Power Quality Protection

October 3, 2013

Surface-Mount Thermistors for High-Accuracy Temperature Compensation and Measurement

Ametherm, Inc. introduced three new series of surface-mount thermistors for high-accuracy temperature compensation and measurement. To meet the specific requirements of any...

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October 2, 2013

Color PDUs and Cables Help Data Centers Identify and Manage Power Feeds

Raritan, Inc. added 10 new color choices for its intelligent rack power distribution units (iPDUs) to help data center professionals save time...

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Batteries and Portable Power

Chris Allexandre Moves to Fairchild as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales

Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. has appointed Chris Allexandre to the position of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Mr. Allexandre brings over 15...

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Active Power Taps Mark Ascolese as President and Chief Executive Officer

Active Power, Inc. has named Mark A. Ascolese as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Ascolese will assume his position effective Oct....

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Smart Grid is Now the Growth Driver for AC-DC Power

Unlike the slower growth seen over the past several years, the projected 6.0% growth rate for this market is a result of...

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Components

Bare Element Resistors for Measurement and Control Systems

MSR Bare Element Resistors, from UK-based ARCOL Resistors, have been developed for current sensing and shunt applications in intelligent power systems and...

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Energy Efficiency

Rockwell Expands Power-Quality Offering with Advanced Identification and Monitoring

Irregularities in incoming power can negatively impact discrete and process applications' electronic components and the bottom line. Rockwell Automation, Inc. has expanded...

Methode Data Center Technologies Announces Partnership with Norlinx

Methode Data Center Technologies, a division of Methode Electronics, Inc. announced the integration of its Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) suite of monitoring tools with the analytics and management software of Norlinx, which provides simple logical and complete data center infrastructure management software, products, data center floor planning, integration services and data center security. One […]

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Showa Denko to launch 6-inch SiC Epitaxial Wafers for Power Devices

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) will next month launch silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers with a diameter of six inches (150mm) — the...

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ProTek Devices Intros Overcurrent Protection PPTC Thermistors

ProTek Devices has added to its family of overcurrent protection devices with new surface-mountable poly-switch temperature coefficient thermistor (PPTC) devices that include...

Energy Efficiency

Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures Invest $8M in Varentec to Transform the Power Grid

Varentec has closed $8 million in Series B funding from Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures. The capital will fund the production rollout of Varentec’s intelligent power monitoring, control, and data analytics solutions for US and international electric utilities and for various industrial applications. Varentec provides innovative grid monitoring and control solutions that deliver energy savings, […]

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Batteries and Portable Power

TI Claims smallest 2.5-kVrms Digital Isolation Devices

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today introduced the industry’s first family of digital isolation devices to offer the highest isolation rating, at 2.5...

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September 27, 2013

APC Launches First Network Manageable Li-Ion UPS in U.S.

APC by Schneider Electric announced the Back-UPS Pro 500, a first-of-its-kind uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for networking equipment and PC systems utilizing...

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