Mechatronic TipsEditor, Steve Meyer
Steve Meyer covers the world of mechatronics, design, renewable energy, robotics, automation, motion, sensors and featured commentary.
Steve Meyer covers the world of mechatronics, design, renewable energy, robotics, automation, motion, sensors and featured commentary.
Power Delivery and the Grid 2.0
Sunday, May 26, 2013
The energy infrastructure of the United States is aging. Since the beginning of the 1900′s and Edison’s light bulb delivering reliable power has been a major industry. One…
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Cars and Reliability – Part 2
Sunday, April 14, 2013
One aspect of reliability is simplicity. Simple mathematics. If there are fewer parts, there are fewer things to go wrong. Yet the internal combustion engine, not to mention…
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Renewable Energy Future
Sunday, March 31, 2013
What is the current state of renewable energy in the US? Depending on who you listen to, 2012 could have been the best year ever, and 2013 is…
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Electric Racing
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Lots of email this week about electric car and motorcycle speed records. My apologies to the many who corrected my errors, I was probably looking at old information….
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Does Solar Power make Dollars and Sense?
Monday, August 27, 2012
I think solar power generation is a great idea. It’s got no moving parts, and it produces electricity where you need it. There is one important consideration; can…
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Solar
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Solar Power has been hyped for years as one of the key growth industries in American manufacturing. Current events suggest otherwise. Abound Solar announced its bankruptcy and ceased…
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Unique Solutions in Material Handling
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Moving products around is mechanical work. When the work is done by a control system and actuators its mechatronics. Mechanical work, whether by humans, by horses, by hydraulics,…
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Energy Policy and Industry
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Energy is the #2 cost in many companies. During a statistical analysis of energy use by plant location in the 10 county Houston metropolitan area I found incredible…
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Alternative Energy Considered
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Alternative Energy technology is something we have to consider carefully in the context of the real cost of energy. Certainly we can use less as part of the…
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Solar Power is Alive in LA
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Solar Power International 2010 just finished at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This is probably the largest get together of people in the solar industry in the…
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