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New Products
May 24, 2013
Infineon Offers Early Samples of Next-Gen of HV IGBT Gate Drivers for EVs and HEVs
Infineon Technologies AG introduced its next generation of high-voltage IGBT gate drivers. Designed for the main inverter of hybrid and electric vehicles (HEV), the new EiceDRIVER™ SIL and the EiceDRIVER™ Boost drivers enable automotive system suppliers to more easily and more cost-effectively design HEV drivetrain subsystems that are compliant with ASIL C/D functional safety requirements (ISO 26262). Target applications of the new EiceDRIVERs are HEV inverters of up to 120kW using 400V, 600V and 1200V IGBTs. Early samples of the EiceDRIVER SIL and EiceDRIVER Boost are available with broad sampling planned as of December 2013.
Latest New Product Headlines:
ZOV High-Energy Varistors from Stackpole
Kemet Launches New Line of Industrial-Grade Safety Disc Capacitors
Alpha Introduces New Power Protection Solutions at Expo Canitec
SolarEdge Unveils New Line of Products for the Commercial North American Market
36V Digital Potentiometers Support Wide Signal Swings and High Power-Supply Voltages
Freescale Extends QorIQ Qonverge B4 Family to Industrial and General-Purpose Markets
IR Expands PowIRaudio Family with 60V Integrated Power Modules
Toshiba Introduces Low RDS(ON) P-ch MOSFETs for Mobile Devices
Industry News
May 24, 2013
Google Buys Flying Wind Turbines
Makani Power, Inc. has been acquired by Google, Inc.. The Makani Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) is a tethered wing outfitted with turbines. It flies between 250 and 600 meters (800 and 1,950 feet), where the wind is stronger and more consistent. Makani is developing a 600 kW AWT, for utility scale generation at a cost below conventional solar and wind. The Makani AWT operates like a wind turbine. Air moving across the turbine blades forces them to rotate, driving a generator to produce electricity.
Latest News Headlines:
AES Brings Unique Storage Operating System (sOS) to Smart Grid Power Market
Digi-Key is Exclusive Distributor for Würth Electronics Midcom's Planar Transformer Series
PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil 4MW NaS Battery Energy Storage in San Jose
Advanced Power Components Acquires Minimise
GridSTAR Net Zero Energy Demonstration Project underway at The Navy Yard
Special Section
Starting Tuesday, May 7, PowerPulse.net will be featuring a special “PCIM Europe 2013” section dedicated to spotlighting news and product announcements from this year's PCIM Europe show, which is being held May 14-16 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Read our PCIM Europe 2013 Special Coverage
PowerViews
April 29, 2013
Maximising Synergies between Power Electronics and ICT for improving Energy Efficiency
Mike Hayes
Senior Program Manager, Tyndall National Institute
Around 40% of the world’s energy usage is in buildings and 50% is used in motors and drives. The power electronics “DNA footprint” is considerable in these domains. Savings of 10-30% are possible. A significant portion of these savings can be derived from embedding ICT into power electronics solutions.
Recent PowerViews
April 15, 2013
Intelligent (Active Inverter) Eco-Mode Approach can Provide UPS Efficiency without Availability Concerns
Alan French, Manager of Technical Relations, Emerson Network Power, Liebert AC Power Business
April 8, 2013
Digital Control: The Essential Engine for Controller ICs targeting LED Retrofits
Conor McAuliffe, CEO, Ikon Semiconductor
April 1, 2013
What is the Optimal Efficiency Target for Your System Design?
Brian Zahnstecher, Technical Global Account Manager, Emerson Network Power
March 18, 2013
What's behind Digital Power Control?
Herman Neufeld, Regional Business Manager, Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI)
March 11, 2013
Easing the Conversion to Digital Power
Bruce Rose, Technical Marketing Manager, CUI Inc.
March 4, 2013
Power losses in all-SiC, hybrid Si/SiC, and Silicon Switch-Rectifiers Circuits
Dr. Ranbir Singh, Founder, GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc.
Market Update Videos
DC Building Power
Will the future for DC building power remain bright? Hear what Darnell Group Research Analyst Richard Ruiz has to say.
White Papers
March 11, 2013
Power Modules for Charger Applications
Sponsored by Vincotech
February 27, 2013
The Adaptive Cell Converter Topology Enables Constant Efficiency Over Universal Input AC Line in Front-End, High-Density Power Factor Correction Applications
Sponsored by Vicor Corp.
February 27, 2013
From 48 V direct to Intel VR12.0: Saving "Big Data" $500,000 per datacenter, per year
Sponsored by Vicor Corp.
More White Papers
- DOE Selects Consortium to Develop Next-Generation Batteries for Automobiles
- Dana Receives Grant from NRCan to Improve Thermal Management for EV Battery Packs
- Bosch Claims First Sub-$450 240V EV Charging Station
- Altera Acquires Enpirion for $140 Million, Forms Power Business Unit
- Ericsson Saves Board Space with Surface-Mount Digital Bus Converter
- SiC Modules, IGBTs and Super-Junction MOSFETs Introduced on Day One of PCIM
- SiC and GaN Again a Major Focus at PCIM Europe
- PowerbyProxi Joins Wireless Power Consortium
- Vincotech and Infineon Introduce New Packaging Options at PCIM Europe
- Eaton and CA Technologies Join to Deliver Infrastructure Management for Data Centers
- Renesas Adds IGBT Drivers with Micro-Isolator for Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Inverters
- Bosch Claims First Sub-$450 240V EV Charging Station
- European Project Reports Achievements in Drive to Shape the Future of Power Microelectronics
- Eltek's New Rectifier Delivers 97.2% Efficiency for Data Center and Server Powering
- Ericsson Saves Board Space with Surface-Mount Digital Bus Converter
- Digitally-Isolated Gate Drivers Provide Robust Drop-in Replacements for Opto-Drivers
- 36V Digital Potentiometers Support Wide Signal Swings and High Power-Supply Voltages
- Teen Wins $50,000 for Development of Nanorod Supercapacitors
- Europeans Establish Dueling Projects to Advance Power Electronics Technologies
- Altera Acquires Enpirion for $140 Million, Forms Power Business Unit
- Green Building Power Forum 2010: Fujitsu Components America
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: CUI Incorporated
- Green Building Power Forum 2010: EMerge Alliance
- Green Building Power Forum 2010: Anderson Power Products
- Green Building Power Forum 2009: Independence Station
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: Coilcraft
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: Champs Technologies
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: EXAR Corporation
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: PMBus
- Darnell's Digital Power Forum 2009: Power Plaza
Design Features
October 22, 2012
Energy Efficiency with Class D Amplifier Modules
Class-D switching amplifiers are helping audio designers create personal multimedia devices and home audio/visual systems that demonstrate how compact and stylish equipment can also deliver high sound quality and high audio output power. The key to this breakthrough, providing freedom from the large and bulky boxes housing traditional audio products, lies in the class-D amplifier’s high energy efficiency, which is typically around 90%. This allows designers to reduce or eliminate heatsinks as well as using smaller-sized PCBs and smaller components such as transformers, connectors and power supplies.
Design Features
October 8, 2012
The Role of Hall Effect Sensors in Power Distribution Infrastructure
Power distribution units (PDUs) form an essential part of modern computing and data communications hardware. They provide multiple outputs for transferring electrical power with maximum efficiency, controlling the power capacity and safeguarding against the possible causes of supply interruption. With an ever increasing need from tech savvy consumers for higher data throughput and greater quantities of data storage capacity, as well as tough international legislation now governing CO&sub2; emissions, the demands being placed on these units are proving challenging for engineering teams to satisfy.
Product Focus
August 13, 2012
The Year in AC-DC Power Supply Technology
The past year witnessed significant new product releases, technological developments, and industry news related to the field of AC-DC Power Supply technology.