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W L Gore & Associates has introduced
Gore Ethernet cables for the civil
aerospace industry.
Engineered for the demands of
modern airborne digital networks, the
new cables offer stable, high-speed
data transmission up to 10Gb over
longer distances and in demanding
environments. The cables are
available in 24 and 26 AWG standard
sizes.
Gore’s Ethernet cables feature
a unique cable jacket material
and high-density construction that
significantly reduces weight and
diameter for improved installation.
The connector insert is a direct
replacement for current quadrax
technology that allows for up to 20
times the data in the same space.
Adrian Milne, Gore’s global product
manager, said: “Providing a capability
within the in-flight entertainment (IFE)
market place to replace multiple
quad cables with a single 10GbE
Gore cable allows our customers
to save both weight and cost, while
increasing their ability to satisfy the
industry demand for ever-increasing
data usage.”
Typical applications for Gore Ethernet
cables include avionics networks,
digital video systems, content
loading, cabin management systems,
flight management systems, Ethernet
backbone and IFE systems.
“Airlines and associated users facing
the challenge of updating IFE server
content can benefit from systems
utilizing faster data-loading capability.
The Gore 10GbE cable can be an
integral part of this solution,” said
Manfred Gross, Gore application
engineer.
Aerospace cable
Wind power
on the border
The $300m project, equally owned
between InterGen and IEnova, is the
first cross-border wind power project
between Mexico and the USA.
The wind facility features 47
Vestas-built turbines, each with a
capacity of 3.3MW, spread along
Baja California’s Sierra de Juarez
mountain range, claimed to have
strongest wind resources on the west
coast of North America.
IEnova's board chairman and
CEO, Carlos Ruiz Sacristan, said:
“Energía Sierra Juárez wind farm
is part of IEnova's commitment
with renewable energy projects.
This project will contribute to the
sustainable development of the cross
border region.” The project also has
potential to connect to the power
grid in Mexico.
Power generated by the facility will
be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric
(SDG&E) under a 20-year power
purchase agreement. InterGen
president and CEO Neil Smith said:
“The project is our first to generate
power from wind, which will provide
an important alternative source
of renewable energy to southern
California.”
The project will be linked with the
SDG&E's existing Southwest Powerlink
transmission system, through a new
cross-border transmission line in
eastern San Diego County.
InterGen and IEnova have
commissioned the 155MW Energía
Sierra Juárez wind power project in
Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.
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