Power Quality Protection

Batteries and Portable Power

April 1, 2014

Multi-Function PMIC features Write-only Memory and Black LED

Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced yet another unique product to the American marketplace. The newly-announced WOM0401 power management IC (PMIC) has the...

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Hitachi and Demansys to Demonstrate Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Hitachi America, Ltd. and Demansys Energy LLC today announced that they have reached an agreement to perform a demonstration project utilizing Hitachi’s...

LED Lighting targeted by Next-Generation of Electrolytic Capacitors

KEMET Electronics Corp. introduced its next-generation aluminum electrolytic capacitors, featuring a new high performance axial series. The PEG130 105°C Axial Series offers features suited for LED lighting applications. LED lamp power supplies demand long component life while generating minimal heat. The PEG130 Series addresses both of these needs and are available with capacitances as high […]

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Batteries and Portable Power

Three-Channel Interleaved CCM PFC Controller shrinks Passives

Designers of high power applications, such as air conditioner power supplies, need power factor correction (PFC) to improve power factor (PF) and...

Batteries and Portable Power

RES Americas Announces Operation of First Energy Storage System

Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) announced the operation of the company’s first energy storage system. RES Americas conceived, developed, and constructed the energy storage system, which it will own and operate. Located in Sunbury, Ohio, just outside of Columbus, the system is comprised of a ±4MW (8MW total range)/ 2.6MWh lithium battery that […]

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Communications Power

March 26, 2014

600V HyperFast Rectifiers Target PFC applications

Central Semiconductor Corp. has introduced several new 600V HyperFast Rectifiers designed specifically for extremely fast switching applications, such as Power Factor Correction...

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Power Quality Protection

March 25, 2014

Panasonic Develops Stand-alone PV plus Storage Power System

Panasonic Corporation today announced it has developed the “Power Supply Container”, a stand-alone photovoltaic power package, for areas without electricity. The Power...

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NEC Acquires Grid Energy Storage and Commercial Systems Business

NEC Corporation announced today the acquisition of the A123 Energy Solutions business unit of A123 Systems, LLC. This acquisition, for approximately USD...

Energy Efficiency

Nanogrid Market to Reach Nearly $60 Billion Annually by 2023

At its essence, a nanogrid is simply a small microgrid, typically serving a single building or a single load. Nanogrids, however, have the ability to fill increasingly important niches within the larger power sector, serving as modular building blocks for energy services that support applications ranging from emergency power for commercial buildings to the provision […]

Power Quality Protection

Distributed Generation’s Future Impact on the U.S. Electricity Grid

The impact of distributed generation on market operations and system reliability becomes increasingly dire as penetration levels increase in those regions where capacity market mechanisms provide the primary vehicle maintaining resource adequacy, according to a just-released white paper from ICF International. The variability of the resource and its location on the low-voltage grid undermine efficient […]

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Power Quality

Alpha offers Advanced Power Monitoring through Firmware Upgrade

Alpha Technologies, Inc. announces the availability of a firmware upgrade for its AlphaNet DSM3 Family of Status Monitoring cards. The AlphaNet™ family...

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Automotive Electronics

March 21, 2014

Fairchild Refocusing, Rebranding and Recommitting to Power Management

This week, Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. announced a major rebranding intended to symbolize a major transformation of the company. During the past year,...

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