Electrofuel Inc. (Toronto) announced that its new Lithium-Ion SuperPolymer battery has almost doubled the previous endurance record of rechargeable batteries. The new SuperPolymer battery has an energy density of 470Wh/litre and 183Wh/kg, and is claimed to be able to power laptop computers for 15 hours or more when fully charged. The first product based on […]
ASE Americas (Billerica, MA) has introduced a new solar power generator for emergency, remote and recreational uses. The Solar Power Companion 2000 (SPC 2000) combines a high-efficiency battery and a solar module that converts sunlight directly to electricity. The power generated from the SPC 2000 is available as 12Vdc directly from the battery, or 110Vac […]
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) has introduced a new inverter, the Topaz S3 2kVA, which features pulse width modulation technology for clean reliable power. The Topaz S3 inverter is intended for telecommunications, Internet providers, building security, and networking applications, which demand reliable uninterrupted ac power from a dc course. The modular inverter features a […]
Astec (Carlsbad, CA) has announced the availability of a new low-power switcher model designed to address the needs of networking product manufacturers. With a low profile design that can fit in 1U rack configurations, the new LCT43-E model accepts universal ac input (85 to 264Vac and 120 to 370Vdc) and has triple dc outputs of […]
Lucent Power Systems (Dallas, TX) announced that its Austin Series Power Modules, claimed to be the industry's smallest power modules for digital signal processor (DSP) and mid-to-high-end computer applications, are now available in Europe. The Austin Series Power Modules have been designed to fit into tight spaces with the processing components of wireless infrastructure, Internet […]
Motorola Semiconductor Components Group (Phoenix, AZ) has introduced what they claims is the first power factor controller (PFC) circuit that allows a power supply to operate in both the traditional and follower boost modes. This is claimed to enable designers to create simpler, cheaper and more robust IEC1000-3-2 compliant design solutions and make possible up […]
Ericsson Energy Systems (Sweden) unveiled new high efficiency BZA 131 70 battery-backed dc power system at the recent Intelec Conference in Copenhagen....
Electrofuel Inc. (Toronto) announced that its new Lithium-Ion SuperPolymer battery has almost doubled the previous endurance record of rechargeable batteries. The new SuperPolymer battery has an energy density of 470Wh/litre and 183Wh/kg, and is claimed to be able to power laptop computers for 15 hours or more when fully charged. The first product based on […]
Powercube (Chatsworth, CA) announced that their PD Series of high- density dc/dc converters can now accommodate 12V inputs for use in the...
Raytheon Co. (Lexington, MA) announced the new RMLA00400 high-speed transimpedance amplifier, which utilizes a photodetector to convert optical signals into a voltage...
DATEL Inc. (Mansfield, MA) announced its USQ Series of high-efficiency, quarter-brick, dc/dc converters. The new 20A, 30A, and 40A dc/dc converters utilize...
Shanghai SK Transformer Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new ac/dc adapters, which offer reliable construction, a compact and lightweight form-factor, high efficiency,...
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) announced the release of upgraded PowerAlert Software (Version 10.2), claimed to be the first truly-integrated enterprise-wide UPS power management software. The new version of PowerAlert includes PowerAlert Enterprise, an application that provides a single graphical interface of UPS systems network-wide and lets users react to alerts remotely, without having to purchase […]
Panamax (San Rafael, CA) announced their new Towermax CO/4-110 Protection Module that is designed to protect telephone equipment from power surges and spikes, including lightning. The new unit is designed to protect Telephone Key Systems and peripherals and attaches easily to the unique Towermax KSU AC base unit to provide single point grounding. The new […]
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) has introduced the C4700 Series of 2500W, 6U high, VMW/Eurorack compatible dc/dc and ac/dc converters. This series is...