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Batteries and Portable Power
LTC Intros LTC4062 Battery Charger with SmartStart
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LTC4062 standalone, linear, single one-cell, lithium-ion battery charger, which offers advanced features for charging safely, increased charge termination flexibility, improved status reporting and prolonged battery life. The LTC4062 is equipped with an adjustable timer for charge termination and a precision float voltage to prevent over-charging of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Astris Energi Closes Convertible Debenture Financing
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON), a developer of alkaline fuel cell technology, announced that it has closed a convertible debenture financing for gross proceeds of CDN$420,000. The debenture was available for subscription to "Canadian accredited investors" only and included a coupon for 6%, payable in common shares upon conversion or maturity. Each debenture is convertible […]
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Power Quality Protection
Eaton Offers eNotify UPS/Battery Remote Monitoring Service
Eaton Corp. (Cleveland, OH) announced its web-based Powerware eNotify Remote Monitoring and Diagnostic Service for Powerware uninterruptible power systems (UPSs) and battery systems. The eNotify service monitors the ongoing health of the UPS, while also monitoring the battery condition to help prevent battery failure. The service is now available for Powerware three-phase UPSs, and in […]
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Communications Power
C&D Technologies Announces Resignation of Wade Roberts
C&D Technologies Inc. (Tucson, AZ) announced that Wade Roberts, Jr. has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and as a member of the Board of Directors. The independent directors named George MacKenzie to fill the position on an interim basis. The company will immediately begin an executive search for a new […]
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Communications Power
Greg Williams Steps Down as Intersil Chairman
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) reported that its Chairman, Greg Williams, plans to leave his position in May 2005. No reason was given for his departure. Williams has served on Intersil's board of directors since the company's IPO in 2000, and as chairman since May 2002. Intersil's board of directors reported that a new chairman would […]
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Digital Power
Summit Programmable Power IC Wins EE Times Award
Summit Microelectronics Inc. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of programmable, mixed-signal, power management platform solutions, announced that its SMB120 nine-channel Programmable Power Manager (PPM) IC has won a top-ten award in the power-products category of the EE Times Ultimate Products Award competition. The Ultimate Products are selected by EE Times journalists and then subjected to […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Cosmo Oil to Develop Home-Use LPG Fuel Cells
Cosmo Oil Co. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it will enter the market for home-use fuel cells. By the end of the year, the company will introduce a fuel cell that obtains hydrogen from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). With the market for gasoline and other petroleum products having reached a ceiling, the company aims to develop […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Researchers Develop Membrane-Free Alkaline Fuel Cell
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a membraneless alkaline fuel cell that can operate without a solid membrane separating fuel and oxidant, and which functions with alkaline chemistry in addition to the more common acidic chemistry. The fuel cell has been built by exploiting the way liquids do not mix in […]
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Automotive Electronics
Schaefer Intros C5300 Series Power Converters
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) introduced its C5300 Series of 7,500 W, 7 in high, standard 19 in rack dc-dc and ac-dc converters, which featuring remote sensing, over-voltage protection and current limiting on the output. The C5300 power converters are suitable for communications and charging equipment, military vehicles, telecommunications systems, process control systems, and power stations […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Hydrogenics Signs Fuel Cell Agreement with Hitachi Zosen
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), a designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology, announced that is has signed an agreement with Hitachi Zosen Corp. (Japan) to develop hydrogen fuel-cell-based power products. The agreement will see Hydrogenics combine its expertise in hydrogen fuel cell power systems with Hitachi Zosen's power technology and experience with Japanese power markets. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
EcoComposite Reports Fuel Cell Technology Breakthrough
EcoComposite LLC (Sacramento, CA), a designer of commercial fuel cell systems, announced the successful test of its proprietary Becker Fuel Cell Plate technology by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. The neutral, third-party tests were performed on prototype fuel cells built using the Becker plate technology in a standard configuration. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
UltraGuard Reports Fuel Cell Progress with MagPower
Innovative Fuel Cell Technology Inc. (IFCT), a wholly owned subsidiary of UltraGuard Water Systems Corp. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), reported the marketing progress of its magnesium-powered fuel cell. The license granted from MagPower Systems Inc. (Canada) provides the worldwide rights to manufacture and sell the magnesium-powered fuel cell for use with UltraGuard's ultraviolet disinfection filtration […]
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2.9KBatteries and Portable PowerPower Measurement Offers New Options for ION 7550/7650
Power Measurement Ltd. (Victoria, BC, Canada) introduced three new options for its ION® 7550 and ION 7650 intelligent energy meters: an ION...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Pentadyne Completes $10 Million Follow-On Close of Series C
Pentadyne Power Corp. (Chatsworth, CA), a developer of flywheel power systems, announced that it completed a follow-on close of its Series C financing round for $10 million, bringing the total Series C round to $18 million. The follow-on round was led by Rustic Canyon Partners. Pentadyne will use the funds to expand its product commercialization […]
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Power Quality Protection
Minmax Releases MKW2600 Series DC Voltage Converters
Minmax Technology Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) released its MKW2600 Series of 50.8 mm x 25.4 mm x 10.2 mm, single-output and dual-output, dc-dc voltage converters, which feature efficiencies up to 86% and have a mean time between failure of 700,000 hours. The devices accept input voltages of 24 Vdc and 48 Vdc, and provide output voltages […]
