Telecommunications equipment

Considerable effort has been directed to determining the causes of connection failutes and to learning how to minimize the likelihood of occurrence. Acceptable failute rates range from <1 in 10 operating hours for contacts in air-frame (31) electrical systems and in some telecommunications equipment, to 100—1000 in 10 operating hours in instmments, to even larger rates for contacts in many consumer products. A failute is defined as exceedance of contact resistance, which can be as Httle as twice the initial contact resistance, that causes circuit malfunction. The required lifetimes of connectors may be >20 yr, although most required appHcation times ate shorter (see Materials reliability). 

The polymers are extensively used in telecommunications equipment, a major use being in telephone switching mechanisms. Polycarbonates now dominate the... 

Modern telecommunications equipment is very similar, but environmental tolerances are normally much wider, with particular emphasis on reliability. 

Many telecommunication equipments must be located outdoors and powered by batteries. The company TEAP, together with Power Conversion Products and MJM-Engineering, has developed a battery jacket that minimizes the effects of peak heat loads in the day (Figure 167). The use of TEAP TH29 allows the heat loads to be absorbed in the daytime and released during night. 

The field of liquid crystal polyesters (LCP) is expanding very rapidly and has been reviewed [22], The area of chiral liquid-crystalline polyesters has also been researched [32]. Several companies have started to exploit their use on a commercial scale. The high-melting LCP s are expected to find use as replacements for metals, ceramics, composites, etc., in such areas as telecommunications equipment, aerospace, automotive parts, computers, and electrical/electronic components. 

Electrical and office equipment enclosures, such as computer cases, copier cases and telecommunications equipment, are conventionally prepared from thermoplastic resins such as PC, ABS, and poly(propylene). These materials have the advantageous properties of toughness, flexibility and the ability to meet the UL specifications by including fire retardant additives. 

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A 2002 study by Arthur D. Little Inc. on the energy consumption of office and telecommunications equipment came to a conclusion similar to that of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.14 So did a 2002 study by the Rand Corporation.151 am unaware of a single independent study that supports the original Mills-Huber analysis. 

Polystyrene capacitors have exceptionally low tan S values (< 10 q, making them well suited for frequency-selective circuits in telecommunications equipment. Polymer capacitors are widely used for power-factor correction in fluorescent lighting units, and in start/run circuitry for medium-type electric motors used in washing machines, tumble-dryers and copying machines for example. They are also used in filter circuits to suppress radio frequencies transmitted along main leads. Such interference noise may originate from mechanical switches, furnace controllers and switch mode power supplies it not only spoils radio and television reception but can also cause serious faults in data-processing and computer equipment. 

Rechargeable Li-ion cells are key components of the portable computing and telecommunication equipment required by today s information-rich, mobile society. A battery is composed of several electrochemical cells that are connected... 

All large hospitals and research centers have telecommunications equipment (phone, fax, e-mail). 

The demand for the electrical energy sources, i.e., batteries and fuel cells, is continuously increasing. Very important developments have been made in the recent years in products related to electronics, leisure, military, or telecommunication equipment. 

The European Commission has proposed a takeback law covering electronic equipment, including appliances, office machinery, and telecommunications equipment.386 (For more on how public policy can influence the environment, see Chap. 18.)... 

Engineering plastics, particularly thermosets, are also used in composite materials. Their excellent technological properties make them suitable for applications in cars, ships, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, etc. In recent years, important new areas of application for plastics have emerged in medicine (fabrication of artificial organs, orthopaedic implants, and devices for the controlled release of drugs), electronics (development of conductive poly-... 

PC/PET and PC/PBT blends offer high strength, toughness (including at low temperature), chemical resistance, excellent UV stability along with improved flame retardancy and colorabihty. They find use in telecommunications equipment for marine radio housings, antenna housings and bases, and cellular telephone handsets. 

Polymers of many chemical compositions are used to make materials and composites for use in appliances, electrical equipment, telecommunications equipment and fiber optics, computers, aircraft, aerospace, automobiles, food and beverage packaging, potable water delivery systems, and medical devices, to name a few applications. Adequate knowledge of the polymer structure and its relationship to the performance of these polymeric materials is crucial to their successful use. NMR is extremely useful in polymer characterization. and are the elements most commonly examined, followed by Si, and N. NMR can be used to determine the monomer sequence, branching,... 

Telecommunication equipment with a longer design life consists of cables, connectors, and antennas for the transmission and reception of electronic signals. These components may be placed and buried so that they become exposed to environments such as soils and water or they may be exposed to air and moisture conditions. There is no report on the percentage of failures because of corrosion for each category. 

Telecommunications equipment is usually housed in a shelter to protect it from wind and foul weather. Shelters are structures without windows that can be climate controlled and contain a large amount of electronics, computers, and other equipment such as transformers. 

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