Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) unveiled the FAN5230 and FAN5231 chip set, a new chip set designed to convert notebook PC battery/power...
Summit Microelectronics (UK) premiered a new distributed power hot-swap controller for use in communications equipment add-in line cards. The new SMH4812 allows an add-in board to be inserted into a powered backplane and eliminates power supply disruption. On card insertion, the controller monitors the input voltage to ensure that it is within its valid range. […]
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, Golden, CO) report that that they have surpassed a record for electricity produced by solar cells made from cadmium telluride (CdTe). The new measurement of 16.4 percent bested the previous threshold of 15.8 percent efficiency, a record that had been in place since […]
Alliant Energy (Madison, WI) unveiled a proposal to develop up to 800MW of new electrical power generation in Wisconsin over the next 10 years. The company announced it would seek to add 500MW of coal-fired and 100MW of natural gas-fired generation by 2006, and an additional 200MW of natural gas-fired generation by 2011. "There is […]
Condor (Oxnard, CA) introduced its new line of Waber 2000 surge protection technology products. These new surge-protection products include the Forever Surge...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) introduced its MultiGuard Series of bi-directional transient voltage suppressors (TVS) in new, smaller case sizes. The new...
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced the new Thin-Strap line of PolySwitch resettable fuses from its Raychem Circuit Protection division. The new fuses are designed to provide enhanced protection for rechargeable battery packs used in cellular phones, laptop computers, radios, camcorders and other portable equipment. These custom-designed devices protect lithium-polymer batteries from downstream short-circuits, […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced at the Hannover Trade Fair (Germany) the construction of a multi-kilowatt power capacity Unigen regenerative fuel-cell (RFC) system capable of storing up to 70kWh of electricity onboard in the form of compressed hydrogen. This system is a prototype of systems that Proton is designing to be employed […]
AER Energy Resources Inc. (Smyrna, GA) and Rayovac (Madison, WI) announced that they have signed a license and development agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, AER Energy is licensing its zinc-air battery technology to Rayovac. In addition, AER will perform design and development work for Rayovac. However, Rayovac will own all of the resultant […]
Motorola Energy Systems Group (ESG, Lawrenceville, GA) and Nexergy Inc. (Columbus, OH) announced a joint initiative to offer Energy Systems Group's complete portfolio of energy systems solutions based on lithium-ion/polymer technology to OEMs. ESG and Nexergy will provide this energy system portfolio to an expanded OEM customer base. The portfolio includes alternatives for power delivery, […]
Synergy Technologies Corp. (Canada) announced that it plans to enter the fuel-cell market by aggressively pursuing joint ventures and strategic partnerships with major fuel cell and transportation companies that could potentially benefit from a number of applications of the company's patented SynGen technology. The SynGen reactor, or reformer, converts natural gas and other fossil fuels […]
Powerbox (Sweden) announced the new Hyperion Series, a 100W power supply with active PFC and high frequency. Powerbox's new unit has full...
Hangzhou Powerland Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. (China) announced the new ZVT-PR1800B Series of soft-switching PWM-type ac/dc power modules. Designed as the battery-charger...
Power-One (Camarillo, CA) announced its new IMX35 Series of quad-output dc/dc converters. These converters are designed to provide high-power density and are...
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) introduced the Magellan (RMX) Series of front-ends. Supplying 25A at 48Vdc, or 1,200W, the Magellan Series is...