New automotive-grade optocouplers deliver higher isolation voltage, longer creepage distances, and improved thermal ...

Maintaining isolation between high- and low-voltage EV systems is vital for safety and proper equipment operation. Attention must be paid to many systems and devices to ensure isolation is built in ...

This article presents a brief introduction for electrical safety, which will be fundamental for design guidelines of Optocoupler Safety Agency compliance. It gives an overview of the safety agency ...

To ensure compliance under 1910.147, hazardous energy sources, such as electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, chemical and thermal energy, need to be properly isolated to a zero-energy state through a ...

In 2023, the NFPA promoted the NFPA 70B publication from a status of “recommended practices” to a Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance. Since then, we’ve seen many articles and posts ...

The worldwide proliferation of electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EVs and HEVs), which must withstand higher operating voltages and currents than gasoline-powered vehicles, has underscored the ...

This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

NFPA 70E, known as the “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,” plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of workers handling electrical systems. While still a voluntary standard issued by ...

Based on our experience of working with customers in the development of their electrical safety plans, our perspective on electrical safety plans has evolved over the years — from being a difficult ...

Signal and power isolation using a DC-DC converter implementation. The importance of isolation in medical equipment. A self-driven synchronous-rectifier circuit to isolate high voltage. One of the ...