Minwa Electronics Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong, SAR) released its new MW3276 battery charger, which is capable of charging four nickel-metal hydride (NiMH)...
Shanghai Jinai Electronics Co. Ltd. (China) released its JN700-5D power inverters, which offer a maximum continuous power of 500 W and an...
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a developer of power control electronics, reported that it has successfully listed five additional PowerGate™ AE-PV Series utility-grade, photovoltaic (PV) inverter designs on the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) list of eligible inverters. The efficiency rating of the PowerGate AE-PV 75 kW and 135 kW models tested and accepted was 95.5 […]
American Power Conversion Corp. (APCC, West Kingston, RI) debuted its new wall-mountable or rack-mountable Back-UPS® HS 500 VA, a power management uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for home and home office environments. The Back-UPS HS 500 provides availability to critical home networking equipment by protecting data lines, and also offers battery backup to home networking devices […]
GlobeTel Communications Corp. (Fort Lauderdale, FL) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sanswire Networks LLC, has signed a letter of intent with the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), which states that ZSW will provide research and development engineering support under a cooperative research and development agreement for the development of […]
Compact Power Systems LLC (CPS, Los Angeles, CA), a manufacturer of Cellboost portable power solutions, is asking any organizations currently assisting the...
S&C Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) announced that longtime President and Chairman of the Board John Conrad passed away on August 30, 2005,...
Pentadyne Power Corp. (Chatsworth, CA), a developer of flywheel power systems, reported that it has received an order for seven flywheel power...
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA), a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, debuted the new SC805 and SC806 ultra-small, battery charger devices, which are designed for consumer electronics applications, including cable chargers, personal media devices, and mobile phones. Both devices charge lithium-ion or lithium-polymer batteries, and are packaged in small 3 mm x 3 mm, thermally […]
American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC, Westborough, MA) is offering a new power conversion system developers kit for systems ranging from 60 kW to 225 kW. The PowerModule™ PM1000 Developers Kit (PDK) can eliminate or reduce the time normally devoted to building a power conversion system. System integrators, OEMs, VARs, and end-users can improve their product development […]
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of high-voltage integrated circuits used in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced the latest application of its power conversion technology, the DI-92, which is a simple, ultra-low component count driver circuit for off-line LED lighting. The DI-92 circuit requires only nine components to deliver 40 mA of current […]
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. (AnalogicTech, Sunnyvale, CA), a developer of power management solutions, announced two new step-down voltage regulators that combine multiple voltage regulators on a single chip. Targeted at systems running on single lithium-ion/polymer batteries, the AAT2500 combines a low dropout (LDO) linear regulator with a 400 mA dc-dc step-down converter. For applications with […]
GridPoint Inc. (Washington, DC), a provider of intelligent energy management (IEM) appliances for residential, light commercial, and government markets, announced that its products will help consumers reap the benefits of tax credits, net metering, time-based pricing, and other forms of demand response outlined in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, recently signed into law by […]
GridPoint Inc. (Washington, DC), a provider of intelligent energy management (IEM) appliances for residential, light commercial, and government markets, announced the appointment of Michael Petrucelli to Director of Government Solutions. In that role, Petrucelli will lead business development with local and federal governments as well as spearhead research and development efforts with agencies such as […]
Semtech Corp. (Camarillo, CA), a producer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for communications and portable devices, announced the expansion of its RailClamp® protection family with two ultra-low capacitance devices designed to protect data interfaces operating at speeds higher than 2 GHz. The RClamp™0502B and RClamp™0514M protect two lines and four lines, respectively, and each present […]