Morningstar Corp. (Washington Crossing, PA) introduced new models in its trio of solar controller product lines, the SunGuard, SunSaver and SunLight. All of the models provide PWM battery charging.The SunGuard-4 is a SunSaver charging circuit in a less expensive package and rated for 4.5A. Housed in an ABS plastic case, the unit provides PWM battery […]
Powerex (Youngwood, PA) recently introduced the CM1200HA-24J, a new 1200A/1200V low Vce(sat) IGBT. Powerex is also offering its new "GCT (gate commutated...
Ericsson Energy Systems (Richardson, TX) debuted its new PKF4910A dc/dc converter at the Applied Power Electronics Conference in Dallas last week. The...
The PT3320 Series of 30W fully isolated dc/dc converters from Power Trends Inc. (Warrenville, IL) are claimed to be the first 30W converters to feature an open frame 19-pin SIP housing with the ability to mount the converter either vertically or horizontally. Mounted vertically, the PT3320 occupies less than 50 percent of the PC board […]
American Reliance Inc. (Amrel, Arcadia, CA) introduced the new PD Series of modular linear programmable power supplies. The modular series offers 162...
Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) introduced the new RP Series, claimed to be the industry's first line of standard power supplies to...
Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) introduced a new 480V, three-phase package to its Energy Systems line of rectifiers and energy systems targeting...
Vishay Siliconix (Santa Clara, CA) introduced seven new n-channel TrenchFET power MOSFETs for dc/dc conversion and motor control applications. The new devices combine a maximum junction temperature rating of 175 degrees C with guaranteed on-resistance specifications for 4.5V logic level operation. The SUB70N03-09P (D2PAK), SUP70N03-09P (TO-220) and SUD50N03-10P (DPAK) feature breakdown voltage of 30V. Maximum […]
The new LM3352 regulated 200mA dc/dc voltage converter from National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) is claimed to be the industry's high-efficiency...
Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced SurfMate, a new surface-mount interface accessory suitable for use with pin-compatible second-generation dc/dc converters. SurfMate, the first in a family of ModuMate interconnect products, utilizes a pair of surface-mounted headers that contain sockets to accept the input and output pins of the converter module. The SurfMate header assembly is compatible […]
Siemens Solar (Camarillo, CA) announced the immediate availability of its new CIS (copper indium diselenide) solar modules ST20 (20Wp) and ST40 (38Wp), which are claimed to considerably increase the power range of CIS thin-film modules. Like the previous 5W ST5 and 10W ST10 modules, the ST20 solar module is suited for battery-charging systems with low […]
AVO International (Dallas) introduced the Multi-Amp SR-98 Relay Test Set, a universal relay test system. The SR-98 performs at 115A at 920VA,...
Among its products announced at last week's Applied Power Electronics Conference in Dallas, Ericsson Energy Systems (Richardson, TX) introduced the PKV 3000...
Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) announced that it has received the UL508 rating, required for industrial control applications, for its NES and DRP Series DIN rail-mountable power supplies, as well as for its JFS Series single output ac/dc power supplies. According to Lambda, the approval allows end systems containing the power supplies to be more […]
Cherry Semiconductor Corp. (East Greenwich, RI) introduced four new pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers at this week's Applied Power Electronics Conference in Dallas. The CS-51221 and CS-51227 are designed for feed forward operation in sub 150W dc/dc power converters, while the CS-5124 and CS-5126 are intended for sub-50W dc/dc converters.The CS-51221/51227 controllers feature all of […]