The past year has seen a major uptick in deployments of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). This acceleration is a direct result of developments in the market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs): More than 135,000 PEVs will be sold globally in 2012, and growth is expected to continue at a steady pace. According to a […]
Ambient Corporation announced the launch of AmbientPQM™, an advanced Power Quality Monitoring solution that enables enhanced grid visibility for utilities. AmbientPQM is a combination of software and hardware (PQM application, Ambient Smart Grid® Nodes, and Sensors) that enables utilities and distribution network operators to measure an array of Power Quality parameters on medium and/or low-voltage […]
Emerson Network Power announced the Liebert IntelliSlot™ Web Card, a communications interface card that supports the Liebert GXT3 and Liebert Nfinity™ UPS...
Power Integrations introduced the TinySwitch™-4 family, the latest generation of its industry-leading TinySwitch series of off-line switcher ICs. Featuring line-compensated overload power...
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) announced the release of its first family of high efficiency 600V Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs)...
Fairchild Semiconductor will exhibit the latest in silicon carbide (SiC) technology as well as over 15 innovative power and mobile solutions in hall A-4, booth 506 at the electronica 2012 show, in the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, Munich, Germany, between 13 – 16 November. Committed to providing solutions and support to designers that lead […]
Behlman Electronics Inc. has developed a new engineering standard that raises the bar on VPX products and systems design, by delivering an...
National Instruments now offers the NI Single-Board RIO General Purpose Inverter Controller (GPIC), enabling designers to bring grid-tied power electronic systems to...
Energy Micro, Linear Technology and Würth Elektronik enable fastest designs of batteryless products with the “Energy Harvesting Solution To Go”-Kit. The kit...
Texas Instruments Incorporated introduced two power management integrated circuits that combine a Power over Ethernet powered device (PD) manager with a DC/DC...
AMSC introduced a new class of Amperium® superconductor wire for power cable applications with industry-leading performance, pricing and production capacity. This development is expected to enable lower cost superconductor power cables and expand the global addressable market for these systems. AMSC is now offering brass-laminated 4.4 mm Amperium wire with demonstrated current carrying performance up […]
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced it approved a series of guidelines for Qi (pronounced “chee”) wireless chargers intended for automotive aftermarket use. Products meeting the guidelines will be able to include the description, “Meets Qi Automotive Aftermarket Guidelines” along with the Qi logo. Powered by a charging ecosystem of more than 110 certified products […]
Analog Devices Inc. introduced the industry’s first fully isolated metrology chipset designed for polyphase energy metering applications. The ADE7978 metrology chipset includes...
DENSO Corporation has developed a lithium-ion battery pack that further increases the fuel efficiency of vehicles with stop/start systems. DENSO’s new battery...
Perpetuum Ltd. in a collaborative effort with Emerson Rosemount announces the availability of an Intelligent Energy Harvester power module option for Emerson Rosemount 3051S Smart Wireless transmitters. The Intelligent Power Module offers a compact and technologically advanced power option which has the same form factor as the Emerson battery pack. It will enable the Emerson […]