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664ComponentsScrew Terminal Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Added by KEMET
KEMET Corporation announced the release of the new ALS60/61 screw-terminal aluminum electrolytic capacitors. KEMET continues to offer flexibility through its electrolytic design...
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Motion Control
Digi-Key Announces Exclusive Stock of GeneSiC 3300V Schottky Rectifiers
Digi-Key Corporation today announced an agreement to serve as exclusive distributor of the latest low-capacitance silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky rectifiers from GeneSiC Semiconductor, Inc.. These innovative rectifiers are specifically targeted towards voltage multiplier circuits and high voltage assemblies used in a wide range of x-ray, laser, and particle generator power supplies. GeneSiC's 3300 V/0.3 A […]
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European Power News
Specialty Resistor Maker MCB Industrie Now Part of Vishay
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the acquisition of MCB Industrie S.A., a manufacturer of specialty resistors for professional market segments. The purchase price was approximately EUR 17 million or approximately $23 million. MCB Industrie S.A. resistors are used as motion sensors in avionics, military, and space applications and as power resistors in traction, energy distribution, and […]
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548Energy EfficiencyZBB Targets Development of Next-Generation 500-kWh Flow Battery System
ZBB Energy Corporation today announced two distinct technology initiatives, one to enhance the performance of the cell stacks utilized in the current...
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1.6KComponentsIXYS Introduces an Anode-Gated Thyristor Technology Platform
IXYS Corporation announced today a new Anode-Gated Thyristor (AGT) technology platform. The first product derived from this new technology platform is the...
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1.5KEnergy EfficiencySiemens Installing Regenerative Energy Storage Unit on Light Rail Line
Siemens is currently installing the first Sitras SES Energy Storage Unit with supercapacitor technology in the U.S. on the new TriMet Portland-Milwaukie...
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Power Components
Curtis Industries Acquires California-based Tri-Mag
Curtis Industries, a division of Power Holdings, Inc. announced today that as of June 3, 2013, it has acquired Tri-Mag, Inc., which manufactures standard and customized power supplies. Tri-Mag, based in Visalia, California, brings to Curtis its full line of power supplies and dc-dc converters. The company’s line of EMI/RFI filters augments Curtis’ line of […]
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Communications Power
Modular Power Raceway Offers More Options with Addition of New Modules
Middle Atlantic Products is expanding its popular MPR series modular power raceway system to include additional unique options to meet the evolving power distribution requirements of AV systems. The industry’s only off-the-shelf NRTL-listed plug and play solution for creating a custom power strip, the MPR Series now offers three new options: a 30 Amp controlled […]
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934Components1200V IGBTs Increase Power Density and Efficiency for Motor Drive and UPS Applications
International Rectifier Corp. (IR) today introduced a family of rugged 1200V ultra-fast insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) optimized for industrial motor drive and...
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669Automotive ElectronicsIoxus Expands iCAP Series Ultracapacitor: More Power, More Efficient
Ioxus, Inc. introduced the new 1200 Farad cell to its portfolio of high performance ultracapacitors. The 1200F cell is a high-powered energy...
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650ComponentsHyperfast and Ultrafast Recovery Rectifiers for Consumer Products and Electronic Ballasts
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has added 10 solderable FRED Pt® Hyperfast and Ultrafast recovery rectifiers that include the first 3 A devices in...
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730Batteries and Portable PowerChip-Scale Schottky Can Double Power Density
With the introduction of its first wafer-level chip-scale packaged Schottky, Diodes Incorporated is providing smartphone and tablet designs with an alternative to...
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785Communications PowerGrowing Demand for Ballard Backup Power Systems Driven By Two Distinct Telecom Needs
As addressed at the Company’s Annual General Meeting yesterday, Ballard Power Systems confirmed that recent growth in shipments of its ElectraGen Telecom...
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Energy Efficiency
Federal and Industry Partners Issue Challenge: Give Us $100 Wireless Sub-Meter
A coalition that includes the U.S. federal government and over 200 major commercial building sector partners has issued a simple challenge to U.S. manufacturers: if you can build wireless sub-meters that cost less than $100 apiece and enable us to identify opportunities to save money by saving energy, we will buy them. A group of […]
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909ComponentsAPP Launches 2-Pole 230A SB Smart Connector with High-Power Storage Battery Systems
Anderson Power Products (APP) announced a new addition to their multi-pole connector selection with the release of the new SB Smart connector....
