Alpha Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced its new UB Series of low-profile heatsinks for use in limited-space applications. The UB Series incorporates Alpha's...
Condor DC Power Supplies (Oxnard, CA) announced the new GSM15, a miniature medical power supply providing a single output for a variety...
AER Energy Resources Inc. (Atlanta, GA) announced that its new model 4V04 primary zinc-air battery prototype is available for sampling to battery...
RTP Co. (Winona, MN) announced that it is now offering a new line of flame-retardant, high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) thermoplastics. The company claims that these materials meet various flame ratings, provide excellent colorability and physical properties, and are fully recyclable. HIPS products can be customized to meet UL94V-o and V-2, and/or the IEC 695-2-1 glow wire […]
Magna-Power Electronics Inc. (Boonton, NJ) recently debuted the MQ Series of 20kW to 60kW dc power supplies. Featuring 50 models ranging from...
Dynex Semiconductor (UK) has released a compact IGBT module package designed for applications up to 3,300V, including traction auxiliaries and specialist motor drives. The new P package has a 6kV isolation rating and has baseplate dimensions of 140 x 73mm. The first product available using the P outline is the DIM200PHM33 Powerline 200A, 3,300V IGBT […]
Diotec GmbH (Germany) has extended its product range towards a 1.0A version of rectifiers in MiniMELF, named the GL1, RGL1 and EGL1...
Caddock Electronics (Riverside, CA) announced the new MP2060, a clip-mount, TO-220-style power film resistor. The MP2060 features 60W at 25 degrees C...
Albacom Ltd. (Scotland) has developed the HV 120, a new resonant power supply that produces a controllable high-frequency high-voltage sinusoidal alternating current output. The unit is claimed to deliver up to 10kW of power at configurable output voltages of up to 20kV peak to peak. Power conversion efficiency is typically 95 percent, and the three-phase […]
Beacon Power Corp. (Wilmington, MA) announced the expansion of its flywheel energy storage system product line with the addition the Beacon PQ, a high-power flywheel aimed at generator set support and other high-power and short-duration applications. A 100kWh unit, suitable for generator support and other distributed power applications, is in commercial production and is currently […]
Premier Magnetics (Lake Forest, CA) has expanded its line of dc/dc power modues with the introduction of a series of devices targeted...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced the new FM809, FM810 and FM1233 supervisory ICs. Featuring a precision comparator and a reset...
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) announced a U-high PowerCassette rack that measures 19" and holds two of the new PowerCassette switching power supplies. With the two units in a 1+1 redundant, hot-swap configuration, the system produces up to 600W dc with up to six outputs. The PowerCassette's outputs are programmed at the factory to meet […]
Schurter Inc. (Petaluma, CA) announced the FST/SPT Series of SMD 5mm x 20mm fuses. This series features gold-plated end-caps to allow for...
Sensitron Semiconductor (Deer Park, NY) released the IM Series of isolated miniature 1W dc/dc converters. These converters are suitable for use in distributed power systems, telecommunications equipment, datacom equipment, instrumentation products and microprocessor-based systems. The series is available in 5, 12, 15, 24 and 48V levels, in single-output packages with output voltages of 5, 9, […]