Power Quality | Power Factor Correction | Totem Pole Pfc

January 21, 2019

Suite of Active Power Quality and Energy Storage Solutions

ABB introduced its new multi-functional power quality and energy storage solutions that the company designed to mitigate a range of power quality...

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Automotive Electronics

January 21, 2019

DOE Launches Li-Ion Battery Recycling Prize and Related R&D Center

Yesterday, Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s launch of a Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize and the founding of...

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Consumer

January 18, 2019

330W, 95.5% Efficient Bridgeless PFC+LLC Reference Design

The TIDA-010028 reference design from Texas Instruments (TI) is a compact, high efficiency, bridgeless 330W, 19.5V output ac-dc reference design. This design...

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Components

January 17, 2019

20A to 25A Buck Converters to Power Next Generation Chipsets

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited introduced a new family of EZBuck™ regulators. The first two members of the family are the 20A,...

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Components

January 16, 2019

60mm Thyristor/Diode Modules for Economical, Higher Power, and Larger Power Modules

Infineon Technologies Bipolar redesigned its product portfolio of 60 mm thyristor/diode modules with pressure contact technology. The new Eco Block family addresses...

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Automotive Electronics

January 14, 2019

Natron Energy Announces Strategic Investment by Chevron Technology Ventures

Natron Energy has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for...

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Industrial Power

January 12, 2019

Project to Modularize Gigawatt-scale Cryogenic Energy Storage

Highview Power reported that it partnered with Finland-based engineering firm, Citec, to modularize its gigawatt-scale cryogenic energy storage system. The company contends...

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Components

January 10, 2019

Hybrid Protection Module for High-end Consumer Electronics

Littelfuse, Inc. introduced the first of a series of bidirectional TVS Diode Arrays (SPA® Diodes) designed to protect high-end consumer and wearable...

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Communications Power

January 7, 2019

RS485 Port Protection Evaluation Board and Design Note

Bourns announced the release of the RS485 Port Protection Evaluation Board 4 and accompanying Design Note. The RS-485 Port Protection Evaluation Board...

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Automotive Electronics

January 3, 2019

Boosting Energy Density and Stability in Magnesium Batteries

Researchers from the University of Houston and the Toyota Research Institute of America have discovered a promising new version of high-energy magnesium...

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European Power News

December 26, 2018

Maxwell Technologies Sells its High Voltage Product Line for $55.1 Million

Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced it has simultaneously signed and closed a definitive agreement to sell its High Voltage (HV) product line to...

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Communications Power

December 20, 2018

Dual-Channel Isolated MOSFET Gate Driver ICs with Accurate and Stable Timing

The dual-channel isolated EiceDRIVER™ product family from Infineon is designed for the use in high-performance power conversion applications. Very strong 4A/8A source/sink...

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Automotive Electronics

December 20, 2018

Assessing the Promise of Gallium Oxide Power Devices

In the Journal of Applied Physics, from AIP Publishing, researchers at the University of Florida, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Korea University provide...