of analogue power and industrial electronics.
  Hourly rates or fixed price basis