International Rectifier (IR)® introduced the compact IRS2334SPbF and IRS2334MPbF three-phase 600V ICs for inverterized motor drives used in energy efficient appliance and...
Server Technology, Inc. and Chatsworth Products, Inc. have settled a lawsuit brought by Server Technology against Chatsworth Products relating to the alleged infringement of a number of Server Technology patents covering technology used in intelligent power distribution units. Without admitting liability, Chatsworth Products has taken a license to certain Server Technology patents. As a result, […]
Eltek announced that its THEIA HE-t solar inverter has won the "red dot award: product design 2012" after a 30-member expert jury evaluated the product over the course of several days. Manufacturers from all over the world submitted 4,515 designs to the renowned competition. Past red dot award: product design winners include the BMW 5 […]
Emerson announced it has acquired Avtron Loadbank, a designer and manufacturer of high quality load banks and other testing systems and services for the standby power generation, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and other power equipment industries. With over 50 years of experience, Avtron Loadbank’s complete solution for testing power supply systems includes advanced data acquisition, […]
NEC Corp. announced the development of an ultra-thin, 0.3mm thick, organic radical battery (ORB) that is compatible within standard IC cards of...
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces a new series of off-line, quasi-resonant switching regulators. This new series was developed to eliminate the requirement of a dedicated power supply to the standby circuits, by reducing the input power requirement at no load to 30mW or less for 100Vac input and to 50mW or less for 230Vac. According to […]
Electrovaya Inc. announced a new product line, leveraging its utility and automotive products. Electrovaya has made its first product delivery of a 25kWh, 400V Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® Battery Energy Storage System (PowerBlock 25-400V) to a large Japanese Utility through Nippon Kouatsu Electric Co. Ltd. (NKE). The PB25-400V system will be providing energy storage for a […]
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a report which finds that U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) installations increased 109% in 2011 to reach 1.85 GW. GTM and SEIA’s U.S. most recent "Solar Market Insight" report estimates that the U.S. installed 776 MW of PV plants in the fourth quarter of 2011 alone, […]
CAP-XX Ltd., a developer of thin, prismatic supercapacitors (also known as ultracapacitors or EDLC), announced that it has developed a supercapacitor module which supplies the cranking current to start the engine in Stop-Start vehicles (also known as start-stop, idle-stop, or micro-hybrid vehicles), reducing wear on the battery and eliminating the need for larger, more expensive […]
eIQ Energy, Inc. introduced the latest and highest-capacity addition to its vBoost DC Parallel System — the new vBoost 600 dc-dc converter module, which reduces the installed cost and improves the efficiency of solar power arrays. The new vBoost 600 modules boost the output of solar panels to a predictable, constant voltage while providing up […]
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®), HomePlug® Powerline Alliance and HD-PLC Alliance announced that DLNA has approved the HomePlug AV and HD-PLC powerline networking standards to be incorporated into the next version of its Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines, scheduled for release in early 2012. Powerline networking products are certified by HomePlug Alliance and HD-PLC Alliance […]
Vicor Corp. announced the newest addition to its IBC050 product line of high performance, wide input range VI BRICK™ intermediate bus converters (IBCs). The new IB050Q096T80N1-00 quarter-brick IBC module can provide up to 850W of output power – far exceeding the power capability and efficiency of competitive bus converters – making it ideally suited for […]
Twin Creeks Technologies, a specialist in next-generation manufacturing equipment for solar and semiconductor makers, announced Hyperion: a wafer production system that is said to dramatically reduce the cost of solar modules and semiconductor devices by reducing the amount of silicon and other substrate materials by up to 90 percent. The key to Hyperion is thinness. […]
IEEE announced the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) is now opening its doors to new members. Approved as an IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections program, the PMA is an alliance of leading industry and governmental organizations dedicated to advancing smart and energy-efficient wireless power, known as Power 2.0. Vint Cerf, IEEE Fellow, chief Internet evangelist […]
Eaton Corporation has received a $1.84 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) for the development and demonstration of more efficient commercial electric vehicle (EV) chargers. The project will promote smart charging technology that better manages the efficiency, availability and reliability of power, especially during peak times and at popular charging locations. Eaton’s […]