Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced the appointment of John M. Cobb as the company's chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration. Cobb joins the company with more than 20 years of financial management experience, including 10 years in senior management positions at Quantum Corporation. "We are very pleased to add […]
Tyco Electronics (Harrisburg, PA) announced that its Power Systems unit has launched a new series of compact dc/dc converters that address the need for power products able to support the rapidly changing load and voltage requirements for semiconductors. The design allows it to address real-time changes in power requirements, making it applicable for the rapidly […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has accelerated its plans to consolidate its global manufacturing operations with the goal of trimming $100 million from its annual manufacturing expenditures. The company directed its efforts towards reducing the number of redundancies in its global manufacturing presence and streamlining its manufacturing processes. As part of this effort, […]
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) has begun shipping its new Marathon 12V, 125AH and 12V, 150AH front-terminal batteries. The sealed, valve-regulated batteries are designed to provide power for a variety of telecommunications infrastructure installations such as wireless, personal communications services, distributed power, cellular, broadband and 3G network applications. The new 125 and 150 front-terminal products improve […]
Liebert Corp. (Columbus, OH) introduced the new Npower three-phase UPS, an uninterruptible power system with double-conversion technology suitable for use in data center and telecom environments where continuous availability is required even in the most demanding situations. The 30 to 130kVA Npower uses double-conversion technology for complete isolation from all incoming utility and generator-related power […]
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) and Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) recently announced an alliance to develop and distribute new, higher-power battery-free UPS systems. The two companies signed an agreement in 1999 to develop and market a fully-integrated flywheel UPS system designed and manufactured to Caterpillar specifications and based on Active Power's patented flywheel technology. The […]
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) announced a new, coated version of its 90V radial-leaded PolySwitch resettable fuses, the BBR550 and BBR750 devices. These devices are designed to facilitate the provisioning of cable telephony and protect against potentially damaging power faults to cable power passing tap ports and set-top boxes. In addition, they help limit […]
The International Solar Energy Society's (ISES, Germany) Solar World Congress 2001 is to be held in Adelaide, Australia from November 25 through...
Intersil Holding Corp. (Irving, CA) reports that it has formed a strategic alliance with PowerSmart Inc. (Shelton, CT) for the development of power management solutions that extend battery life in mobile appliances, PDAs and cell phones. Intersil and PowerSmart will engage in the joint development of ICs, firmware and software for smart battery, power management […]
Siemens Solar Industries LP (Camarillo, CA) announced that its first earthsafe solar energy system has been installed in Los Angeles by GO Solar Co. (North Hollywood, CA) for a San Fernando Valley home. The installation was the first home in Los Angeles to qualify for the LA Department of Water and Power's (LADWP, Los Angeles, […]
Generac Power Systems (Waukesha, WI) introduced the new Generac Modular Power (GMP) System, designed for applications requiring 800kW to 2MW. The modular power system consists of two or more small diesel gensets in a side-by-side parallel arrangement. These modular generators can be operated singly or in concert with each other. Generac claims that they are […]
ALLIED Utility Network (Atlanta, GA), ZeTek Power Corp. (New York, NY), a subsidiary of ZeTek Power plc, and SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) have joined forces to develop networked, zero-emission, commercial-sized alkaline fuel cell power generation systems. The objective of the collaboration is to create a clean, low-cost, highly efficient distributed energy source capable of […]
The Sorensen (San Diego, CA) division of Elgar announced the introduction of their new DLM 3kW and 4kW programmable dc power supplies to complement their DCS Series. Designed to provide continuously variable output voltage and current for a broad range of applications, the DLM 3kW and 4kW models have output voltages from 0-5Vdc to 0-600Vdc […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) and Energy Co-Opportunity Inc. (ECO, Herndon, VA) have endorsed the Johnson-McNulty federal alternative energy bill, which proposes a $1,000 per kilowatt tax credit for purchasers of stationary fuel-cell systems that supply home electricity. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Nancy l. Johnson and Michael R. McNulty, was introduced in the House […]
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 […]