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Power Interconnect Solutions: Increasing current density and reliability

Presented by Mike Blanchfield, Global Product Manager, Tyco Electronics and Don Wood, Director of Engineering, Tyco Electronics

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Tyco Electronics’ director of engineering, Don Wood, and global product manager, Mike Blanchfield, discuss critical issues related to high current density power distribution, how to minimize and better dissipate heat generated in the connector, and how to predict the performance across a variety of PCB thicknesses and ambient conditions.

The demand for increased current density with modular power solutions has been met by a new breed of power interconnects from Tyco Electronics. The new designs make better use of available airflow and provide improvements in long-term reliability. Specific challenges related to energized mate and un-mate cycles and exposure to corrosion enhancing environments while maintaining low milli-volt drops are addressed with new contact designs and material selections. While de-facto standard solutions fall short of meeting future needs, Tyco Electronics offers upgraded power connectors that meet the needs of many applications in the computer, telecommunications and industrial power distribution markets.

About the Presenters

Mike Blanchfield

Mike Blanchfield holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Delaware. He has more than 24 years of experience in the electrical interconnection industry with Tyco Electronics and formerly AMP Incorporated, with the last 10 years focused on power interconnect products.
 
He has held a wide variety of positions in sales, applications engineering, and product management.  He is currently the global family leader for all power interconnects at Tyco Electronics.


Don Wood

Don Wood holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He has over 12 years of engineering experience at Tyco Electronics and holds 12 patents from the U.S. Patent Office.

Prior to joining Tyco Electronics, Don was the Director of Engineering at Elcon Products International. He has held a variety of engineering management positions at Tyco Electronics including leading the power connector developments and the resident engineering programs. Don is currently Tyco Electronics' Director of Engineering, China

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