The ultimate resource for back-up and sensing technology for home appliances

The interconnect market is expanding and now includes impressive features such as wireless connectivity and sensing capabilities, including home appliances. Designing and manufacturing smart home appliances for today's fast-paced markets requires highly functional technologies that stand the test of time. TE Connectivity (TE) is the ultimate resource for connectivity and sensing technology behind home appliances in industries that continue to introduce new interconnect features and features and continue to evolve.

Household appliances are an important part of everyday life, and when you design and manufacture electrical appliances, such as microwave ovens, you want to make products that last longer. When entrepreneurs and designers want to create reliable appliances, they will start with a stable connection. TE's Economy Power (EP) II connectors are used in power circuit applications that require large current carrying capabilities and are an excellent starting point for making reliable microwave ovens that all families want and need.

These wire-to-board connectors allow you to create a more reliable microwave in two ways: a true locking device helps prevent the plug housing and the stud from separating due to vibration, and a Terminal Position Assurance (TPA) device helps ensure the terminal Correctly fixed in place. EP II connectors are rated at 600VAC and have a maximum current of 11A, making them an excellent connectivity solution for large appliances such as microwave ovens, and you can utilize up to 12 locations in your design. Finally, the polarizing tabs help prevent misalignment of the studs, while the asymmetrical terminals prevent mismatches, which helps ensure that connections remain in place.

Of course, the range of household appliances is not limited to the kitchen. Designers and manufacturers rely on TE's sensing and connectivity solutions to create new smart devices, such as robotic vacuum cleaners. After being considered a luxury, robotic vacuum cleaners began to show great utility. After recognizing that smaller applications (such as smart vacuum cleaners) require smaller connectors, TE offers a number of connectivity solutions for the final product.

TE's compact Micro MATE-N-LOK connectors require a vertical height of less than 4.7 mm to meet the connection needs in a compact space, as is the case with robotic vacuum cleaners. These wire-to-board connectors feature a 3mm centerline and a current rating of up to 5 amps, available in 2, 3, and 4 positions. In addition, the standard height Micro MATE-N-LOK connectors are still relatively small, with single and multi-row configurations and 2 to 24 positions, making them a flexible and dynamic solution for wire-to-wire or wire-to-board applications. Whether it's a compact or standard height type, you can provide a universal connectivity solution for your robotic vacuum cleaner.

Sensors are another key component of countless smart home appliances, especially appliances that cater to specific hobbies or interests. Take the smart home brewing system as an example – today's beer lovers are increasingly interested in automated home systems that simplify complex and time-consuming processes. By adding smart components to appliances and providing appliances with the functionality to perform their required tasks, TE sensors make it possible to create these intelligent systems.

Let's take a look at TE's MS8607 PHT combo sensor, which integrates pressure, humidity and temperature sensing into a small package. The compact design of this combined sensor is ideal for compact spaces and provides the advanced energy required for smart home brewing systems. When integrated into a brewing machine, the combined sensor helps guide the entire brewing process, ensuring optimal temperature throughout the winemaking cycle for a fresh and unique flavor. By integrating thermocouples from TE, thermistors, resistance temperature detectors and combined sensors, customers can easily and efficiently complete the brewing process.

Another common household appliance that uses sensing and connection is air conditioning. While early air conditioners only needed to perform the basic tasks of making living spaces cooler, today's consumers want more from air-conditioning equipment. Smart air conditioners integrate sensors and antennas to intelligently control our environment and increase efficiency, reducing operating costs while seamlessly installing into the consumer's living space with functional, non-intrusive designs.

Low-cost flexible printed circuit (FPC) connectors provide a compact solution for small applications, making them ideal for smaller air conditioning equipment. These connectors are adaptable to FPC/FFC cables and offer centerline spacing options of 0.25mm, 0.3mm, 0.5mm, 1.0m and 1.25mm for added design flexibility, helping to create air conditioning units that meet the required specifications. .

When designing smart home appliances, you must start with the most innovative technology available. As the official connectivity and sensor technology provider for the Arrow certification program , TE Connectivity offers solutions that enable you to incorporate intelligence into the design of all home appliances, whether large or small. They can provide sensor and connector solutions for any project, such as smart microwave ovens, some promising devices (such as smart home brewing systems) or home appliances that were previously unimaginable, completely changing the family living space.