Feature: T&M
Achieving sustainability goals through test and
measurement
By Michael Rietvelt, Power and Energy Measurement Specialist, Yokogawa Test & Measurement
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ustainability is becoming an increasingly growing concern for the C-suite (CEOs, COOs, CFOs, etc.). A 2024 survey by consultancy firm PwC shows
58% of CEOs are already implementing strategies to develop climate-friendly products and technologies, as well as adopting policies to improve their own companies’ carbon footprint. Sustainability pressures are mounting: In
the EU, for example, companies are expected to publish regular reports on the impact they make on the environment and societies. Te EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) that came into force in 2023 is now law across the EU member states, expecting businesses to adopt more sustainable practices. Sustainability efforts are now transforming company policies and even entire industries.
Supporting sustainability “Sustainability” is just a single word, yet it is an entire universe of regulations, demands and practices, enveloped in complexities that add to companies’ tasks of juggling regulatory checklists with improved efficiencies and better profit margins – all
at lower costs. One route to reaching sustainability goals is through accurate measurement tools. In engineering and product development,
better data leads to better decisions. More accurate measurements lead to improved product performance, which in turn reduces waste, increases energy efficiencies and extends product lifespans. From optimising telecom networks and refining renewable energy systems to advancing electric transportation, precise measurement is a catalyst for lowering emissions and achieving more sustainable outcomes, not just for manufacturers, but across entire value chains. New products and electronic systems
are introduced on the market all the time, each with ever greater complexity – with a growing number of sensors, more processing power and AI-enabled functionalities. Tis makes analyzing their power requirements and improving their power efficiencies increasingly difficult. Tese needs are particularly acute during the evaluation and testing stages of product development, when systems are analyzed from the ground up – from the selection of the components to the sub-system level and then the entire system as a whole, each step
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focused on delivering high-performing yet streamlined and power-efficient design. Sustainability begins at the very start
of the electronic system design process. Power analyzers and oscilloscopes play a crucial role here, used in measuring parameters such as voltage, current, power, phase, power factor, frequency, harmonics, and more. With these high-accuracy measurements, engineers can then improve system efficiencies. Transient events and distorted waveforms are easily identified with power analyzers, with oscilloscopes adding an even greater degree of insight, with visual information of the signals running through the device under test.
Improving power efficiencies To examine and refine their designs for power efficiency, R&D engineers frequently switch between separate instruments like power analyzers and oscilloscopes – and this takes time, eating into the already short product introduction lead times. Yokogawa has an extensive lineup of test and measurement equipment for R&D across all sectors. Its instruments have been specifically designed to be linked and synchronized together, either through an optical synchronization interface or via
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