At yesterday's 67th meeting of the Electrochemical Society of Japan, the Energy Devices Division of NEC Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced its development of a high-energy density, electrochemical, proton-polymer battery. The company plans to begin delivering samples of these unique devices in October of this year. Initially, these batteries will be offered in two form factors, […]
Kentucky Pioneer Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Global Energy Inc., has signed a contract with FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) to build a power plant project in Clark County, KY, that includes a 2MW direct fuel cell power plant. The fuel cell plant is part of a larger $432.0 billion 400MW project funded in part […]
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced the VLT80 Series of single- and quad-output, open-frame, switching-power supplies, the latest addition to its popular V...
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced two acquisitions today. The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Norwegian-based Powec AS and has agreed to purchase the telecommunications product line from Crane Co. Crane has exclusive distribution rights for Powec's products in North, South and Central America, and extensive relationships with telecommunications equipment makers such […]
Motorola Energy Systems Group (ESG, Lawrenceville, GA) has granted PolyStor Corp. (Livermore, CA) an exclusive license to a portion of its lithium-ion polymer technology. Under this licensing agreement, PolyStor has the exclusive right to manufacture lithium-ion polymer batteries based on Motorola ESG technology, and the right to sublicense the technology. "This agreement is part of […]
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) has signed a purchase agreement with Efficient Networks. This agreement provides inventory and JIT service for five external power supply models that support Efficient Network's ADSL modem business.The one-year purchase agreement is designed to support Efficient Networks in managing the fastest-growing segment of the DSL market. The five power conversion products […]
PowerLight Corp. (Berkeley, CA) announced that it recently completed installation of a roof-mounted solar-electric array for a US Coast Guard facility housed in the John F. Williams Building in downtown Boston. The General Services Administration (GSA) bought the array for the US Coast Guard from Enron Energy Services Operations Inc. Totaling 37kW and made up […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Interpage Communications (Ottawa, Canada) in which Interpage will distribute Electric Fuel's line of ZincAir primary cellphone batteries in eastern Canada. The distribution agreement includes an initial order for 20,000 batteries. Interpage Communications supplies wireless services and products throughout eastern Canada. The […]
Astec (Carlsbad, CA) announced the addition of new models to its popular Net Series of low-power switchers featuring compact packaging that make them, according to Astec, power solutions suitable for 1U (1.75") rack installations and other low-profile applications. With active PFC to minimize input harmonic distortion, the new NTQ160 models accept universal ac input (85Vac […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) introduced the BXF300/400 Series of high-density, full-brick, dc/dc converters. With a range to standard features and industry-leading output current ratings, the series is designed to give designers greater flexibility in managing their high-density power needs. The BXF300/400 is designed for distributed power applications in the computing and communications markets. […]
Power General (Canton, MA), a manufacturer of ac/dc switching power supplies and dc/dc converters, recently released a new series of high-density dc/dc converters designed specifically for telecom and datacom applications. Models in the HD1-300 Series provide 5V or 3.3V output at up to 60A. According to Power General, the converters are supplied in an industry-standard […]
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) introduced a new range of colors to brand and differentiate its V Series ac/dc power supplies. Ranging from blue to green, purple to red, the new packaging is intended to add excitement to the black and white world of power supplies. "Increasing the brand awareness of our V Series power supplies […]
SAE Power Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), a supplier of EMI power line filters and magnetic components, has entered the power-supply market with its new line of PS83 dc/dc converters that deliver up to 190A at 1.8Vdc. These 500W converters are housed in a 5.4" x 3.2" x 1.2" package, and achieve efficiencies of at least […]
EOS Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced it has been selected to supply V-Series ac/dc power supplies to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Vernon Hills, IL) for its P310 and P420 plastic identification card printers. Zebra is a manufacturer and distributor of on-demand bar-code label printers, secure identification printing systems, and plastic card printers used in automatic identification and […]
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced that it has combined the former Titania and Board-Mounted Power (BMP) divisions within its Power Systems business into one division to be headquartered in Austin, TX. Pamela Jackson, formerly the company's BMP general manager and vice president, will head the yet-to-be-named new division. With approximately one-third the overall revenue […]