Power Quality Protection

May 25, 2004

LTC Offers LTC4055 Power Manager/Battery Charger

Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LTC4055, a single-IC, autonomous power manager and battery charger for USB and USB...

May 25, 2004

Liebert, Pentadyne Power Sign Partnership Agreement

Liebert Corp. (Columbus, OH), an Emerson Network Power company, and Pentadyne Power Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) signed an agreement through which Pentadyne's Voltage Support Solution (VSS) flywheel power system will be integrated with Liebert uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems. Liebert will distribute the Pentadyne flywheel system through its network of representatives and will make the flywheel […]

May 25, 2004

Vicor Reports Appeals Court Judgment in Patent Cases

Vicor Corp. (Andover, MA) announced that on May 24, 2004, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decisions issued in January 2003, by the Federal District Court, Boston, MA, in each of Vicor's patent infringement lawsuits against Artesyn Technologies, Lambda Electronics, Lucent Technologies and Tyco Electronics, and Power-One. The judgment affirms the […]

May 24, 2004

Cellex Power to Field Trial Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Cellex Power Products Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that the logistics subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will participate in its next set of field trials designed to test Cellex's fuel cell products for powering electric lift trucks. The company has been conducting field trials since February 2002 and has logged hundreds of truck days. Field trials […]

May 24, 2004

Hydrogenics HyPM Selected for Demo in Japan

Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), a designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology, announced that it has been contracted by ITOCHU Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) to provide a 10 kW HyPM fuel cell power module for a demonstration project in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Hitachi Zosen Corp. (Osaka, Japan) will also participate in this project as the overall […]

May 24, 2004

Los Alamos Creates Fuel Cell Research Institute

Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM) has created an institute aimed at addressing technical issues better and broadening the use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The Institute for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research is a partnership between the lab's divisions of chemistry and materials science and technology. Research will be done in existing facilities. […]

Eaton to Acquire Invensys' Powerware Business

Eaton Corp. (Cleveland, OH) has signed an agreement with Invensys plc to purchase its power systems business, Powerware Corp. (Raleigh, NC), for $560 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter, following regulatory review and the approval of Invensys shareholders. Powerware is a global market leader in uninterruptible power […]

Avista Board Elects Don Kopczynski Vice President

The board of directors of Avista Corp. (Spokane, WA) has elected Don Kopczynski vice president, with responsibilities for the company's electric and natural gas transmission and distribution operations. In his new role, Kopczynski will be responsible for all aspects of energy delivery for Avista Utilities' 325,000 electric and 300,000 natural gas customers. "Don brings years […]

ReliOn Completes NEBS Level 3 Compliance Testing

ReliOn Inc. (Spokane, WA), a provider of high-reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, announced that its Independence 1000™ and outdoor enclosure have successfully completed Network Equipment Building Systems (NEBS) Level 3 compliance testing. The testing was developed by the telecommunications industry to qualify equipment under extreme environmental conditions and is often required prior […]

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Power-One Debuts FXP6000-32 AC-DC Front End

Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) introduced its new FXP6000-32 ac-dc front-end power supply, which is designed for distributed power architectures and use in...

Automotive Electronics

May 20, 2004

Renault Purchases Stake in Nuvera Fuel Cells

French auto maker Renault and Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. (Cambridge, MA) have signed an agreement to strengthen their partnership and continue collaborative efforts in fuel cell research and development. The deal gives Renault an equity stake in Nuvera, sets out the terms of a new research contract, and licenses Renault to use technology developed by […]

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May 20, 2004

Magnetek Intros HP850 Front-End Power Supply

Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading manufacturer of power conditioners for commercial fuel cells, announced the release of its new HP850 Series...

May 19, 2004

HP Resolves Dispute with Government of Canada

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP, Houston, TX) announced that it has resolved a dispute with the Government of Canada, stemming from a complex scheme designed to exploit both parties through contracts inherited through HP's merger with Compaq Computer Corp. HP Canada has agreed to reimburse the Government of Canada the sum of CDN$146 million (approximately US$105 million) […]