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2.4KCommunications PowerSMA Issues Safety Alert for SB6000U Solar Inverter
SMA America Inc. (Grass Valley, CA) has issued a safety alert for its SB6000U solar inverter, and has begun the process of...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Technologies Signs Cooperation Agreement
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with a large US mobile operator to test and introduce Medis' fuel cell Power Packs as a secondary power source for portable electronic devices offered by the mobile operator. The unnamed mobile operator has a customer base of over 50 million […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Power Integrations Unveils DI-84 Charger Reference Design
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of high-voltage integrated circuits used in power conversion semiconductor technology, unveiled a 3 W charger reference design that consumes less than 30 mW of no-load power. Typical applications for the design include cell phones, cordless phones, PDAs, MP3 players and other battery-powered portable equipment. The new DI-84 […]
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3.3KAutomotive ElectronicsMaxwell Launches New MC2600/BMOD2600-16 Families
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) launched the first of a new family of large-cell, 2.7 V/2,600 F BOOSTCAP™ MC2600 ultracapacitor cells...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Fuel Cell Technologies Ships SOFC System to Belgium
Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd., the operating subsidiary of Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON), a developer of solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems, announced that it has shipped a 5 kW SOFC combined heat and power system to the University of Liege, Belgium. The demonstration at the University of Liege is the first of several […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Posts Narrow Second-Quarter Loss
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) reported a narrower loss for its fiscal second quarter. The company recorded a loss of $16.8 million, or $0.35 per share, compared with a loss $19.1 million, or $0.40 per share, a year ago. Sales fell 13% to $6.1 million from $7 million during the year-ago period. FuelCell's contract […]
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939Batteries and Portable PowerMedis Liquid Fuel Cell Powerpack Finds Use with US Military
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced the General Dynamics C4 Systems (Taunton, MA) has plans to offer military customers a liquid fuel...
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Power Quality Protection
SunPower Announces New Line of Inverters
SunPower Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA), a silicon solar-cell company and a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp., announced a comprehensive new line of SunPower inverters that will be offered to SunPower's North American customers as part of a fully engineered, high-performance system solution. The new inverters are offered in three power ratings of 2,000 W (120 V), […]
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Power Quality Protection
Ault Announces Sale of Corporate Headquarters Facility
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN), a manufacturer of power conversion products, reported that it has sold its corporate headquarters building in Brooklyn Park, MN, for $3.85 million. Details of the sale are not available. Ault built the 64,000 ft² facility in 1999 as its corporate headquarters for domestic manufacturing, engineering design and support as well as […]
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Automotive Electronics
XCEL Power Receives $750,000 Contract from BAE Systems
EMRISE COrp. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) announced that its XCEL Power Systems Ltd. (Kent, England) subsidiary has secured an initial order for new power supplies for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from BAE Systems Ltd. (UK) Electronic Warfare Division. The initial order is in excess of $750,000. Shipments have begun and are expected to be completed during […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Pentadyne Power Names Craig Kitchen CEO
Pentadyne Power Corp. (Chatsworth, CA), a developer of flywheel power systems, announced that the company has appointed Craig Kitchen as its Chief Executive Officer. Kitchen replaces retiring Co-Founder and CEO Paul Craig, who will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Most recently, Kitchen served as President and CEO of EaglePicher Technologies. Previously, Kitchen […]
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2.1KDigital PowerTI Intros POLA-Compatible SIP Power Modules
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its PTVxx010 and PTVxx020 families of POLA-compatible, non-isolated, plug-in power modules. Both families include Auto-Track®...
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719Batteries and Portable PowerMingji Battery Releases New Pant G500 Li-Ion Batteries
Zhongshan Mingji Battery Co. Ltd. (China) released its new Pant G500 lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries, which are designed for mobile phones and offer...
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654Communications PowerTachima Tech Releases SS2802 VFM DC Voltage Converters
Tachima Tech Corp. (Taiwan) released its SS2802 VFM step-up, dc-dc voltage converters, which are suitable for cameras, camcorders, VCRs, PDAs, electronic data...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Ballard Announces EBARA MOU for Co-Gen Fuel Cell
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with partner EBARA Corp. (Japan) and its jointly owned company, EBARA Ballard Corp., related to a transaction that will provide funding for the next generation of co-generation fuel cell stack and system technology. The transaction will provide Ballard with […]
