Abacus Controls (Somerville, NJ) is offering a series of new inverters, called Power Recyclers, which span the power range from 3kW to...
Dynaload (Randolph, NJ) has introduced a high-voltage, high-power water-cooled load, the WCL4881000-12000. The company maintains that this active load is suitable for...
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced a new device that they claim simplifies and lowers the cost of designing highly-efficient core power...
International Power Sources Inc. (Holliston, MA) announces the IMP30 Series, a line of medical-grade desktop ac/dc power supplies. Applications for these products...
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) debuted the Branch Circuit Monitor, which was designed to address the issue of overloading power circuits by automatically monitoring the current on each of the 42-branch circuits. In addition, the monitor provides real-time information and immediate alarm notification when the current approaches the circuit breakers' trip point. The monitor […]
ZANE International Inc. (Grand Junction, CO) announces the DC Linear Power Supply. ZANE claims that the product's switching and linear stages are closely coordinated via an optical coupler, thus boosting efficiency and power density to near the level of buck topologies. They also maintain that the device is quiet and has low RF emissions.The DC […]
Sprague-Goodman Electronics (Westbury, NY) has added a new capacitance range to its line of SURFTRIM surface-mount trimmer capacitors. The three models in...
Fairchild Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) introduced two battery-charging controller ICs, the FAN7563 and FAN7564, that provide constant current and constant voltage charging of lithium-ion batteries used in handheld applications. The FAN7563 and FAN7564 operate from 2.5 to 16V and provide end-of-charge current control. The FAN7564 implements an LDO control function and delivers driving output that […]
C&D Technologies (Blue Bell, PA) introduced the WPN30R Series of 30W regulated high-density dc/dc converters. These converters feature a remote sense facility that allows the user to compensate for long line lengths. Available with an input voltage range of either 18 to 35Vdc or 36 to 75Vdc, the dc/dc converter can be specified with single […]
SEMIKRON International (Nürnberg, Germany) launched a new SKiiP generation at electronica 2000. SKiiP 3rd generation is based on a modular power section comprising a dual switch with the new IGBT 3 — 1,200V — and inverse controlled axial lifetime diodes. The new generation has compatible interfaces and dimensions with the present SKiiP product line. Semikron […]
Powerbox (Sweden) has debuted the PX15 UPS. A line-interactive UPS with sinewave output, the PX15 covers a voltage range from 500VA to 3,200VA and can be used as a tower, desktop, rack-mount or wall-mount. Each PX15 model is 38cm deep. It has the ability to recharge its batteries quickly and provides a separate charger for […]
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) announces the release of an upgraded PowerAlert Software, version 11, which they claim is the first UPS power management software to facilitate network power control from any web-enabled device, including wireless phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). The new version of PowerAlert provides a secure Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) web server […]
Ness Corp. (Korea) debuted a new line of 2.3V ultracapacitors. These ultracapacitors are specifically designed with portable and handheld devices in mind. For this reason, Ness Corp. claims that they are lighter, smaller and less expensive than regular ultracapacitors to operate. Ness Corp. also claims that the new ultracapacitors charge and discharge more than 100 […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has developed a three-zone thermal supervisor IC for thermal management using embedded thermal diodes such as those found in Intel Corp.'s Pentium III CPU. The MIC384, part of a family of system and thermal management products, features one local and two remote temperature measurement zones, a programmable interrupt output and […]
Powerbox (Sweden) presented the PX50 ModuScale Series at electronica 2000. This new UPS is a three-phase on-line system in modular design, offering N+1 redundancy. The modules are available in 10, 15, 20 and 30kVA versions. Up to three modules can be accommodated in a 19" rack with a floor area of 0.41 square meters. Expansion […]