Motor Control Reference Design | BLDC Motor Controller

February 10, 2006

EnerSys and AccelRate Pen European License

EnerSys and AccelRate Power Systems have entered into an agreement designed to introduce “high-speed” battery charging in Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, Hawker Motive Power has purchased from AccelRate a license to integrate the AccelRate™ high-speed charging technology into their advanced line of high frequency insulated gated bipolar transistor (IGBT) battery chargers. The […]

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Batteries and Portable Power

February 10, 2006

Schaefer Expands Industrial Power Converter Offering

Schaefer Inc. has introduced a new family of 150W dc-dc converters, ac-dc power factor corrected converters and power factor corrected battery chargers....

Motion Control

February 8, 2006

Powerex Offers New Alternative for 460V Drive Makers

Powerex has added a 1,200V model to its line of Dual In-Line Package Intelligent Power Modules (DIP-IPMs). Engineers designing a 460V drive now have the option of using an intelligent DIP device. The 1,200V DIP-IPM integrates power devices, gate drive, level shifting and protection circuitry in an ultra compact dual-in-line transfer mold package. The 1,200V […]

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Digital Power

January 25, 2006

Eaton Expands Family of Drive Products

Eaton Corp. has expanded its line of drives with new models that combine powerful software and innovative hardware modularity. The new drive...

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Digital Power

January 25, 2006

Apex Enters Brushless Motor Drives with the SA305

Apex Microtechnology Corp.‘s first product targeted at the brushless motor market is the new SA305. This IC features pulse-width modulation (pwm) operation...

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Automotive Electronics

January 24, 2006

SEMIKRON and Chorus Motors to Develop Unique Aircraft Drive

The first demonstration system to result from the agreement between SEMIKRON and Chorus Motors plc to develop the Chorus Meshcon motor and...

Motion Control

January 12, 2006

Hitachi Offers High-Efficiency Motors and Drives

Hitachi America Ltd. Power and Industrial Division, has introduced the ECOHEART family of high efficiency permanent magnet motors and drives. ECOHEART represents a new era in drives technology from Hitachi. ECOHEART is targeted to OEMs, allowing them to create their own customized drive system. Compared with conventional standard induction motors, ECOHEART permanent magnet technology achieves […]

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Components

January 12, 2006

Fairchild Simplifies Under 200W Appliance Inverter Designs

Fairchild Semiconductor‘s two new Motion-SPM™ devices for under 200W inverter motors are specifically tailored to reduce board space and simplify designs. Each...

Components

January 12, 2006

Advanced Silicon Power IC Targeted at Inkjet Printers

Advanced Silicon launches a power combo IC intended to simplify the system design of inkjet printers and multifunctional printers (MFP). The ASMTC6301A is a highly integrated IC comprising control functions for several motors, power management blocks, sensing and protection features as well as a communication interface. Besides integrating a wide range of functions, the ASMTC6301A […]

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Motion Control

January 11, 2006

DC Brush Drive Provides Distributed Motion Control

Performance Motion Devices has added the ION™ DC brush drive to its product offering. This fully enclosed, compact module is the second...

Components

January 10, 2006

austriamicrosystems Adds Low Power Supervisor for Battery-Powered Systems

austriamicrosystems has added AS1910-15 family of dual-voltage microprocessor supervisory circuits with manual reset and watchdog functions. Designed for portable and battery powered systems and other dual-supply applications, the ICs offer a low power consumption of only 5.8µA (typ). They support a wide temperature range, from -40°C to 125°C, which makes them ideal for industrial applications. […]

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Motion Control

January 9, 2006

Dranetz-BMI Offers Portable Data Acquisition Tool

Dranetz-BMI has introduced the MeasuringPAD™, its new portable data acquisition instrument, to the worldwide market. This hand-held instrument is designed for use...

Automotive Electronics

January 6, 2006

Technitrol Completes Acquisition of ERA Group

Technitrol Inc. has completed the acquisition of ERA Group, a producer of electronic coils and transformers primarily for the European automotive market. The purchase price was approximately EUR 49 million, or $58 million (as of Tuesday, January 3, 2006). The acquisition was financed primarily with bank credit under Technitrol’s multi-currency credit facility. The business will […]