Power Quality Protection

July 30, 2014

Ideal Power Secures Multi-year Purchase Agreement with Sharp

Ideal Power Inc. has signed a multi-year purchase agreement with Sharp Electronics Corporation whereby Sharp will utilize Ideal Power’s 30kW battery converter...

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July 29, 2014

Automotive Feedthrough Filters with High-Current Capability

TDK Corporation has developed a new series of 3-terminal feedthrough filters that are designed to meet the automotive industry’s demands for EMC...

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July 29, 2014

Chinese Team to Tackle Battery Development

China BAK Battery, Inc. announced today that it has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of Chinese...

July 25, 2014

NXP Reports Double-Digit Year-over-Year Growth

NXP Semiconductors N.V. reported financial results for the second quarter of 2014, ended June 29, 2014, and provided guidance for the third quarter 2014. Results included revenue of $1,349 million, GAAP gross margin of 47.3%, GAAP operating margin of 18.5%. “Our top-line results for the second quarter of 2014 were very good and in-line with […]

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July 23, 2014

2MW Grid-Connected Flywheel Energy Storage Facility in Canada

Today commercial operations for NRStor Incorporated‘s 2MW Temporal Power Limited flywheel energy storage facility were started in Harriston, Ontario. This project is...

European Power News

July 23, 2014

ROHM pens Global Distribution Deal with RS Components and Allied

RS Components and Allied Electronics, the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc have signed an agreement with ROHM Semiconductor that positions RS and Allied as an authorized global distribution partner of the electronic component vendor. RS and Allied hold a sizeable inventory of several hundred ROHM components, which includes discrete semiconductors, power management ICs, LEDs, display […]

July 22, 2014

Vishay Showcase Efficiency and Reliability at Tokyo Big Site

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it will be exhibiting its latest semiconductors and passive components in booth 1C-205 at Power System Japan, a focused exhibition on power systems at Techno-Frontier 2014, being held at the Tokyo Big Sight this week. A component solutions provider for connectivity, mobility, and sustainability, Vishay will highlight industry-leading innovations — […]

July 22, 2014

VC Funding in Smart Grid Comes in at $81 Million in Q2 2014

Venture capital (VC) funding into smart grid companies came in at $81 million in 13 deals in Q2 2014, compared to $101 million in 21 deals in Q1 2014. Battery/Storage companies raised $90 million; Energy Efficiency companies raised $113 million, all according to Mercom Capital Group, llc. Twenty-five investors participated in VC funding rounds in […]

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July 22, 2014

Delta Electronics Exhibiting Branded Solutions at Techno Frontier

Delta Electronics, Inc. is exhibiting its own branded energy-efficient solutions for the first time at Techno Frontier 2014. Under the brand promise...

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Ceramic Disc Safety Capacitors for EV and Hi-rel Industrial Applications

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new series of AEC-Q200-qualified, AC-line-rated ceramic disc safety capacitors designed to provide high reliability for Class X1...

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TVS Diode Arrays offer 60 Percent Lower Clamping Voltages

Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SPHV (unidirectional) and SPHV-C (bidirectional) Series 200W Discrete TVS Diode Arrays (SPA® Diodes), that are designed to...

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Schneider and Green Energy to deliver Standardized Microgrid Solutions

Schneider Electric today announced a partnership with Green Energy Corp. to provide standardized microgrid solutions to a wide variety of public and...

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