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674Communications PowerHP Sues Gateway for Patent Infringement
Hewlett Packard (HP, Houston, TX) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Gateway Inc. (Poway, CA) alleging its rival refused to pay licensing...
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Automotive Electronics
Plug Power Announces Agreement with Honda
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced an agreement with Honda Research and Development Co. Ltd. (Japan) to continue development of the Home Energy Station. The new agreement comprises the second phase of an expected multi-phase product development effort. The companies completed the first phase of the agreement in October 2003 with the successful demonstration of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FCE to Provide DFC Power Plant for Sheraton Hotel
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed generation, and its distribution partner PPL EnergyPlus, a subsidiary of PPL Corp., announced that it is providing a 250 kW Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant for installation at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers owned by Starwood Hotels […]
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1.1KPower Quality ProtectionSchaffner Appoints Paul Dixon as Managing Director
Schaffner Ltd. (Edison, NJ), a supplier of EMC components and test equipment, announced the appointment of Paul Dixon as the new Managing...
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Automotive Electronics
Westport Receives Purchase Order from BMW Group
Westport Innovations Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has received a purchase order from BMW AG (Munich, Germany) to support BMW Group Research and Technology on hydrogen internal combustion engine development. The commitment is expected to cover work through September 2005. Westport will provide fuel injection hardware and engineering support, including sets of Westport's prototype […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Tyco and Midtronics Join on Battery Monitoring System
Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc. (Dallas, TX) and Midtronics Inc. (Long Beach, CA) announced an agreement that includes licensing Midtronics' patented battery conductance monitoring technology and developing a telecom battery monitoring system for telecom service providers as a means to ensure network integrity. The battery monitoring system will be integrated into Tyco Electronics' GALAXY power […]
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Communications Power
Ault Reports Third-Quarter, Fiscal Year 2004 Results
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) reported results for its third-quarter, fiscal-year 2004 ended February 29, 2004. For the fiscal quarter, net sales were $10.7 million, up eight percent from $9.9 million reported for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. For the nine months ended February 29, 2004, net sales were $32.7 million, up four percent from […]
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Communications Power
PDI Releases New Qwikswitch Static Switch
Power Distribution Inc. (Richmond, VA) announced that the first shipments of the PDI Qwikswitch have been successfully installed in the field. PDI completed the acquisition of the Qwikswitch product line from Powertrol early in 2003. PDI immediately embarked on improving the design and look of the Qwikswitch once the acquisition was completed. The single-phase product […]
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Power Quality Protection
Small Car Bomb Explodes Near AEP Substation
A small, low-tech bomb damaged an old Volkswagen junk car that was awaiting disposal, parked outside an auto-repair shop, near an American Electric Power Co. (AEP, Columbus, OH) substation that serves Henry County, VA. State police detonated a second bomb that was found on the car's roof. The explosion happened shortly before 5 pm on […]
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Motion Control
IXYS Wins Appeal on Patent Dispute with IR
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, reported that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed, or vacated and remanded, all findings of patent infringement previously issued against IXYS by the United States District Court for Central California in the patent […]
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Motion Control
US Appeals Court Reverses Samsung Contempt Order
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA), a leader in power semiconductors for power conversion and motion control applications, reported that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a contempt order against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. issued by the United States District Court for Central California for a purported violation of a permanent […]
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Communications Power
Atmel Intros AT73C212 Power Management Unit
Atmel Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced its new AT73C212 power management standard integrated circuit designed for multi-media section supply in new-generation feature phones. The AT73C212 is designed to supply and regulate power to CMOS or CCD camera modules, MP3 or polyphonic sound generators, a multi-media coprocessor, an external memory module, and a USB interface. The […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Palcan Signs Letter of Intent with CET Technologies
Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. (Burnaby, BC) announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with CET Technologies Pte. Ltd. (CET, Singapore), a division of Singapore Technologies. The LOI confirms that CET will test and evaluate Palcan's Palpac™ fuel cell system and backup power generator for use by the Singapore Armed Forces. The Singapore […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FCT Announces Long-Running Fuel Cell Results
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) has disclosed that the 5 kW, solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) undergoing tests in Alaska in collaboration with the University of Alaska (UAF) and Fairbanks Natural Gas continues to perform satisfactorily. The system generates ac power at an electrical efficiency of approximately 40 percent. The system reliability is 100 […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
GM and Dow Begin Phase One Fuel Cell Operations
General Motors Corp. (GM, Detroit, MI) and Dow Chemical Co. began the phase one installation operations of a single fuel cell that will convert hydrogen into electricity. Dow and GM intend to prove the viability of hydrogen fuel cells for a large industrial power system. Operation of the first cell will last four to six […]
