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Components
2-kV N-Channel Power FETs Rated for 1A
IXYS Corporation announced an expansion of its high-voltage power MOSFET product portfolio, the 2000V N-channel power MOSFETs. With a current rating of 1A, they are specifically designed for high-voltage, high-speed power conversion applications. Due to the positive temperature coefficient of their on-state resistance, these high-voltage power MOSFETs can be operated in parallel, thereby eliminating the […]
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785Batteries and Portable Power0.27mm High ESD Protection Diode features 0.29 pF Capacitance
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today released a new bidirectional symmetrical (BiSy) single-line ESD protection diode for portable electronics in the ultra-compact CLP0603 package....
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604Batteries and Portable PowerGreen Charge and ITOCHU form Intelligent Energy Storage Partnership
Green Charge Networks today announced a strategic partnership with one of Japan’s largest trading houses, ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU will distribute, supply and...
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756Batteries and Portable PowerSlow Market Emergence leads to Dissolution of Li-ion Capacitor JV
Asahi Kasei Corp. and FDK Corp. have agreed to dissolve Asahi Kasei FDK Energy Device Co., Ltd. (AFEC), their joint-venture company for...
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Batteries and Portable Power
SolarCity Launches Microgrid Service
SolarCity, Inc. has unveiled GridLogic, a microgrid service that combines distributed energy resources—solar, batteries and controllable load—to enable a cleaner, more resilient and more affordable way of providing power. SolarCity’s microgrid service ensures that any community anywhere in the world vulnerable to power outages and high energy costs—including remote or island communities, hospitals and military […]
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556Components550-Vdc Board-Mountable Aluminum Caps
KEMET Corporation announced its new high voltage ALC10 Series snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors. These compact 550-Vdc rated capacitors are designed for high...
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578Components330µF MLCCs target Electrolytic Replacement
Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.) Inc.‘s high-capacity (over 100µF) multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) line continues to grow in capacity and number. With the introduction...
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476Batteries and Portable PowerIdeal Power and LG Chem to collaborate on Microgrid Storage
Ideal Power Inc. announced a multi-year alliance with LG Chem Ltd. to supply Ideal Power’s patented power conversion systems (PCS) alongside LG...
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658Automotive Electronics“Create the Future” and Win $20,000
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is again sponsoring the 13th annual “Create the Future” Design Contest, a challenge to engineers and students worldwide to...
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Energy Efficiency
80% Smaller PV Inverters Cost 15% Less
Cree, Inc. has demonstrated that its best-in-class SiC MOSFET and diode technologies enable previously unattainable levels of power density in string solar inverter products, yielding ultra-high efficiencies (greater than 99.1 percent at peak) at one-fifth the average size and weight of today’s silicon-based inverter units. Historically, efficiency, reliability, and unit cost have been the three […]
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Communications Power
Next-Gen Data Center Infrastructure Management Tools
FieldView Solutions, Inc. today announced the availability of FieldView 2015 Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools. The new solution’s innovations represent a dramatic leap forward in improving data center resilience by capturing, correlating and analyzing massive amounts of live data, enabling “What If?” simulation of potential failures, contemplated changes and planned maintenance downtime. Customizable dashboards […]
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678Batteries and Portable PowerMicrosoft redefines Backup Power Eliminates UPSs
During last week’s Open Compute Project (OCP) meeting, Microsoft Corp. announced its plans for a Local Energy Storage (LES) system using lithium-ion...
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555Batteries and Portable PowerKyocera, Energetik and Solare Datensysteme team on Energy Storage
Kyocera Corporation, Energetik Solartechnologie-Vertriebs GmbH and Solare Datensysteme GmbH today announced that the companies have teamed up to offer an energy storage...
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635Batteries and Portable PowerZnBr Flow Battery Targets Commercial and Industrial Buildings
ZBB Energy Corporation announced today the introduction of a zinc-bromine (ZnBr) flow battery specifically designed for behind the meter energy storage applications...
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Automotive Electronics
High Performance NiMH Alloy may replace Li-ions
BASF has received an ARPA-E award of $3,873,537 to develop metal hydride alloys using new, low-cost metals for use in high-energy nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. Although NiMH batteries have been used in over 5 million vehicles with a proven record of long service life and abuse tolerance, their storage capacity is limited, which restricts driving […]
