Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration that will demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly reduce their electricity bills and CO2 footprint by integrating home appliance technology with a plug-in vehicle to achieve an energy-efficient lifestyle. The Ford-led MyEnergi Lifestyle® collaboration — comprised of leaders in the home appliance, renewable energy and power […]
The AP2552 and AP2553 programmable current-limiting power switches introduced by Diodes, Inc. provide overcurrent protection for two USB3.0 ports or up to...
The editorial staff at PowerPulse has been scouring the global power electronics industry, looking for up-and-coming companies. We have assembled a group of ten “companies to watch in 2013.” At least a couple of these companies are still in ‘stealth’ mode and this will be one of the first public discussions of their activities. In […]
Toshiba Corporation has launched a DIP8-package IC coupler that can directly drive a middle-capacity IGBT or power MOSFET. The new TLP250H offers...
Allied Electronics, a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, recently signed a distribution agreement with Orion Power Systems, a manufacturer of power protection solutions for data and security applications. The agreement with Allied is part of Orion Power Systems’ strategic focus on expanding penetration into key data, communications and security markets. “Power protection is the foundation […]
Gaia Converter has extended its HGMM ac-dc front-end module offering with the 150W half-brick. For all power needs from 35 to 350W...
The Wi-SUN Alliance has announced, effective January 2013, TUV Rheinland is the Alliance’s newest independent accredited test laboratory (ATL), providing certification testing services to a global roster of Wi-SUN Alliance member companies. TUV Rheinland joins as an independent ATL in the Alliance’s network, which will perform tests for Wi-SUN Alliance member companies worldwide. The growth […]
Wurth Electronics Midcom Inc. annnounced the release of the LTspice Transformer Library. The library provides LTspice models for products including the flyback transformer product group, PoE and PoE+ products, offline power solutions, isolated dc-dc converters, and power supply solutions for lighting and metering applications. Wurth Electronics Midcom offers two libraries: the Standard Library and the […]
The 5P, 5PX and 9PX uninterruptible power system (UPS) models available from Eaton Corp. in the Americas are ENERGY STAR® qualified following stringent third party testing and verification of meeting the program’s energy efficiency requirements. The qualification means that the Eaton UPSs are among the most efficient on the market, and allow customers to effectively […]
This year, Darnell Group is combining its leading-edge power electronics events into a single-show format designed to deliver increased impact and synergies. Called Darnell’s Energy Summit (DES ’13), the first-annual combined event will be hosted in Dallas, Texas, September 9-13, 2013. DES’13 will be a combined event featuring the Tenth Darnell Power Forum (DPF ’13) […]
Power Bright Technologies will introduce their game-changing lines of power inverters at CES 2013 in their Booth #30263, South Hall 3. Power Bright’s “revolutionary” products include the Power Bright XC180 – 180 Watt Cup Power Inverter, which was recently named an International CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. The XC180 Cup Power Inverter […]
Micro grids (ac and dc), electric vehicles and chargers, distributed energy storage, standardization development and other areas related to the emerging smart grid will have significant impact on the power electronics industry in 2013. The smart grid is an area where international cooperation is becoming increasingly common. Significant developments have already begun and will accelerate […]
The following is a listing (with links for the full story) of the most read stories on PowerPulse.Net for 2012, thus providing a window into the “pulse” of the trends and interests in the Power Electronics Industry. This is the final article in the series, culminating in the most read story of 2012. 10: TI […]
The following is a listing (with links for the full story) of the most read stories on PowerPulse.Net for 2012, thus providing a window into the “pulse” of the trends and interests in the Power Electronics Industry. This is the fourth article in the series. In the next issue, we will reveal the top 10 […]
The following is a listing (with links for the full story) of the most read stories on PowerPulse.Net for 2012, thus providing a window into the “pulse” of the trends and interests in the Power Electronics Industry. This is the third article in the series, which will continue next week. 30: IR Introduces Third Generation […]