ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced a new monolithic analog IC, the NCP4300A, containing a precision 2.6V voltage reference and two operational amplifiers to address the accurate control of output voltage and current requirement. The new IC is designed to provide current and voltage control of power supplies and battery chargers. It is suitable for application […]
DCH Technology Inc. (DCH, Valencia, CA) announced that revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, were up 77 percent to $961, 551, compared to $543,199 for the same period 1999. During the last quarter of 2000, DCH focused on the final development of the H2SCAN hydrogen-specific sensing systems, which integrate the company's Robust […]
Battery Technologies Inc. (BTI, Canada) announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with the DEMA Group of Companies (Sweden), to acquire 100 percent of the company for shares in BTI. The DEMA Group of Companies consists of Dema AB, the distributor of Toshiba batteries Scandinavia, the Demacell brand of RAM batteries, and […]
Beacon Power Corp.'s (Wilmington, MA) stocks dipped down to an all-time low of $5-3/16 after the company reported losses in its announcement of its financial results. For the fourth quarter of 2000, Beacon reported a net loss, before preferred stock dividends, of $7.6 million, or $0.39 per share on revenues of $50,000. For the 12 […]
Scientists with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (China), a division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, announced that they have developed fuel cells that can be used in electricity-driven motor vehicles. The first mini-bus with such cells, having completed its trial operation in Shiyan, is claimed to be China's first fuel-cell vehicle with Chinese […]
GNB Industrial Power (Atlanta, GA), a division of Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ), announced an agreement with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Facilities Inc. (NTT, Japan), covering the next 12 months. During this period, GNB will be responsible for supplying large-valve regulated lead-acid batteries (LVRLA) to NTT, for a total estimated value of more than $10 million. […]
Engineers at American Electric Power's (AEP, Columbus, OH) research laboratory are testing a new stationary battery which may be capable of storing large amounts of electrical energy for use during peak energy demand and for power quality applications. The battery, a sodium-sulfur (NAS) unit, was developed by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO, Japan) and NGK […]
Invensys plc (UK) announced that it will be eliminating 5,000 jobs, or six percent of its total workforce, by the end of fiscal 2001. This is in addition to the restructuring and cost-reduction programs initiated in the second quarter of this fiscal year. CEO Allen Yurko stated, "Like every company in our industry, we are […]
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced that it has completed the sale of its share of Sonnenschein Lithium GmbH (Germany). Exide's 50-percent share in the company was sold to its joint-venture partner, Tadiran Ltd. (Israel). Cash proceeds from the sale were $7.5 million and will be used to pay down debt. CFO Kevin R. Morano of […]
Zetex plc (Commack, NY) introduced a new single-cell booster converter designed for dc/dc applications in which very low input voltage is required....
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) has unveiled two CMOS charge pump voltage converters available in the TSOP-6 package. The new MAX1720 and NCP1729 switched capacitor voltage inverters are low-frequency devices that invert and/or double an input voltage ranging from 1.15V to 5.5V with a conversion efficiency rating typically greater than 99 percent and a power-conversion efficiency […]
Manhattan Scientifics Inc. (Los Alamos, NM) announced that it has obtained a new US patent for a large non-bipolar fuel cell stack configuration covering further applications of its MicroFuel Cell for portable electronics devices including household power generators and power tools. US patent number 6,194,095 was issued to Robert Hockaday and is assigned to and […]
GreenVolt Power (Canada) announced the introduction of the MP-135, a portable fuel cell that utilizes an electrolyte composed of water and table salt to produce up to 10A of current at 13.5Vdc for 50 hours on a single set of replaceable anodes. The unit, which weighs less than five pounds, is self-contained and designed to […]
Vanner Inc. (Hilliard, OH) announced the acquisition of advanced battery monitoring systems and technologies from Opalport (UK). The acquired technology and products include microprocessor-based battery monitors and analyzers designed for the needs of markets such as telecommunications, electric utilities, UPSs, standby generators and manufacturing. A key technology is the patented Virtual Cell battery analysis mathematical […]
Intertech (Portland, ME) announced its tenth international advanced propulsion and fuel conference, Well-to-Wheels 2001. The conference will be held from May 14 through 16, 2001, in Nice, France, and will address issues related to advanced propulsion systems and fueling infrastructure. Topics include the cost and fuel economy comparisons for key propulsion technologies, including internal combustion, […]