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1.2KCommunications PowerIntersil Debuts New ISL6536 Endura Power IC
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced a new four-channel, Endura™ voltage supervisory power IC, the ISL6536, which fills a market gap left by...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Megger Offers ProActiv Battery Database Software
Megger Group Ltd. (Dallas, TX) announced its new ProActiv™ battery database management software, which is designed to help an organization avoid battery failures, budget for future battery string and cell replacements, and plan battery change-outs in an orderly manner. The software proactively manages and maintains an entire battery system by analyzing the condition of each […]
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Communications Power
SMA’s Sunny Boy Inverter Earns 1100 UL Approval
SMA America (Grass Valley, CA) announced the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) approval of its Sunny Boy 1,100W grid-tie inverter. The UL approval comes on the heels of UL's recent approval of SMA's Sunny Boy 700. SMA now offers the Sunny Boy in 700W, 1,100W, 1,800W and 2,500W inverters for solar-electric photovoltaic installations. All units offer […]
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6.8KCommunications PowerCapstone Announces Russian Microturbine Follow-On Order
The European sales and service office of Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA), a microturbine power systems manufacturer, reported another follow-on order from...
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Batteries and Portable Power
NTT DoCoMo Extends Life of Methanol Battery
NTT DoCoMo Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), a mobile communications company, announced that it has boosted the life of a fuel cell battery for mobile telephones to eight hours. NTT DoCoMo unveiled the battery in September, which generates power through methanol, billed as less expensive and longer-lasting than conventional lithium-ion batteries. NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. […]
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807ComponentsIRC Unveils New W20 Series Power Resistors
The Wirewound and Film Technologies Division of IRC Inc. (Boone, NC), a subsidiary of TT electronics plc, unveiled its new W20 Series...
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466Communications PowerPhihong Intros New PSM1554 Power Rack
Phihong (Fremont, CA) introduced its new PSM1554, a 1,500 W, 1U rack for RPS and bulk power sources. With quick-disconnect connectors for...
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Power Quality Protection
Alliant Energy Names Bill Harvey Chief Executive Officer
Alliant Energy Corp. (Madison, WI) announced that it has named Bill Harvey as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company, succeeding Erroll Davis who announced in early May that he would step down from the CEO position at the end of June. Harvey joined WPL Holdings in 1986 as Vice President and Associate General […]
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4.3KCommunications PowerPyron Solar Unveils Pyron Solar Electric Generator
Pyron Solar Inc. (San Diego, CA) unveiled its Pyron Solar Electric Generator, a clean, affordable energy source that is able to produce...
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Digital Power
Potentia Achieves ISO Registration with Zero Findings
Potentia Semiconductor Corp. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), a power-management company, announced that it has achieved registration of its quality management system to the ISO 9001:2000 standard, following an audit conducted by QMI. Significantly, no "findings" (errors) were identified during the audit process, meaning that no corrective actions were required. The management system registration strengthens Potentia's market […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Announces Agreement with UK Telephone Operator
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with a broadly affiliated United Kingdom mobile telephone operator for the purposes of market testing and introducing Medis' fuel cell Power Packs as a secondary power source for portable electronic devices offered by the mobile operator. The agreement is similar to […]
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Communications Power
National Semi Intros LMVxxx Family of Power Detectors
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced its LMVxxx family of radio frequency (RF) power detectors for wireless applications that require high frequency and range such as mobile phone power controls and power amplifier modules, wireless local area networks, and global positioning system navigation modules. The family includes small RF logarithmic amp and mean-square detectors […]
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4.4KAutomotive ElectronicsHonda Leases FCX Fuel Cell Car to First Private Consumers
Honda Motor Corp. (Japan) reported that its next-generation, environmentally friendly, FCX fuel cell car has been leased to a family in Los...
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454Batteries and Portable PowerSpeecys Develops Fuel-Cell-Powered Robot
Speecys Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it has developed a humanoid billed as the world’s first robot powered by easy-to-replace, environmentally friendly,...
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1.2KBatteries and Portable PowerITM Power Announces Preliminary Year-End 2005 Results
ITM Power plc (UK), a developer of fuel cell technologies for the hydrogen economy, announced preliminary results for the year ended April...
