Category Archives: News

News regarding pertinent subjects involving technologies and events relative to the mission of Hill Technical Sales.  These include:

Electrical Power Conversion & Distribution

  • Green Energy Generation – Solar, PEM Fuel Cells, and Wind
  • Hydrogen Generation
  • Conventional Electric Generation Excitation Systems and  Rapid De-Excitation.
  • Grid Solutions: Advanced Metering Infrastructure “AMI” Automatic Meter Readers “AMR’s”, Metal enclosed Switchgear, Paralleling Switchgear, Motor Generator Sets, AMI Networks, and Smart Grid products.
  • Energy Storage: Smart Charging, Solid State Batteries, HEV’s, PHEV, EV, Flow Batteries.
  • High Power Quality: Products that support high “PQ” of the grid.

High-Speed Industrial Imaging

  • Film Inspection.
  • Semiconductor Inspection: Processors, Flat Panel Displays, Touch Screens.
  • Print Inspection: Color registration, 100% color inspection.
  • Sorting Systems: Postal sorting, Test Readers.

Thermal Management 

  • High-Power RF Amplifiers.
  • Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Equipment.
  • Locomotive, EMU, and DMUs.
  • Inverters and Convertors.

Standard heat pipe to increase working size in cold plate

Posted on January 15, 2010 by

Most times engineers will look at the standard 30cm length of heat pipe and dismiss using it in an application because their working distance is beyond 30 cm. Continue reading →

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Meeting contract flow down % goals with transformer supplier for: Small HUBZone business, and women-owned small business

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

A lot of times it is difficult finding high quality reliable suppliers of transformers / inductors and still meet the flow down plans distinct goals for small, small disadvantaged, small HUBZone, WOB (women-owned small), veteran-owned small, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Continue reading →

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Class II LED Power Supplies with 277 VAC input

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

in many existing buildings that have dedicated electrical panels for lighting these are rated at 277VAC. In these installations LED lighting is typically not replacing all of the existing lighting. This means in these in cases in order to use these LED drivers you need a new circuit to supply 120VACVAC and a Continue reading →

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Ceramic composite resistors provide a reliable solution for Lithium-ion battery pre-charge circuits

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

Large scale Lithium-ion battery technologies present a new challenge regarding enormous inrush current requirements when used in Electrical Vehicle (EV) applications. Ceramic composite resistors provide a reliable high energy resistor solution for these pre-charge events. Continue reading →

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Ultra-Low Silicone Thermal Gap Filler Provides

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

TP-S3LS gap pads contain less than 50 parts per million of silicone while providing 3.0 W/mK of thermal conductivity between hot components and their heat sinks. Continue reading →

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