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Communications Power
EOS and Electrodyne Sign Agreement to Sell Power Supplies
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) has signed an agreement with Electrodyne (Denver, CO) to sell its ultra-miniature, high-efficiency power supplies in the Rocky Mountain region of the western US. Through this alliance with Electrodyne, EOS will accelerate sales and brand awareness of its leading-edge ac/dc power supplies to OEMs in Colorado, eastern Idaho, Montana, Utah and […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Valence Technology Reports First-Quarter Financial Results
Valence Technology Inc. (Henderson, NV) reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2000-2001 ended June 30, 2000. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2000-2001, the company reported a net loss of $9.3 million, or $0.25 per share, on 36.9 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss of $8.4 […]
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Communications Power
AstroPower Reports Expansion Plans
AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) reported an acceleration of its capacity expansion plans. "We continue to be capacity-constrained, in spite of more than tripling our manufacturing capacity over the past three years," said Allen M. Barnett, president and CEO of AstroPower. Mr. Barnett also stated, "At the time of our follow-on offering last fall, our plan […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Vanadium International Reports Fuel Cell Technology Advances
Vanadium International Inc. (Reno, NV) stated that recent technological advancements in fuel cell technology imply that vanadium battery systems are rapidly emerging as a potential alternative for everyday use and, if these systems are fully implemented, they could beneficially affect vanadium demand. Current fuel cell systems under development allow electricity to be stored in rechargeable […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
DCH Technology's Subsidiary Enable Fuel Cells to Begin Expansion Construction
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA), announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enable Fuel Cells Corp. (Madison, WI), will soon begin construction of a 23,000ft square facility (specifically designed for rapid expansion to 80,000ft square) for their Enable fuel cell product family. The facility will be located on a five-acre site in Middleton, WI, and will […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
American Flywheel Systems Acquires Percentage of Trinity Flywheel Power
American Flywheel Systems Inc. (AFS, Seattle, WA) announced that it has acquired 58 percent of Trinity Flywheel Power (TFP, Livermore, CA) for an undisclosed price and has introduced new capital and management into the company. In addition, Trinity is now taking orders for up to 225kVA super-fast recharge UPS and ride-through systems, with deliveries commencing […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Completes Distribution Agreement with GE Fuel Cell Systems; Reports Financial News
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) completed an amendment to its distribution agreement with GE Fuel Cell Systems (Schenectady, NY) that defines product specifications and delivery schedules for precommercial and commercial model introductions. The new agreement allows GE to extend the existing 10-year agreement by an additional five years. "We are pleased to have an agreement […]
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Power Quality Protection
Ameren Energy Launches Gibson City Project to Alleviate Power Constraints
The second of two 117MW units at Ameren Energy's (St. Louis, MO) Gibson City, IL, plant began commercial operation on July 31, 2000, adding additional generation into late summer for the Mid-America Interconnected Network (MAIN), which includes all of Illinois and parts of Wisconsin, Missouri and Michigan. The Gibson City project is expected to help […]
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Power Supplies
SynQor Expands Its Family of DC/DC Converters
SynQor Inc. (Hudson, MA) has expanded its performance-leading family of dc/dc converters to cover 24V input applications. The new quarter-brick-sized converters provide high efficiency, high current output and low-heat dissipation, which allows for operation without a baseplate or heatsink. The 24Vin quarter-brick converters support a 2:1 input-voltage range from 18V to 36V, with nine models […]
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Automotive Electronics
General Motors and Exxon Mobil Develop Gasoline Fuel Processor
General Motors Corp. (Detroit, MI) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (Fairfax, VA), working from an 1998 agreement to conduct research on hardware and fuel options for next-generation vehicles, announced that they have developed a highly efficient gasoline fuel processor for fuel cell vehicles that will be ready for demonstration within 18 months. The processor, which uses […]
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Communications Power
Unipower Telecom Introduces Mercury RMF Series of Hot-Swap Rectifiers
Unipower Telecom (Coral Springs, FL) has introduced its new Mercury RMF Series of hot-swap rectifiers, which provides up to 60A at 27.2Vdc or 30A at 54.4Vdc from one mounting position (1.72") 23" shelf. The 23" shelf holds up to four hot-swappable rectifier modules, each producing up to 15A at 27.2Vdc or 7.5A at 54.4Vdc. A […]
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Communications Power
Schaefer Announces New AI-150-24A DC/AC Inverter
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) announced it is offering the new AI-150-24A, a 150W modified sinewave output dc/ac inverter with battery charger. The inverter is available with an ac input of 120V and a battery input of 12V to 15V or 20V to 30V, producing an output of 110Vac at 150W. According to Schaefer, its small […]
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Components
International Rectifier Introduces New DF Series of Bridge Rectifiers
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) has introduced the new DF Series compact 1A, single-phase, full-wave bridge rectifiers with power-to-volume ratios designed to provide greater power density in high-volume industrial and consumer electronic devices. Typical applications include compact power supplies and battery chargers for cellular phones, notebook computers, and other portable and rechargeable devices. According […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Kenwood TMI Debuts the PXR100-6L and PXR200-6L Power Supplies
Kenwood TMI Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) has begun selling multi-channel regulated power supplies for simultaneously evaluating the electric characteristics of six units of large-capacity secondary batteries. The new power supplies are called PXR100-6L and PXR200-6L. The PXR100-6L and PXR200-6L have high outputs of 100W and 200W, respectively. Kenwood claims this enables them to be used to […]
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Components
Semtech Announces Its SC1402 Power Supply Controller
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced the availability of the SC1402 multi-output, low noise, power supply controller. According to Semtech, the SC1402 provides a simple, space-saving solution by integrating into a single IC, all the control and drive circuitry needed to generate several of the voltages required by notebook PCs, Internet appliances and other hand-held […]
