Motech Industries Inc. (Taiwan) recently debuted the MHC103P polycrystalline silicon solar cell. The new cell measures 103 square-millimeters, with a thickness of 0.32mm, ±0.02mm. The cell is rated at 1.22W, with a conversion efficiency of 11.5 percent. At maximum power, current rating for the MHC103P is 2.54A and voltage rating is 0.48V. The cells offer […]
Liebert Corp. (Columbus, OH) introduced the Interceptor II, the newest of its surge-suppression (TVSS) lines. The Interceptor is suitable for application in telecom, wireless and broadband systems including sensitive equipment housed in remote or unmanned shelters. It may also be used in commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. Liebert reports that the Interceptor II offers highly […]
Schott Corporation (Yonkers, NY) announced today that it has acquired 100% of Applied Power Corporation (Lacey, WA), a wholly owned subsidiary of IDACORP (NYSE: IDA). The new company will be named Schott Applied Power Corporation. Terms were not disclosed. Schott has asked Applied Power management and employees to remain with the company. John Elting will […]
AVO International (Dallas, TX) added a new ohmmeter to its product line, the Megger Ducter DLRO10X. The company claims that this is...
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced that it has achieved Sun Microsystems' (Palo Alto, CA) first Solaris Ready certification of an uninterruptible power supply solution. APC's combination of its Smart-UPS 2200 and PowerChute plus software for the Solaris platform has been certified for Sun Enterprise 450 four-way servers. "The Solaris Ready certification ensures […]
Ericsson (Sweden) announced that it is stepping up its efforts to streamline operations and reduce costs by means of an efficiency program. The program is designed to save the company 20 billion crowns, or US$2 billion, per year beginning in 2002. The new efficiency program will achieve savings predominately outside of the manufacturing area through […]
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 […]
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced it has added a 3kVA extended-run (XL) model to its Smart-UPS line of uninterruptible power supplies. Designed to support the needs of rack-optimized servers, the new rack-mount Smart-UPS 3kVA XL provides a centrally-managed and scalable power protection solution capable of supporting a fully-loaded rack. Features include user-replaceable […]
Lucent Technologies' (Murray Hill, NJ) Agere Systems (Allentown, PA) cut its planned initial public offering of common stocks in half, from $12 to $14 down to $6 to $7 per share. Gross proceeds have shrunk from $8.05 billion on March 7, 2001, to $4.83 billion. The number of shares Agere will be offering in the […]
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 […]
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) has expanded its Smart-UPS line of uninterruptible power supplies with a new 1,400VA solution suitable for voice-over-IP, telecom and other mission-critical applications. The unit can be utilized in either rack- or stack-configuration and occupies only 3U of rack space. It can be configured with up to ten extended-run […]
Cyberex LLC (Highland Heights, OH) announced that the company now offers three different types of switches in its Digital Static Transfer Switch (DSTS) product line. Type 1 DSTSs feature smaller, undersized SCRs protected by a fuse. The Type II switches feature SCRs that short-circuit in the event of a fault, but not a rupture; no […]
Ericsson Microelectronics (Sweden) recently expanded its PKN 4000 family of 50W converters with two new dual-output modules and four new single-output versions. With a profile height of 8.5mm, the PKN 4000 family is suitable for use in information technology and telecom applications where board spacing is down to 15mm and input voltages range from 36V […]
ABB Electricity Metering (Raleigh, NC) reports that it has won an $8.0 million sales contract from the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE, Mexico) for its ION 8400 billing and power-quality meters. CFE will install the meters throughout its distribution system, in over 1,000 substations and 600 key customer sites. The ION 8400 meters will support […]
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 […]