Taiyo Yuden (USA) Inc. (San Marcos, CA), formerly Xentek Power Systems, announced a new addition to its line of ultra-compact high reliability...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced three dc/dc power-management chipsets optimized to power the Intel Pentium processors for emerging low-power, space-saving, ultra-dense or blade servers. The chipsets provide up to two percent higher efficiency at the 1.1V required by Intel's new processors. The power-management chipsets consist of three components. The IRU3013 power-management IC […]
Trace Engineering (Arlington, WA) has introduced a solution for power outage problems in areas where storms or too much demand due to hot weather cause outages. Their solution is called the Back-up Electric System Package. When connected to a generator, solar panels or other energy sources, the systems can provide power during a blackout. Trace […]
Siemens Westinghouse (Orlando, FL) and Shell Hydrogen (Amsterdam) announced they will be creating a framework to jointly market a unique power generating technology using natural gas. The power plant uses the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) developed by Siemens Westinghouse in cooperation with the US Department of Energy with the carbon dioxide sequestration (removal) technology […]
Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) has expanded its SM Series of surface-mountable power supplies with what is claimed to be the first...
United Solar Systems Inc. (Troy, MI) recently announced a partnership with the goal of installing a multi-kilowatt Uni-Solar photovoltaic array on the roof of Cass Technical High School in Detroit. United Solar, a joint venture of Energy Conversion Devices (Troy, MI), Canon Inc. (Japan), Detroit Edison Co., and Cass Tech. will jointly implement the project, […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced that it has commenced operations of a DFC/T power plant. The DFC/T is based on a...
TECSTAR (City of Industry, CA) announced it has set a record 27 percent AMO efficiency at the company's Applied Solar Division (ASD) with the firm's Cascade multijunction solar cell technology. TECSTAR has been developing multijunction solar cells since 1992, and emphasizing Cascade multijunction technology since 1995. The improved Cascade triple junction solar cell technology verifies […]
Cherry Semiconductor Corp. (East Greenwich, RI) recently appointed Fred Baechtold as Senior Product Marketing Engineer for the company's Computer and Industrial Business Unit. Baechtold will be responsible for developing innovative, high performance distributed power solutions, and also developing broadband wireless networks. Prior to joining Cherry, Baechtold worked for American Power Conversion Corp. and at Analog.
UTC Fuel Cells (South Windsor, CT) announced the sale of eight PC25 fuel cell power plants to the New York Power Authority (NYPA). The 200kW PC25 units will produce power for, and reduce emissions from, four wastewater treatment plants in New York City. Waste gas produced in the water treatment process will fuel the power […]
Cherokee International LLC (Tustin, CA) has announced the introduction of a PC platform 400W dc/dc converter with five outputs for disk drive and logic circuits. The CNS411 power supply's high-end industrial design is intended for the telecommunications environment operating from a -48Vdc bus. The CNS411 power supply is a fully enclosed hot-insertable dc/dc power supply […]
Spire Corp. (Bedford, MA) announced that it has successfully demonstrated advanced photovoltaic module manufacturing technology under the first phase of a $4 million, three-year government contract. The automated systems developed under the contract will enhance and expand Spire's existing line of PV manufacturing and testing equipment, according to the firm. The company recently introduced its […]
Astec (Carlsbad, CA) recently introduced its new AK40/42A Series of high-density dc/dc converters optimized for embedded applications. The AK40A is an ultra-compact...
Unipower Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) has rolled out their new MicroMod MVT Series dc/dc converters, featuring triple outputs from 49W to 141W....
Best Power (Necedah, WI) recently introduced the Axxium Rackmount UPS line, which offers ratings from 1000VA to 3kVA. The new Axxium units...