China BAK Battery, Inc. announced that the Company’s Shenzhen-based subsidiary entered into a strategic cooperation program to develop electric vehicle (EV) battery modules and high-capacity battery products with input from FAWER Automotive Parts Limited Company, a subsidiary of China FAW Group Corporation. Under the new program, China BAK and FAWER will cooperate in developing EV […]
Powerstax is acquiring DP Energy Services Ltd., a transformer rectifier and transformer designer and manufacturer based in Wickford, Essex. The acquisition expands Powerstax’s product range and market address which fits with their strategy of moving into higher power sectors and ’greener’ markets. The markets served by DP Energy include Marine, Offshore, Cathodic Protection, Water Treatment […]
The Murata Power Solutions EMH Series dc-dc power converter module provides a 54V SELV output, 2250Vdc isolation and a Basic insulation system meeting the requirements for multiport IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) applications. The EMH-54/3-Q48N-C can deliver 30+ watts of power at 54V to each of four PoE+ Ethernet ports or can deliver up to 162 watts […]
The CSRF series from Stackpole is a foil on ceramic carrier technology which can achieve lower resistance values than thick film technology and offers excellent TCR of as low as 50 ppm. The CSRF0805 is rated at 0.5W and is available in resistance values from 10 up to 100mΩ, in 1% and 5% tolerances, and […]
ROHM Semiconductor has recently announced the development of a 2nd generation high-voltage (1200V) SiC (Silicon Carbide) power MOSFET designed for inverters and...
Ballard Power Systems announced signing of an agreement to acquire key assets from IdaTech, including the Company’s fuel cell product lines for...
PowerSecure International, Inc. announced it has received $10 million of new awards for its Interactive Distributed Generation(R) (IDG(R)) smart grid power systems, utility infrastructure projects, and LED Area Lights. The new IDG System awards total $4 million, and include installations for manufacturing, pharmaceutical, hospital, and retail operations. The utility infrastructure awards are just over $5 […]
SK Innovation of Korea, and the international automotive supplier Continental of Germany, will develop and supply battery technology for the automotive industry as partners in the future. The signed an agreement founding a jointly managed company, with the goal of mutually developing, producing and globally marketing lithium-ion battery systems for cars. The operational phase has […]
DENSO Corp. has developed a vehicle-to-home (V2H) power supply system for electric vehicles (EV), which is designed to work in coordination with DENSO’ s home energy management system (HEMS). "DENSO and Toyota are working together to develop a V2H power supply system that uses alternating current, and has been conducting demonstration tests using plug-in hybrid […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) expanded its growing family of low-voltage DRV8x motor drivers with the industry’s smallest 1.8-A brushed dc motor driver. The DRV8837 is 75 percent smaller than the nearest competitor, enabling smaller, sleeker, more innovative system design. It also extends battery life and improves thermal performance in battery-powered or low-voltage motion control applications […]
As the LED lighting market continues to grow, designers need solutions that meet limited circuit board footprints, meet circuit protection and system...
Natcore Technology Inc. has completed a C$2.5 million private placement. The funds will be used to complete optimization of the company’s promising black silicon technology and to build a production version of Natcore’s AR-Box™ processing station. This version would be capable of etching and coating cells with black silicon at a rate of 1,500 to […]
Ford and SunPower Corp. have teamed up to offer customers a rooftop solar system that will allow Focus Electric owners to "Drive Green for Life" by providing customers with enough clean, renewable energy to offset the electricity used to charge the vehicle. "Under the ’Drive Green for Life’ program, Focus Electric owners can reduce their […]
International Rectifier (IR)® announced the introduction of a family of automotive-qualified 600V IGBTs for electric and hybrid vehicle applications including air conditioner...
SPARQ Systems announced the release of its advanced Smart Grid-ready microinverter. SPARQ has created an all-in-one product that is auto-configurable to any jurisdiction, worldwide. It is the only product on the market compatible with both 50 Hz and 60 Hz power frequency and it is Smart-Grid ready. As well, SPARQ microinverters now give utility operators […]