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August 26, 2014

Electronic Voltage Transformer targets Smart Grid Needs

Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced its new Electronic Voltage Transformer (EVT) for smart grid applications that range from 110 kV to 550 kV. The EVT is the latest addition to Maxwell’s CONDIS® family of high-voltage capacitors and capacitive dividers, and is used for digital current and voltage monitoring in smart grids to guarantee measurement accuracy of […]

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Batteries and Portable Power

August 25, 2014

Resettable Fuses handle up to 3.75A and 60Vdc

AEM Components, Inc. today introduced a new resettable fuse line with their PMS polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) type resettable fuse. The...

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Communications Power

August 20, 2014

High Power TVS Diodes for Exposed AC-DC Power

Bourns, Inc. today announced two new high-power TVS diodes that offer enhanced protection in surface-mount SMD packaging. The new diodes are designed...

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Automotive Electronics

August 19, 2014

TVS Diode Arrays Combine ESD Protection with Common-Mode EMI Filtering

Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SP5001, SP5002, and SP5003 Series TVS Diode Arrays (SPA® Diodes). These highly-integrated Common-Mode Filters (CMF) provide both...

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Communications Power

August 14, 2014

Watts Unlimited Appoints New Leadership to Focus on Critical Power Market

Watts Unlimited announced the appointment of the company Founder and current President Jean-Michel Picard to the role of Chairman and Murray PJB...

Batteries and Portable Power

August 14, 2014

Alpha and Omega Semi Reports Progress on Recovery Plan

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd. reported results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 were as follows: Revenue was $318.1 million, a decrease of 5.7% from $337.4 million for the prior year. GAAP gross margin was 18.6%, compared to 19.1% for the prior year. Non-GAAP gross margin was 18.8%, compared to 21.6% for the […]

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Power Quality Protection

August 14, 2014

Current Transducer Combines a Current Transformer and Signal Conditioner

NK Technologies has introduced the new AT/ATR-LS Current Transducer. The AT/ATR-LS combines a current transformer and signal conditioner that is great for...

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Energy Efficiency

August 14, 2014

GE Says You Will Pay for the Smart Grid

GE’s Digital Energy business today released the results of its Grid Resiliency Survey, measuring the U.S. public’s current perception of the power...

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Batteries and Portable Power

August 12, 2014

TVS Protection for USB 3.1/Thunderbolt

Central Semiconductor Corp. has released the CFTVS5V0BULC ultra-low capacitance 5.0V bi-directional TVS in the space saving SOD-882L surface mount package. This device...

Energy Efficiency

August 8, 2014

Outsourcing and Gross Margins Up at IXYS in the June Quarter

IXYS Corporation reported results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2015, which ended June 30, 2014, including; Net revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 were $88.1 million, up $16.9 million, or 23.7%, from net revenues of $71.2 million in the prior year’s quarter. Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 […]

Power Quality

August 8, 2014

Eaton Integrated Power Management Solutions now VCE Vblock Ready

Eaton Corp. today announced that its integrated power management solutions suite is now certified as Vblock Ready through the VCE Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. Eaton can now deliver advanced power monitoring, management and control solutions for Vblock Systems, which are pre-integrated, pre-tested and pre-validated converged infrastructures for next-generation cloud environments. Vblock Systems combine best-in-class […]

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Energy Efficiency

August 7, 2014

Korea’s Doosan set to Challenge Canada’s Ballard for Fuel Cell Dominance

Following its acquisition of ClearEdge Power, Doosan Corporation, a $21-billion Korea-based industrial company that employees 43,000 worldwide, has formed Doosan Fuel Cell...