It starts out as a game, but soon turns into a measurement tool and a discussion starter because, with not-so-obvious questions and answers, it raises important issues when choosing a capacitor.
Do you know the parameters that will make it right and safe for your application? Shall we try?
Let's REALLY talk about technology
The capacitor is a component too often and erroneously considered secondary within an apparatus or system. This means that, when purchasing, its choice is often based on price, paying little attention to its characteristics.
Yet, considering the operating parameters and conditions in which the capacitor will operate is crucial to the reliability and safety of equipment, preventing possible blockages and failures that have a decisive impact on its proper functioning.
These considerations gave rise to our initiative, somewhat provocative and somewhat ironic, to propose a tool-game that confronts the industry with some simple but fundamental questions.
PCIM Nuremberg: the first stage for our ICELOMETER
Half gadget, half discussion tool, the Icelometer was with us at the last trade fair we attended: PCIM Nuremberg.
As we expected, and perhaps even a little more, it attracted the attention of our visitors and gave us the opportunity to explore not-so-obvious issues such as the knowledge of the operating conditions in which the capacitor will work, the importance of installation and layout, what factors are involved in determining the reliability of the instrument and how external stress factors can affect its effectiveness.
Technical insights
Of course, we did not pretend to explain everything with a gadget, so we have created a landing page on our website where we go in depth into the questions that the ICELOMETER helped us to ask.
You can find it here
Do you want to put your knowledge to the test?